Franjo Dolenac is a Shareholder at ScaliRasmussen, recently recognized by Chambers USA for Franchise and Labor and Employment practices. Franjo has represented clients in various business and commercial matters, including franchise, antitrust, consumer, contract, energy and environmental, copyright, trade secret, and complex/class action cases. His broad experience includes pre-lawsuit investigations, motion practice, mediation, trial, and appellate brief writing and argument. Franjo has served clients as both lead trial counsel and co-counsel in jury trials, bench trials, and administrative hearings.

A history of success with clients:

• A commercial breach of contract jury trial that yielded a unanimous verdict awarding the commercial bus dealership’s full request for relief
• A complex asbestos jury trial, prevailing on a novel evidentiary motion in limine before the case reached the jury, resulting in no liability to the client
• A “dealer vs. dealer” dispute involving specific performance and constructive trust equitable claims related to a buy/sell agreement of a new automobile dealership, resulting in a complete victory for the client

Credentials

Education

• Loyola Law School, JD
• Case Western Reserve University, BA, magna cum laude

Accolades

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers (2024)
• The Legal 500 United States (2021-2023)

Bar Admissions

• California Bar
• US District Court, Central District of California
• US District Court, Northern District of California
• US District Court, Southern District of California
• US Tax Court