Charapp & Weiss

Charapp & Weiss Charapp & Weiss is a distinguished law firm with unwavering commitment and client advocacy.
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Representing auto dealers in all aspects of their businesses has been at the core of Charapp & Weiss for three decades. Automobile dealerships are complex businesses with unique legal problems requiring highly specialized knowledge and skills. Legal and automotive groups routinely seek firm attorneys to lecture and to share their expertise and insight. Charapp & Weiss represents auto dealer clients in a wide range of transactional, compliance, regulatory and litigation matters.

How well do you know the FTC's new advertising rules? With 97 dealerships already receiving warning letters, now is not ...
07/10/2026

How well do you know the FTC's new advertising rules? With 97 dealerships already receiving warning letters, now is not the time to guess on compliance.
Swipe through and test yourself, the answers might surprise you. ➡️

Happy 250th birthday, America! Here's to celebrating where we've been and where we're headed.
07/04/2026

Happy 250th birthday, America! Here's to celebrating where we've been and where we're headed.

The car business has enough challenges.Your legal team shouldn't be one of them.Charapp & Weiss, exclusively representin...
06/24/2026

The car business has enough challenges.
Your legal team shouldn't be one of them.
Charapp & Weiss, exclusively representing dealers since day one.

06/23/2026

Are your sales team members active on social media? If so, it’s more important than ever to ensure they’re aligned with advertising compliance and industry best practices!

We’re proud to spotlight our partner, Barrett Charapp Beaty, featured in this panel discussion on social media advertising and what dealerships need to know.

The answer is False. (It catches more dealers off guard than you'd think. 👀)Spot delivery is one of the areas where smal...
06/18/2026

The answer is False. (It catches more dealers off guard than you'd think. 👀)
Spot delivery is one of the areas where small process gaps turn into serious legal exposure fast.

Two years ago, we lost our founder—and the heart of this firm.Michael G. Charapp spent more than 60 years fighting for d...
06/13/2026

Two years ago, we lost our founder—and the heart of this firm.

Michael G. Charapp spent more than 60 years fighting for dealers. He grew up in his father's Dodge dealership. He built a career entirely in their corner, never once taking a case against them.

He was brilliant and had a one-liner for every occasion. His kindness, his passion for this industry, and his commitment to the people he served were unmistakable.

His daughter and partner Barrett Charapp Beaty said it best: "He loved the car business. Everything about it."

Mike's mission is why we do what we do. His name is on the door, and his standards are in everything we put out.

We carry it forward. 🤍

We're headed to Washington!Partner Barrett Charapp Beaty will be joining policymakers, dealer principals, state associat...
06/09/2026

We're headed to Washington!
Partner Barrett Charapp Beaty will be joining policymakers, dealer principals, state association executives, and representatives from NADA at the CBT News Auto Leadership Summit: Fair Pricing & Compliance later this month.
With everything happening right now around FTC advertising rules and dealer compliance, this is exactly the right conversation at exactly the right time.

📍 Salamander Washington DC
🗓️ June 16, 2026

Learn more & secure your seat: https://www.cbtnews.com/auto-leadership-summit

5 things dealers get wrong when a franchisor audit comes back unfavorable:1. Accepting the result without reviewing it l...
06/05/2026

5 things dealers get wrong when a franchisor audit comes back unfavorable:

1. Accepting the result without reviewing it line by line
2. Waiting until the audit is over to start pushing back
3. Missing the internal appeal deadline and forfeiting their rights
4. Failing to document compliance attempts vehicle by vehicle
5. Assuming a legal challenge isn't worth pursuing

Questions about a current or upcoming audit? https://ow.ly/R3G050Z7all

Federal advertising law trumps state law on this one. If your ads still show MSRP as the headline price without your pro...
05/29/2026

Federal advertising law trumps state law on this one. If your ads still show MSRP as the headline price without your processing fee baked in, it's time to update.

✅ All fees included (except government fees)
✅ Available to every customer
✅ Processing fees are IN, no matter what your state says

Questions about how to restructure your ads? That's exactly what we help dealers with.

Today we honor the fallen and remember the true meaning of service and sacrifice. We are forever grateful for those who ...
05/25/2026

Today we honor the fallen and remember the true meaning of service and sacrifice. We are forever grateful for those who gave everything for our country.

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