Business Formation
Forming an entity takes an afternoon. Forming the right entity — with the right tax posture, the right governance, and documents that anticipate the second investor, the first dispute, and the eventual exit — takes judgment. The firm forms Texas entities as the first step of a plan rather than a filing exercise: entity selection driven by tax treatment and liability architecture, governance documents drafted to national standards, and founder arrangements that answer the hard questions while everyone still agrees.
Services
SIX ITEMS- Entity selection and tax-classification analysis (LLC, PLLC, LP, corporation)
- Certificate of formation and organizational filings
- Company agreements and bylaws drafted to institutional standards
- Founder, contribution, and initial capitalization arrangements
- Registered agent, EIN, and organizational-minute-book setup
- Multi-entity and holding structures at formation (see Entity Structuring)
Representative Experience
TWO MATTERSFormation and structuring of LLCs and holding-company structures for operating businesses, investment ventures, and professional practices — governance documents included, not sold separately.
Formation counsel to technology and platform companies where the entity design carried intercompany IP licensing from day one.
Representative matters. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Process
FOUR STEPSIntake conference
Business model, ownership, capital, and exit horizon.
Structure memo
Entity type, tax classification, and governance recommendations with reasons.
Formation and drafting
Filings plus the complete governance package.
Delivery
Executed documents, organized minute book, and a maintenance calendar.
FAQs
THREE QUESTIONSDo I need more than the Secretary of State filing?
The filing creates the entity; it does not govern it. Without a company agreement, Texas default rules apply — and they rarely match what owners would have chosen.
LLC or corporation?
For most closely held Texas businesses, an LLC with a deliberate tax election. But venture-track companies, professional practices, and multi-owner ventures each break the default. That analysis is the first thing we do.
Can you fix an entity that was formed badly?
Yes — restated agreements, conversions, and reorganizations are routine work here. See Entity Structuring & Reorganizations.