Too often when a person or their accountant forms a new corporate entity, some of the legal issues are ignored - particularly the need for a independent, unaffiliated registered agent.
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Do not be your company's registered agent!
If you serve as your own registered agent, you may save some money, but you put your company at risk. You risk having a summons being served without your knowledge and a critical deadline may pass before the summons reaches the appropriate party. Without an independent, affiliated registered agent, a summons is generally permitted to be served on any (adult) person at your principle place of business - and you have no assurance that the summons may wind up sitting in some one's inbox for days. Worse yet, you may suffer the embarrassment of having a summons served at your home, since some jurisdictions permit a summons to be served.
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Engage a lawyer to be your company's registered agent.
With an experience, business lawyer serving as the registered agent for your corporate entity, you will have the peace of mind that you will receive timely and prompt notice if your corporate entity is served with a summon and an attorney will be able to immediately to review and assess the lawsuit and provide you with legal advice on how to answer the summons.
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