How do to protect my business partners name from a LLC since he has a prior googleable conviction

If your tech company is going to bring in equity investors and you hope to one day go public, I do not think that an LLC is the best business...

I am dissolving my Corporation in TX, and will be moving the corporate to CA. Do I need to apply for a new EIN number?

For the entity that you are dissolving in TX, you will file a final return and then stop using that EIN. For the new entity in CA, you will...

If I could figure out a legal way to avoid paying the $800 franchise fee, then I'd be rich giving that advice. Unfortunately, if you do business...

Do I need a lawyer to set up a Living Trust?

While you can go it alone, you should have an attorney draft any legal document for you. A trust only works when it's created correctly, funded...

I own a moving company. How do i protect myself if something happens to my business? How should i be protected?

The two best defenses for any business is liability insurance and a business entity with limited liability. You need both. As for insurance, I...

What is needed when a single member LLC taxed as a sole proprietorship adds a second member into the LLC?

Mr. Doland has given an excellent answer. I would just add that if you don't make any elections for the LLC, when it has more than one owner the...

Can you please provide some more information? Is the land zoned for single family residences? Was there a permit to build the office trailer? Is...

Real estate transaction is giving me issues before closing. Do I need an attorney? Agent wants me to leave my house b4 funding.

As far as your agent goes, your agent owes you fiduciary duties to act in your best interests. If you're not getting a good result from the agent,...

Clear title may refer to your liens and encumbrances, but it may also be a challenge to your title ownership. If you don't clear it up now, you'll...

Can I be sued by a renter of a home owned by a neighboring landowner after entering into an agreement with the landowner only?

You don't have an absolute right to enter your neighbor's property and cut down trees. The best solution is for you to remove the cuttings.