North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall has notified business lawyers in the state of a suspect mailing from an outfit called “Corporate Services, Inc.” This company is sending out official-looking notices to North Carolina corporations that quote North Carolina statutes concerning the requirement to maintain minutes and threaten dissolution of the corporation for failure [...]

A few weeks ago, I blogged about whether or not you truly need an attorney to form an LLC or corporation. I thought that would spark a lot more discussion about people’s experiences good and bad with Legal Zoom, The Company Corporation, BizFilings, etc. Today, I am following up that post with the view from [...]

I am a business lawyer. I help people form corporations and LLCs to protect their assets and increase their net worth. Today, we are bombarded by ads on the radio and television telling us how easy it is to “Form your own LLC or Corporation, and save expensive legal fees!” These ads suggest that attorneys [...]