Massingill helps Texas business owners choose an entity, prepare formation documents, and establish the ownership and management rules for their company. Our Austin attorneys work with entrepreneurs, multiple-owner businesses, investors, and professional practices.
Tailored formation documents. A flat fee explained before work begins. 90 days of unlimited counsel related to your business formation. Get help with the state filing and the ownership and management decisions behind it.
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Business Formation Services
Whether you are forming an LLC, corporation, or professional entity, Massingill helps Texas business owners start with clear documents, practical guidance, and a legal structure built for the way the company will actually operate.
Who this is for: Solo owners and business partners seeking flexible management and ownership terms tailored to their Texas company.
Who this is for: Businesses considering shares, outside investors, or a formal structure with shareholders, directors, and officers.
Who this is for: Licensed professionals starting a practice whose entity and ownership arrangements need to fit professional licensing requirements.
Not sure which structure is right? We can help you compare LLCs, corporations, partnerships, and professional entities before you file.
Tell us what your business will do, who will own it, and whether professional licensing is involved. We will discuss the structure and documents you need and explain the proposed scope and flat fee before work begins. Ask us to confirm filing fees and any additional work in your quote.
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A company agreement should reflect the arrangement among the owners. We help address ownership percentages, contributions, management authority, voting, profit distributions, transfers, buyouts, and member departures within the agreed scope.
For a multiple-owner business, bring the decisions you have already made and the questions that remain unresolved. Discussing those points early helps us prepare documents around the business you intend to operate.
For a healthcare business, see our healthcare practice formation services.
Get to work faster. We’ll file your state documents electronically and expedite filings as necessary.
Our packages include 90 days of unlimited counsel related to the formation of your business. Get advice from a real attorney – not a robot.
Your business is unique. So are your legal needs. We’ll tailor your documents to fit your business.
Joshua Massingill founded the firm and has managed it for more than a decade. His practice includes business arrangements, corporate transactions, and general counsel work for businesses across industries.
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For example, two owners may agree to split ownership equally but still need to decide who can sign contracts, how a tied vote is resolved, and what happens if one wants to leave. Those are the kinds of decisions a tailored company agreement can address.
Our Austin office serves entrepreneurs in Travis County, Williamson County, Round Rock, Cedar Park, and throughout Central Texas. Consultations are available by phone, video, or in person by appointment.
Tell us what the company will do, who will own it, who will manage it, and whether professional licensing is involved. Share any intended launch date or upcoming transaction.
We help you compare entity options and identify the documents your project needs. We explain the formation work and flat fee before beginning, with coordination with tax advisors when appropriate.
We prepare the documents included in your engagement. The formation filing, EIN application, and internal operating documents are separate parts of the work; state acceptance is not the same as completion of the entire package.
We provide guidance related to your formation and documents. If you also need an agreement for customers, vendors, or a lease, discuss that work separately through our business contract services.
You do not need every answer before contacting us. Identifying open questions is part of preparing for the conversation.
Tell us what you plan to build, who will own it, and when you want to start. If you are considering an LLC, corporation, or professional entity, mention that in your message. It is fine if you are still deciding.
What happens next: Our team reviews your inquiry, routes it to the right person, and helps arrange a consultation by phone, video, or in person. We explain the proposed formation scope and flat fee before work begins.
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Business Formation FAQ
Choosing the right legal structure is one of the first important decisions for a new business. These answers explain common issues involving Texas LLC formation, entity selection, Secretary of State filings, and working with a business formation attorney.
Yes. We discuss your owners, management preferences, operations, and plans for the business to help you compare the available structures. Tax considerations may also call for input from your tax advisor.
Tell us about your proposed business, owners, management arrangements, and any professional licensing requirements. We discuss the entity and documents you need, then explain the proposed scope and flat fee before work begins. Ask us to confirm filing fees and any additional work in your quote.
It varies. We expedite all filings and cover the associated expediting fees to speed things along. And we file all documents electronically, if possible.
This means that we usually receive answers from the Secretary of State within two business days.
Depending on the attorney’s workload, it may be possible to form your business within just a few days.
Subsequently, we will apply for an Employer ID Number from the IRS on your behalf and draft your company’s internal operating documents.
These additional steps can take anywhere from 2-5 business days to complete, depending on a variety of factors, including how quickly the client responds to inquiries.
Start with ownership percentages, contributions, who can make decisions, and how the business will be managed. Also consider distributions, bringing in another owner, transferring an interest, and what should happen if an owner leaves. We help address those decisions in the documents within your engagement.
Our packages include 90 days of unlimited counsel related to the formation of your business. For other projects, such as a commercial lease or customer contract, discuss the scope and fee with us separately.
The LLC and corporation packages listed above include an EIN application. Professional-entity work should be confirmed in the proposed scope for that engagement.
A registered agent is the person or company designated to receive official notices, legal documents, and service of process for a Texas business entity. Texas LLCs, corporations, and many other entities must maintain a registered agent and registered office.
Choosing the right registered agent helps ensure that important legal notices are received and handled properly.
A company agreement, sometimes called an operating agreement, is an important internal document for a Texas LLC. It can address ownership, management, voting rights, profit distributions, transfers of membership interests, deadlock issues, buyouts, and what happens if an owner leaves the business.
Filing a certificate of formation creates the entity, but the company agreement helps govern how the business actually operates.
Many owners form a business entity before signing contracts, opening a business bank account, hiring employees, taking on partners, leasing commercial space, or beginning operations with meaningful liability risk.
Forming the entity early can help create separation between the owner and the business, but formation alone is not enough. Owners should also use proper contracts, maintain separate finances, follow company formalities, and keep accurate records.