California business formation, done by an attorney.
LLCs, corporations, multi-member operating agreements, and buy-sell agreements — drafted by an attorney who has seen what fails in court.
Most California business owners forming an entity for the first time face a market with two bad options. On one side, filing services like LegalZoom produce paperwork but can't review your specific situation. On the other, traditional firms charge by the hour and hide their pricing.
We sit in the middle. California-specific drafting, real attorney review, plain-English explanations, flat-fee + costs. Three formation tiers anchor the practice — single-member, multi-member, and a premium foundation that bundles a buy-sell agreement and an IP assignment.
Why attorney-drafted formation matters
An operating agreement isn't a one-page form. It governs every major decision your LLC will ever make: capital contributions, profit allocation, voting thresholds, transfer restrictions, what happens when a member dies, divorces, or wants out. We draft these provisions with the dispute scenarios in mind — because we also handle those disputes when they happen.
If you're forming a multi-member LLC with capital at stake, partners involved, or any complexity beyond the simplest possible business, this is where attorney drafting earns its keep.
What we handle.
California LLC formation
The flagship service. Single- and multi-member LLCs formed end-to-end — Articles, SOI, EIN, operating agreement, post-formation summary.
- Single-member from $995
- Multi-member from $1,995
- Premium foundation $3,495
Multi-member LLC governance
Operating agreements that anticipate the disputes — capital contributions, voting structure, transfer restrictions, dispute resolution.
See the serviceStandalone operating agreement
Existing LLC with no operating agreement, or replacing a template-service version. California-specific.
- Drafting from $1,495
- Review from $495
Buy-sell agreement
The Business Prenup — covers the Five Ds (death, disability, divorce, departure, deadlock) with custom valuation methodology.
- Standard from $2,495
- Governance restatement from $4,495
San Diego LLC formation
Local-counsel formation for San Diego County businesses. Same statewide work, with local familiarity.
See the serviceCalifornia corporations
C-corp and S-corp formation, bylaws, shareholder agreements. When the LLC isn't the right structure.
See the serviceBuying a business
Asset-purchase and stock-purchase counsel — diligence, negotiation, and closing for California acquisitions.
See the serviceSelling a business
Sell-side counsel — preparing the business for sale, negotiating LOI through closing, and handling post-closing transitions.
See the serviceAttorney vs. DIY
An honest comparison: when filing services are enough, when an attorney earns their fee, and what it costs to fix a bad start.
See the serviceFormation pricing
All formation tiers in one place — what's included, what's not, and how state filing fees work.
See the serviceTell us what you're working on.
Transactional matters start with a short discovery call. We figure out whether the work is one we can take and what it costs — before any retainer.