Are you thinking about setting up a new LLC in San Diego?  Is this your first company or do you already own several other entities and businesses?  How successful do you want to be?  The Watkins Firm has been helping San Diego and Southern California businesses and entrepreneurs to form new entities for over four decades.  You can draw on our extensive experience and legal skill to gain an added advantage and insight which will give you a head-start into this exciting new venture.

Are You Planning to Download Your Corporate Documents?

If you are starting a business and are thinking of forming a new Limited Liability Company or LLC in San Diego by downloading forms online there are some questions you might want to ask yourself.

The first would be simply: “Am I willing to risk all of the money, sweat and time I’m going to pour into this business?”

The next question behind that is “Am I willing to risk my house, car and personal funds as well?” 

I realize these are stark questions, but these are the genuine issues behind starting a company and going through the process of forming an LLC in San Diego.   Yes, standardized downloaded forms may provide the initial paperwork needed to form your California LLC, but what then?  You pay your fees to the State of California and you’re in business!  Perhaps, but at what cost?

Most new companies encounter one of 3 problems within the first 6 months:

• They run short of operating capital and need to bring in an investor
• There are issues between the members about who is doing what and someone not carrying their weight
• They run into legal issues with customers or a supplier

Did You Know Your Company is a Separate Living Being in the Eyes of California Law?

The LLC isn’t some template form that allows you to conduct business in the State of California.  It’s a protective shield.  Legally, it is referred to as the “corporate veil.”  Under the eyes of the law, your company, your LLC, is actually a separate legal being.  Distinct.

Forming an LLC provides a significant layer of legal and financial protection between your new company, and your own personal assets.  If some issue arises the LLC will prevent creditors from being able to come after your home, car, bank accounts or worse, your spouse and their income.

Why Is It Important to Get the Operating Agreement Right?

The operating agreement is a very important document when setting up a new LLC in San Diego and Southern California.  A well written operating agreement for an LLC should clearly establish who will be responsible for doing what, who gets to vote and how powerful is each vote, how new investments will be brought into the company if needed, and how profits will be divided.  The LLC should further anticipate and address major life events like a divorce, incapacitation or the death of one of the members.

Setting Up a New LLC in San Diego Gets The Company Off on It’s Best Foot

My name is Dan Watkins, and I understand that most entrepreneurs starting their own business are boot strapping a lot of it with their own money, and the last thing they may value or want to do is pay an attorney.  I have no interest in hitting you for some useless fees.  I want to help you to lay a foundation that will protect you and your family, strengthen your business and prepare you for one of the most exciting journeys of your life: business ownership.

I invite you to a conversation.  The initial consultation will be substantive and absolutely free.  Every business should have sound business counsel and advice from an attorney they can trust, a CPA/tax advisor and a solid financing source or banking relationship.  My law firm has helped literally thousands and thousands of new companies and LLCs to not only get into business, but to succeed in business.

Draw upon more than 40 years of genuine, practical real business experience right here in San Diego.  We invite you to review the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.  You’re going to need an advisor you can relate to, depend upon and trust.