Business Formation Attorney for South Florida Businesses
Choose Your Structure. Clarify Ownership. Prepare for What Comes Next.
Build with a clear plan
Your business starts with more than a filing.
Choosing a business structure is an early decision with lasting consequences. The right starting point depends on who will own the company, how it will be managed, and where you want it to go.
Matthew Fornaro helps entrepreneurs in Coral Springs, Parkland, and across South Florida form businesses and put their working agreements in writing.
A foundation for your next step
Business Formation Services
Choose a structure
Evaluate an LLC, corporation, partnership, or other appropriate structure in light of your ownership, management, and growth plans.
Coordinate legal decisions with your accounting professional’s tax advice.
Document ownership
Prepare formation documents and agreements that explain how the business will operate.
Address responsibilities, decision-making, contributions, and changes in ownership before expectations diverge.
Prepare to operate
Review the agreements your company needs to do business, from customer and vendor contracts to commercial leases.
Identify additional licensing and operational questions that need attention before launch.
Get aligned from the start
Put the Owners’ Understanding in Writing
Friends, family members, and business partners can have very different expectations about money, authority, and their future roles. An operating agreement, shareholder agreement, or partnership agreement can address those expectations while everyone is working toward the same goal.
Questions to resolve early
- Who owns what?
- What will each owner contribute?
- Who can sign contracts?
- How are major decisions approved?
- How are profits distributed?
- What if more funding is needed?
- What happens if an owner leaves?
- How will disagreements be handled?
What to expect
From Business Idea to Working Agreements
Start with your goals
Explain your business, proposed owners, timeline, and any commitments already made. Bring existing filings, draft agreements, or a lease if you have them.
Work through the decisions
Review entity options and ownership terms, coordinate with your accountant where appropriate, and identify the documents your situation calls for.
Put the plan in place
Prepare the agreed formation filings and governing documents, and address the contracts needed for the next stage of your business.
Practical guidance for business owners
Plan for the Business You Want to Build
Formation decisions should support the way your company will actually work. Matthew helps owners connect the initial paperwork with their day-to-day relationships, responsibilities, and longer-term plans.
Based in Coral Springs, the firm serves Parkland and businesses throughout Broward County and South Florida.
Your questions, answered
Business Formation FAQs
Should I form an LLC or a corporation?
That depends on your ownership, management, financing, and tax considerations. Matthew can discuss the legal tradeoffs and work with your accounting professional to help you make an informed choice.
Is filing with the state enough to start operating?
A formation filing is one step. Your business may also need tax registrations, licenses, local approvals, insurance, and contracts, depending on its activities and location. Your launch plan should account for those separate requirements.
Why discuss an operating agreement at formation?
A written operating agreement can clarify an LLC’s management, financial arrangements, and ownership transitions. Working through those terms early gives owners an opportunity to address issues before a disagreement or change in circumstances.
Can you help if I already formed the business online?
Yes. Bring your existing filings and agreements so Matthew can review how they fit your plans and identify governing documents or business contracts that may need attention.
What should I bring to a formation consultation?
Bring a description of the business, proposed owner names and roles, expected contributions, and your target launch date. Include any existing filings, agreements, proposed lease, or questions from your accountant.
Start Your Business with Clear Expectations
Before making major commitments, talk through the structure, ownership terms, and agreements your business needs.
Schedule a formation consultation →
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