California Law Corporation Formation
Form your California law corporation the right way.
Work directly with a California corporate attorney who handles your incorporation from start to finish—so your law practice is set up properly from day one.
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Attorney-led formation foryour law practice.
- 01Set up properly for your California license.
California has rules on how a law corporation must be named and owned. A California corporate attorney sets up your corporation to match the rules for your license from day one.
- 02Your corporate name checked before filing.
Nothing is submitted blindly. Your attorney checks your proposed corporate name for availability and compliance with California’s rules for your profession before anything is filed.
- 03Complete formation and S-corporation election.
Instead of leaving you with state and tax steps to figure out on your own, we handle your complete incorporation—including custom bylaws, organizational minutes, stock purchase documents, share records, and a post-formation memorandum—plus your S-corporation tax election (if eligible) from start to finish.
- 04Direct access to your California corporate attorney.
Throughout your formation, questions about your formation documents go directly to the California attorney handling your formation.
Built for lawyers
- Shareholders must be lawyers eligible to practice; directors and officers cannot be nonlawyers.
- One owner or many: the flat fee is the same.
- Names need a State Bar–accepted ending, such as “APC”; “APLC” and “PLC” are unacceptable. Name review is not included.
- State Bar registration is required before practice. Its application, fee and shareholder security for claims are your responsibility.
- LawInc prepares the Certificate of Secretary, bylaws and share certificates that meet State Bar requirements. LawInc is not State Bar endorsed.
California Law Corporation
$2,495One flat fee for standard formation. Includes Secretary of State filing fees for the Articles of Incorporation and initial Statement of Information. Also includes the state fee for the initial securities exemption notice, when applicable. Licensing-board and State Bar registrations, permits and fees are not included. California’s annual franchise tax is not included.
How it works
- 1. Start online. Tell us about you and your corporation.
- 2. Attorney review. After engagement, a California attorney reviews your formation details. Throughout your formation, questions about your formation documents go directly to the attorney handling your formation.
- 3. We file and deliver. LawInc prepares your included formation documents, makes the included state filings and delivers your formation documents electronically.
What’s Included
- Articles of Incorporation & CA Secretary of State filing fees
- Initial Statement of Information (SOI) & state filing fee
- Initial-share limited-offering exemption notice and its state filing fee, when applicable
- Custom corporate bylaws, organizational minutes, incorporator action & post-formation memorandum
- Share certificates, stock ledger, transfer records, stock purchase agreement & investment representation letter
- S-corporation tax election (if eligible)
- Direct California corporate attorney access throughout formation
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What happens after I click Start? Do I need everything figured out first?
No. You only enter your basic details to get started. Nothing is filed until your attorney checks your proposed corporate name against California’s rules for your license, confirms your details, and answers any questions you have.
Why form my California law corporation with a corporate attorney instead of an online filing service?
California has strict rules on how a law corporation must be named and structured. An online filing site only submits whatever you type into a form—whereas a California corporate attorney handles your formation personally so your practice is set up properly for your licensing board, your bank, and your CPA from day one.
Are there any hourly bills or extra fees for the S-corporation election?
No. Your $2,495 flat fee covers your complete California law corporation formation from start to finish—including standard California state filing fees, your S-corporation tax election (if eligible), and direct access to your attorney throughout your formation.
State Bar law corporation registration and fees are separate.