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Starting a business in Jacksonville? Forming an LLC the right way protects your house and savings if the company is ever sued, and it is cheaper to do once than to fix later. Florida LLCs are filed with the Division of Corporations (the state's Sunbiz system), and the state charges a $125 filing fee to register. The Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act, chapter 605 of the Florida Statutes, sets the default rules, but those defaults rarely match what business partners actually want. That is why a formation lawyer does more than file paperwork: they choose the right entity for your taxes and liability, write an operating agreement that says who owns what and what happens if a partner leaves, and keep you from mixing personal and business money in a way that lets a creditor pierce your protection. Jacksonville business attorneys typically charge $250–$400 an hour, or a flat $700–$2,000 for an LLC package with a custom operating agreement, on top of the $125 state fee. The firms below handle entity formation, operating agreements, and small-business contracts in Duval County.
Updated June 18, 2026
Business entity formation and LLC setup with proper documentation and asset protection
Choice of entity for asset protection, tax planning, and operations; LLC formation
Florida business formation and business law for individuals and companies
Entity selection, Articles of Organization, and operating agreements
Business planning paired with estate planning and succession in Duval County
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An LLC exists to put a wall between your business and your personal assets. If the company is sued or cannot pay a debt, that wall is usually what keeps a creditor away from your home, car, and savings. But the protection only holds if you treat the LLC as a real separate entity: a dedicated bank account, clean records, and no casual mixing of personal and business money. Lawyers call breaking that wall "piercing the corporate veil," and it is the failure that quietly undoes do-it-yourself formations.
In Florida you register the LLC with the Division of Corporations through Sunbiz, and the state charges a $125 filing fee plus a $138.75 annual report due each year by May 1 to keep the company active. Chapter 605 of the Florida Statutes supplies default rules, but the document that actually matters is the operating agreement, which Florida does not require you to file. It controls ownership percentages, how profits are split, who can make decisions, and what happens when an owner wants out, dies, or stops contributing. A single-member LLC still benefits from one, because it reinforces the separation between you and the company. Multi-owner businesses that skip it almost always regret it when partners disagree.
On cost, Jacksonville business attorneys generally charge $250–$400 an hour, with a flat $700–$2,000 covering a full LLC package and a tailored operating agreement, plus the $125 state fee. Choosing how the LLC is taxed, as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or S corporation, can save real money, and that decision is worth a conversation with a lawyer or accountant before you file rather than after.