Form your company today.
Stay protected for its whole life.
We file your formation — and then we stay. Your documents, your deadline clocks, and Thomas reading them with you live in one platform, for the life of the company. Formation is the entry, not the exit.
In private testing — no charge to form right now. State filing fees are paid to the state.
Business Legal Services
Everything your business needs — from formation to ongoing legal support
LLC Formation
PopularMost popular — liability protection and flexibility
C-Corporation
PopularBest for venture-backed startups and investors
S-Corporation
PopularTax-efficient structure for small businesses
Nonprofit 501(c)(3)
Tax-exempt organization formation
Intellectual Property
Trademarks, copyrights, patents
Business Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 options
Which Structure is Right for You?
Our AI will recommend the best structure for your specific situation — but here is a quick overview.
| Structure | Best For | Taxation | Liability | Complexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLC | Most small businesses | Pass-through | ✅ Protected | Low |
| C-Corp | VC-backed startups | Double taxation | ✅ Protected | High |
| S-Corp | Tax savings focus | Pass-through | ✅ Protected | Medium |
| Nonprofit | Mission-driven orgs | Tax-exempt | ✅ Protected | High |
Why Businesses Choose LegalNerds
The cost of a lawyer, without the bill
Attorneys charge $2,000–$8,000 for comparable formation work. Your packet is filled from your answers and yours to file — or we file it for you.
Reasoning, not templates
Thomas reasons about your specific facts — the §83(b) clock, the state-of-formation call, the foreign-qualification math — and grounds every filing field in your answers.
The platform stays
Formation is the entry. Your documents, your computed deadlines, and Thomas — bound to your matter — are there for the life of the company.
Everything your company gets — and keeps
Formation is the entry. The platform is the point — here is exactly what ships, and what stays.
The filing itself
What actually makes your company exist — filled from your answers, filed, and delivered.
- We file your Certificate of Formation with the state — filled from your answers (or hand you the packet to file yourself)
- We deliver the stamped certificate back to your vault once the state records it
- We obtain your EIN (SS-4) for you — typically same-day once your formation is filed (filing yourself, we walk you through your own)
The documents a company runs on
The internal governance most filing services charge extra for — drafted with your formation.
- We draft your bylaws (or LLC operating agreement) — a starting draft you own
- Organizational resolutions — the incorporator’s initial actions
- A stock ledger — where your cap table begins, ready for your first issuance
- Your §83(b) election letter — its 30-day deadline arms on your dashboard the day you issue stock
The platform that stays
What the form-fillers sell as add-ons — included, because the platform IS the aftercare.
- We track your franchise-tax and annual-report deadlines — computed from your filing — so you never miss one
- A post-formation checklist built from your matter, not a generic list
- Thomas, bound to your matter — reading your documents and thinking with you
Two ways to file
Same packet either way. You choose the last mile.
In private testing — no charge to form your company right now. The state’s filing fee is paid directly to the state and varies by state.
Frequently Asked Questions
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