Forming a Georgia LLC or corporation? Bringing in a co-founder, an investor, or
key employees? Long-form guides, plain-English analysis, and a direct line to
an attorney who works on these problems daily.
Complete 2026 attorney's guide to forming a Georgia corporation — name clearance, Articles, the newspaper publication requirement, founder stock with vesting, 83(b) elections, and post-formation compliance.
Complete 2026 attorney's guide to forming a Georgia LLC — name clearance, Articles of Organization, operating agreement, S-corp election, and the founder-level decisions that matter most.
An attorney's side-by-side comparison of Georgia LLCs and corporations across taxation, governance, ownership, capital raising, compliance, and cost — with a 60-second decision table.
We form Georgia LLCs and corporations for founders, multi-founder teams, and small
businesses. After formation, our Outside Counsel Service Plan keeps an attorney on
standby for ongoing legal questions — at a flat monthly, quarterly, or annual rate.
Seven recurring patterns I see in Georgia corporation filings, each with its statute, cost-when-correct, and cost-when-late — plus the math on when an attorney pays for itself.
Four illustrative scenarios showing where DIY LLC formation breaks down — and what attorney-drafted documents would have prevented. With cost-of-fix multipliers.
The 12-section checklist for a Georgia LLC operating agreement — from capital contributions and allocations to buyout triggers and dissolution. The single most important document in a Georgia LLC.
The break-even math for electing S-corp status on a Georgia LLC, the reasonable-salary requirement, eligibility limits, timing, and when it's the wrong move.
What 'transacting business' in Georgia means for out-of-state corporations and LLCs, the safe-harbor activities that don't trigger qualification, and what happens if you fail to qualify.
The four searches every Georgia founder should run before naming a business: GA SOS entity database, USPTO TESS, state trademarks, and domain availability.