Summary of Contents
I INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ENTITIES
1 Ethics; Considerations in Representation
2 Choice of Entity
3 Formation and Filing
4 Maintaining a Business Entity
II LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
5 LLC Formation
6 LLC Maintenance
7 Investing in LLCs
8 LLC Operating Agreements
9 LLC Taxation
10 Series LLCs
11 Nonprofit LLCs
III CORPORATIONS
12 Corporate Ownership
13 Corporate Agreements
14 Corporate Matters
15 Public Benefit Corporations
16 Corporate Reorganization
IV NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
17 Nonprofit Corporations Overview
V PARTNERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL ENTITIES
18 Partnerships and Professional Entities Overview
VI MERGERS, CONVERSIONS, AND TERMINATIONS
19 Mergers
20 Conversions
21 Terminations
VII ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS
22 Trademarks and Service Marks
23 Ancillary Agreements
FORMS
Bibliography
Statutes and Rules Cited
Subject Index to Forms
List of Forms by Title
Subject Index
Contributors
COMMITTEE
KATIE M. ANDERSON, Fort Worth
CODY DUMAS, Houston
SARA ANNE GIDDINGS, San Angelo
NEIL GORO, Richardson
CANDACE M. GROTH, Dallas
SHAHARA WRIGHT MENCHAN, Houston
EMILY MORRIS, Austin
JOHNATHAN E. RIGHTMYER, San Antonio
MURTAZA SUTARWALLA, Houston and Austin