LegalZoom | LLC | Process Review

LegalZoom was founded by attorneys who have worked at some of the most prestigious law firms in the country. We have used our expertise to simplify the law and make it accessible for everyone.

When we started practicing law, our friends and family members immediately asked for help with common legal matters like drafting a will, incorporating a business or filing a small claims action. We found that while many people have legal needs, most of them don’t want to spend the time, or the money (over $266 per hour), to see an attorney.

That’s why we created LegalZoom — to help you quickly and affordably create estate planning documents, start a business, register a trademark and more — from the convenience of your home or office.

To make LegalZoom the best legal document service on the web, we assembled a team of legal experts, including retired judges and law school professors. All of our forms were developed by experienced attorneys, so you can be sure that our documents are dependable.

Most importantly, we are always thinking about you, our customer. Our satisfaction guarantee is second to none, and our helpful customer service representatives are available by phone.

A few months ago I was able to take my readers through the making of a Last Will and Testament that is so very important to have through Legalzoom, which you can read here. Today I will be talking about a very important step for me that I have made with the help of Legalzoom and through reviewing the process I have now formed a LLC for myself and my husband to work under.

I had been thinking of becoming an LLC for quite some time now, about 4 years, longer than I have been blogging. My husband and I had plans to work together on some projects, he programming and I doing graphic and advertising/PR work. Now this dream has become a reality and it was with three simple steps on Legalzoom that it finally came true. This is of course with a lot of research.

There are three different pricing packages to choose from:

Economy – Basic LLC Package – $149.00 + state fee

• Preliminary clearance of your LLC’s name
• Filing of Articles of Organization
• Custom operating agreement, including provisions protecting officers and managers from liability
• LegalZoom Peace of Mind Review

Standard – Basic LLC Package + Popular Options – $249.00 + state fee

• Includes everything in the Economy package plus:
• Deluxe LLC Kit embossed with your company name
• Official company seal
• 20 customized membership certificates with transfer ledger

Express Gold – All-Inclusive Rush Package – $359.00 + state fee

• Includes everything in the Standard package plus:
• Priority Rush service (7-10 business days)
• Over 40 essential business forms on CD-ROM, including employment and independent contractor agreements
• Federal Tax ID (EIN) application preparation
• Two-day FedEx delivery of final package

I choose the Express Gold Package as I needed to have everything all inclusive. Being a homeschooler to my kids and working on my blog and being a mother and a wife I really don’t have much time for myself let alone to do all the paper work on my own. And hiring a lawyer to do it for me was completely out of the question. They would have charged me $2,000 or higher, and that was  just to get me going on this…no thank you!

With Legalzoom, I went through the 3 steps, filled in all the information they would need including up to three choices of the name I wanted my company to be (thankfully my first choice was available) and I was on my way. There was one point where I saw on their website that my account had been put on hold and I was asked to call. Totally my fault as I forgot to fill in my address, but when I called to find out what had happened I was immediately helped by the nicest person I have ever spoken to on the phone. A+ for customer service! After giving the information needed my account was released and everything went smoothly from there. I even had a follow up phone call to let me know that my paperwork had been filed with my state. I had my LLC, my baby (or 4th one anyway) in my hands and documented with an EIN number and everything. I am now officially a business. My dream has come true! And I have Legalzoom to thank for it!

I highly recommend going through Legalzoom.com for your business needs, especially for a LLC, the process is smooth, customer service is the best I have ever had to talk to and you won’t have the hassle of filing everything yourself or paying expensive lawyer fees. After paying my state filing fees I paid a total of $204 (the express gold package was the review item and granted to me from Legalzoom.com so I could learn the process) That was a savings of $2,012 dollars if I had gone to a lawyer. Simply amazing! I am one satisfied customer and recommend Legalzoom.com to everyone.

And while I have not unveiled my new company’s website yet I can let you know that The Dirty Shirt is now a branch of Leet Street Media, LLC