JD Woods Law PLC is highlighting its flat-fee Florida LLC Formation service this week, built for founders and small business owners who want the company set up right the first time rather than cleaned up later. The engagement is $499 flat, handled by an attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, and it treats formation as a set of decisions rather than a single Sunbiz filing.
Forming a Florida LLC is deliberately easy, which is exactly why so many end up fragile. The state does not force a filer to settle the choices that actually decide whether the entity protects the owner: a name that clears both Sunbiz and trademark use, a registered agent at an address that will stay current, the member-managed or manager-managed choice, the ownership split and capital contributions in writing, the tax classification and EIN timing, and the operating agreement Florida never requires and never files. A stale registered-agent address or a missed annual report can lead to administrative dissolution, which can strip the liability shield the owner formed the company to get.
What the engagement covers
- Name clearance, Articles of Organization, and the member- vs. manager-managed decision filed to match how the company actually runs.
- Registered agent setup and a compliance calendar for the January 1 to May 1 annual report, so the entity does not lapse into dissolution.
- Ownership percentages, capital contributions, and EIN guidance, with a dedicated business bank account to keep company money separate from the start.
- A customized operating agreement built in at formation — the governing document available on its own at $469 flat.
The companion article — Forming a Florida LLC: 6 Decisions to Make Before You File — walks through each decision in detail, and the step-by-step version is in the firm's guide to forming a Florida LLC the right way. Service details and the intake form are at /services/llc-formation, drafted out of Jacksonville, Florida.