Miami Startup Attorney for Founders
Starting a business means deciding who owns it, who controls it and what you are signing. Law Offices of Aaron Resnick in Miami advises founders on ownership agreements and startup contracts. Attorney Aaron Resnick has handled business disputes in Miami since 1998 and works hands-on on every case.
Aaron knows the law. He knows both sides. And he knows Miami. That is why Miami business owners know Aaron.
Miami attorney Aaron Resnick advises founders on ownership agreements and business contracts.
When founders disagree. Attorney Aaron Resnick represented Alex Omes, an Ultra Music Festival founder, at the trial level in a dispute over his removal from the Miami business. The Ultra founder dispute involved ownership and control, the subjects founders need to address before a business relationship breaks down.
What Does a Startup Attorney Help With?
A startup attorney helps founders put the business arrangement into writing before money, work or ownership changes hands. The work includes agreements among owners, contracts with customers and suppliers, and review of investment terms. Law Offices of Aaron Resnick advises startups on those decisions and handles business disputes when relationships break down.
Start with the next commitment, not a stack of forms.
Before You Commit | Questions to Resolve | Documents to Review |
|---|---|---|
A founder contributes money or work. | What does that contribution buy, and what happens if the promised work stops? | Ownership terms, contribution records and proposed schedules. |
An investor offers funding. | Is the money a loan or an investment, and what control comes with it? | Term sheet, ownership table and financing documents. |
A customer or supplier asks you to sign. | What must each business deliver, when is payment due and how can the contract end? | Complete contract, attachments and proposed changes. |
You lease space or hire a developer. | Who is responsible for approvals, delays and the finished work? | Lease, scope of work, project schedule and ownership provisions. |
Aaron Resnick reviews the proposed commitment and the documents needed to carry it out.
Is Filing on Sunbiz Enough to Launch My Business?
No. A state filing does not settle every agreement among founders or replace the approvals required to operate at a particular location. The startup still needs to address ownership, contracts and applicable licenses. Law Offices of Aaron Resnick treats the entity filing as one part of preparing the business to open.
For a Florida LLC, chapter 605, Florida Statutes gives the operating agreement a separate job: governing member relationships, management and company affairs within statutory limits. A filing receipt is not a substitute for deciding those terms.
See Florida LLC formation and operating agreements for the entity work. Aaron Resnick addresses how the startup's ownership arrangements and contracts fit the business the founders intend to run.
What Should Founders Settle Before Accepting Investment?
Founders should settle ownership percentages, voting rights, promised contributions and what an investor receives before accepting investment. Record any promises already made in emails, messages or a term sheet. Law Offices of Aaron Resnick reviews the proposed ownership arrangement alongside existing agreements so a new investment does not ignore earlier commitments.
Separate money paid for ownership from money advanced as a loan. Describe who will work in the business, how compensation differs from profit distributions and what happens if a founder leaves before completing promised work.
Selling securities also raises requirements beyond the agreement among founders. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission explains that securities offerings need registration or an available exemption, including sales to friends and family. Calling the business a startup does not create an exemption.
For a venture organized as a partnership, see partnership agreement services. Aaron Resnick reviews the proposed terms and the legal work the funding arrangement requires.
Which Contracts Need Review Before We Open?
Review the agreements that commit the startup's money, promise its services or determine who owns its work. Those agreements may include a commercial lease, customer terms, supplier contracts and arrangements with employees or outside developers. Law Offices of Aaron Resnick handles contract drafting and negotiation for the business being launched.
Read the attachments as well as the signature page. Identify delivery dates, payment conditions, renewal terms and the steps required to end the agreement. Flag any personal guaranty for separate review.
For software, designs or other commissioned work, ask what the business will own, what it will only license and what the creator can reuse. Include access to source files, business accounts and passwords in the discussion rather than leaving control to an informal understanding.
Aaron Resnick reviews and negotiates business contracts, including the obligations that continue after the initial work is complete.
Which Miami Approvals and Deadlines Should I Plan For?
The opening schedule should account for the business location, intended use, required inspections and any state license. A lease start date does not mean the business is cleared to open. Law Offices of Aaron Resnick reviews the lease and related commitments alongside the approvals the proposed operation requires.
Within the City of Miami, the city's opening guide addresses the Certificate of Use and Business Tax Receipt, including exceptions for certain operations. A business elsewhere in Miami Dade County should check the rules for its own location rather than assume the city's process applies.
Keep a separate calendar for company filings. Florida LLCs and business corporations generally file annual reports between January 1 and May 1, beginning in the year after their formation documents become effective. Those schedules appear in chapter 605 and chapter 607, respectively.
Aaron Resnick reviews the signing deadlines, proposed opening date and lease provisions addressing approvals or delays.
What If a Founder Dispute Is Already Delaying the Business?
A disagreement over contributions, ownership or account access needs review of the arrangement already in place, not just a new contract template. Keep the signed documents, messages and payment records. Law Offices of Aaron Resnick handles founder and ownership disputes as well as the agreements used to start a business.
Identify what has happened and what is scheduled next: a transfer, investor payment, ownership vote or contract signature. Include any demand, summons or hearing notice. If a court date or deadline is already set, say so first; do not wait to gather every document.
An agreement may require arbitration rather than ordinary litigation; chapter 682, Florida Statutes addresses enforceable arbitration agreements and proceedings to compel arbitration.
Aaron Resnick handles partnership and shareholder disputes involving ownership, money and control.
What Should I Bring, and What Happens Next?
Tell Law Offices of Aaron Resnick what the startup will do, who is involved and the next decision or deadline. Have any proposed agreements and earlier promises ready. The firm reviews every inquiry and tells you whether it can help, and sending one does not make the firm your lawyer.
Have the business terms ready. Include the founders' names, proposed ownership percentages, contributions, investor terms and intended operating location. Identify any money already paid or work already performed.
Bring the complete documents. Include formation records, agreements and amendments, a proposed lease, customer or supplier contracts and relevant messages. State which documents are signed and which remain proposals.
Founders who need a contract prepared or reviewed before signing can use Law Offices of Aaron Resnick's legal consulting services.
Discuss the next commitment. Identify what needs legal review before a signature, payment or launch. Agree on the scope of the work and whose interests the firm would represent before treating a discussion as an engagement.
Read Aaron Resnick's background and the firm's business law services. Bring the next agreement you are being asked to sign to Aaron Resnick.
Send the parties, the problem and the next date; the firm reviews every inquiry and tells you whether it can help.
We Don't Make Promises. We Have Results to Prove It.
Aaron Resnick has handled business disputes in Miami since 1998 and is a fourth generation Miami resident. He works hands-on on every case; the client gets Aaron on every major litigation issue, not a junior partner. The Law Offices of Aaron Resnick represents large corporations, Miami businesses and their owners, professional athletes and entertainers in Miami Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties and across Florida in business litigation and business counsel. Call 305-672-7495 or request a consultation.
This page provides general information and is not legal advice. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome.
