Business Law
Integrated legal counsel for owners — from formation through every chapter that follows.
We have your business covered.
Integrity Law Group offers business owners a complete, integrated team — litigation, employment, and real estate counsel under one roof — so you get cohesive, personal service instead of being shuffled between unfamiliar departments.
Formed and maintained properly, your business protects everything around it. If something goes sideways, you should not have to worry about losing your home, your college savings, or your retirement accounts.
Contact Us TodayCompany Formation
LLCs, LLPs, corporations, and joint ventures. We help you choose the right structure for tax efficiency, liability protection, and long-term flexibility.
Business-to-Business Disputes
Unfair competition, disputes over services and deliverables, breach of contract, and resolution through arbitration or mediation.
Transactional Services
Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing contracts, employment agreements, commercial leases, and due diligence for purchases, sales, mergers, and acquisitions.
Have your own business — or thinking about launching one?
Integrity Law Group provides counsel on the decisions that dramatically affect your bottom line. A few of the areas where the right advice early pays for itself many times over:
Entity Selection — Corporation, partnership, LLC, or LP — most owners assume “corporation” by default, but it is rarely the cheapest or most tax-efficient choice. We help you weigh the tradeoffs against your real-world plans.
Ownership Structure — Whether to accept partners, take outside investors, or stay closely held — each path reshapes profits and exit options. We help you avoid decisions you cannot easily reverse later.
Long-Term Planning — A plan that limits risk exposure, sets a realistic income trajectory, and builds in a clean exit strategy you can actually execute when the time comes.
Corporate Housekeeping — Annual minutes, resolutions, registered-agent maintenance — the unglamorous work that keeps your liability shield intact and your personal assets out of reach.
Annual Strategy Meetings — Hosted with your CPA and/or financial advisor — not just a look back at last year, but a forward look at the next year of opportunities, risks, and headwinds.
Sale & Succession — Structuring a sale that accounts for legal, tax, and continuity issues so you walk away with the most favorable price and the cleanest hand-off.
Protect your business earnings.
At Integrity Law Group, we help business owners protect what they earn. We specialize in resolving employment matters at the least cost to the employer — counting money, time, and emotional bandwidth.
If you have been hit with an employee lawsuit — or fear that you might be — the key is to not take it lightly. Employment law is one of the trickiest, most procedural corners of the legal system. We protect you during litigation and harden your internal policies so future suits never get traction.
Time is not on your side once you have been served. Procrastination alone can result in a judgment against you, regardless of who is right or wrong.
Contact Us TodayWhat Houston business owners ask us most.
Practical answers on entity choice, asset protection, and the legal moves that pay for themselves before they’re needed.
Should I form an LLC or a corporation for my Texas business?
There’s no universal right answer — it depends on what you make, who owns it, and how you plan to take money out. Most Houston small businesses start with an LLC for liability protection, flexibility, and pass-through taxation; some elect S-Corp status to reduce self-employment tax once profits grow. C-Corps make sense mainly if you’re raising outside capital or expecting institutional investors. We map the choice to your real numbers, not a default.
How much does it cost to form an LLC in Texas?
The state filing fee for a Texas LLC is $300, plus a franchise tax filing requirement once you’re active. Beyond that, what costs more is what most owners skip: a properly drafted operating agreement, EIN setup, registered agent service, and the corporate housekeeping that keeps the liability shield intact. We quote flat fees for formation packages so you know the all-in cost before we start.
Do I really need an operating agreement for a Texas LLC?
Texas doesn’t legally require one, but skipping it is one of the costliest mistakes Houston small-business owners make. Without it, your LLC defaults to the state’s one-size-fits-all rules — which rarely match what the owners actually intended around profit distributions, decision-making, or what happens if a partner leaves. A well-drafted operating agreement is cheap insurance against expensive disputes.
When should I hire a business attorney versus a CPA?
They cover different terrain. A CPA handles tax filings, bookkeeping, and tax-strategy questions; a business attorney drafts contracts, structures ownership, handles disputes, and shields you when something goes wrong legally. The smart move is having both, with an annual sit-down where the three of us — you, your CPA, and us — align on the year ahead. That joint review catches issues neither professional sees alone.
How do I protect my personal assets if my business gets sued?
Three layers matter: the right entity (LLC, LP, or corporation properly formed and maintained), strong contracts that limit your exposure with vendors and customers, and corporate housekeeping that keeps the liability shield intact. The most common reason shields fail isn’t bad entity choice — it’s owners commingling funds, skipping annual minutes, or signing personal guarantees without realizing it. We audit all three layers.
What's the difference between an independent contractor and an employee in Texas?
This is one of the highest-risk classifications for Houston-area small businesses. Texas applies a multi-factor test focused on behavioral control, financial control, and the nature of the relationship — IRS-aligned but not identical. Misclassifying a worker as a contractor when they should be an employee can trigger back taxes, penalties, and liability for unpaid overtime. We review your contractor arrangements before the audit happens, not after.
What should I do if my Houston business is served with a lawsuit?
Don’t ignore it, don’t post about it, and don’t call the other side directly. Texas gives you a short window to file an answer — miss that deadline and you can lose by default regardless of who’s right. Forward the petition to us the same day you receive it, keep all communications about the dispute in writing, and let us handle every conversation with the plaintiff or their counsel from that point forward.
Ready when you are.
Whether you are forming a new entity or sorting out a dispute, the right counsel changes the outcome. Book a consultation and put an Integrity Law Group attorney on your side.