Florida Business Law Attorney

Most business problems aren't really about the dispute that finally erupts — they're about a sentence that should have been in a contract, an operating agreement that nobody updated, or a handshake that wasn't ever written down. Scheer Legal handles the unglamorous work that prevents those disasters.

Dominic ran his own company for more than a decade before becoming a lawyer. He understands what founders actually deal with — payroll, contractors, vendor pushback, partner disagreements, an investor who wants different terms — because he's lived it. The advice you'll get reflects that.

What We Do

Entity Formation

Florida LLCs (under the Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act, Chapter 605), corporations (Chapter 607), partnerships, and professional entities. We handle filings, EIN setup, S-corp election guidance, and the corporate book that most online services skip entirely.

Operating Agreements & Bylaws

The default Florida rules for LLCs and corporations are written for an idealized business — not yours. A real operating agreement spells out how decisions get made, how members exit, what happens on death or disability, how distributions work, and how disputes resolve. Off-the-shelf templates miss most of this.

Contracts — Drafting and Review

Master services agreements, vendor contracts, independent contractor agreements, NDAs, licensing, distribution, and the one-off agreements that come up in every business. We draft and we review — and we'll tell you when a contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.

Partnership & Shareholder Agreements

The single most common preventable business disaster is partners with no written agreement. We build agreements that handle the good times (decisions, distributions, voting) and the hard ones (deadlock, departure, death, divorce).

Buy-Sell Arrangements

Buy-sell agreements determine what happens to an owner's share when a triggering event occurs — sale, retirement, disability, or death. Coordinated correctly with life insurance, they're how family-owned businesses survive a sudden loss.

Day-to-Day Business Counsel

For ongoing legal needs, see Outside General Counsel.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need an attorney to form an LLC in Florida?

Legally, no. Practically — for almost anyone with co-owners, employees, real assets, or growth plans — yes. The filing is the easy part. The operating agreement, member rights, tax election, and corporate governance are where the value is.

What's the difference between an LLC and a corporation in Florida?

LLCs are typically more flexible and have pass-through tax treatment by default. Corporations are more familiar to outside investors and have stricter governance. The right structure depends on ownership, plans for outside capital, and how you want to be taxed.

Can you review a contract someone sent me?

Yes. Contract review is one of our most common engagements. We'll flag what's risky, what's standard, what's negotiable, and what to push back on — usually in a single working session.

How do you charge for business work?

Flat fees for defined deliverables (formation, operating agreements, contract drafts). Hourly for matters where the scope is genuinely open-ended. We always quote before we start.