--- ames_version: "0.9" canonical_url: "https://heritagelawpartners.com/services/entity-formation/" publisher: "Heritage Law Partners" title: "Entity Formation | Heritage Law Partners" locale: "en" permissions: index: 1 ephemeral: 1 store: 1 train: 1 content: zone: "article" --- [//]: # (ames:zone site-wrapper) [//]: # (ames:zone site-header) [//]: # (ames:zone div) [//]: # (ames:zone div) [//]: # (ames:zone div) [//]: # (ames:zone site-header) ![Heritage Law Partners](https://heritagelawpartners.com/assets/images/temp/logo-lg.png) [//]: # (ames:zone div) [//]: # (ames:zone div) [//]: # (ames:zone site-header) - [Client Login](https://clients.heritagelawpartners.com/) - [(314) 325 -9444](tel:3143259444) [//]: # (ames:zone div) [//]: # (ames:zone primary-navigation) - [Home](https://heritagelawpartners.com/) - [Services](https://heritagelawpartners.com/services) - [Estate Planning](https://heritagelawpartners.com/services/estate-planning) - [Special Needs Planning](https://heritagelawpartners.com/services/special-needs-planning) - [Elder Law](https://heritagelawpartners.com/services/elder-law) - [Trust Administration](https://heritagelawpartners.com/services/trust-administration) - [Probate](https://heritagelawpartners.com/services/probate-and-estate-administration) - [Adult Guardianships](https://heritagelawpartners.com/services/adult-guardianships) - [Entity Formation](https://heritagelawpartners.com/services/entity-formation) - [Articles](https://heritagelawpartners.com/resources/articles) - [About Us](https://heritagelawpartners.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://heritagelawpartners.com/contact) [//]: # (ames:zone page-main) [//]: # (ames:zone article) [//]: # (ames:zone section) [//]: # (ames:zone article) # Entity Formation [//]: # (ames:zone section) [//]: # (ames:zone div) [//]: # (ames:zone div) [//]: # (ames:zone div) [//]: # (ames:zone article) ### Structuring Your Business and Assets to Protect Your Family For many of our clients, building a business is part of building a legacy. For others, the goal is finding the right structure to hold and protect family real estate. In either case, the legal entity you choose matters not only for operations and tax purposes, but for how it fits into your broader estate plan and asset protection strategy. At Heritage Law Partners, we help small business owners, entrepreneurs, and families form LLCs and other business entities with an eye toward long-term planning. Whether you are launching a new venture, formalizing an existing one, restructuring to better protect your personal assets, or looking for an alternative to a land trust for holding family real estate, we ensure your entity is set up on solid legal ground. ##### How Your Entity Fits Into Your Estate Plan Business and property owners often overlook how their entity connects to the rest of their planning. What happens to the business if you become incapacitated? Who takes over if you die? Does your trust own the business or property interest, or is it sitting outside your plan entirely? For families with real estate holdings, an LLC can offer liability protection, simplified management, and a cleaner path for transferring property to the next generation than traditional land trust arrangements. We work with clients to make sure their entity structure and their [estate plan](https://heritagelawpartners.com/services/estate-planning) work together, so your assets are protected, your family is provided for, and the transition of ownership happens according to your wishes rather than by default. [//]: # (ames:zone related) [//]: # (ames:zone div) [//]: # (ames:zone related) ### Related Pages & Resources Explore our practice areas and resources to learn more about estate planning, special needs planning, and how Heritage Law Partners can help protect your family's future. 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