El Paso Business Lawyer for Startups, LLCs, Contracts and Growing Companies
Flat-fee legal help to form, protect and grow an El Paso business — LLCs, corporations, contracts, NDAs, trademarks, registered agent service and business purchases, all handled without a courtroom.
Last reviewed by Robert Andrew Navar, Esq. · State Bar of Texas
El Paso is a city of small businesses: food trucks on Montana, trucking and logistics companies serving the Bridge of the Americas and Ysleta ports of entry, medical practices near the hospitals, contractors, salons, and cross-border firms working with maquiladoras in Ciudad Juárez. Every one of them needs the same legal foundation — the right entity, clean ownership documents, enforceable contracts and a protected brand. The Law Office of Robert Navar handles this work on flat fees quoted upfront, in English or Spanish, so an owner knows the cost before the work starts. Our business practice covers LLC formation, corporation formation, operating agreements, DBA filings, contract drafting, NDAs, independent contractor agreements, trademarks, registered agent service and business purchase and sale agreements.
Texas business law lives mainly in the Texas Business Organizations Code, which governs LLCs (Chapter 101), corporations (Chapter 21) and registered agents (Section 5.201), together with the Texas Business and Commerce Code for assumed names (Chapter 71) and restrictive covenants (Chapter 15), and federal law for trademarks under the Lanham Act. Filings go to the Texas Secretary of State through SOSDirect, the El Paso County Clerk, the Texas Comptroller and the IRS. None of this work involves a courtroom. Business matters are transactional: we draft, file and negotiate, and you never appear before a judge. The goal is the opposite of litigation — documents strong enough that disputes never reach the 34th or 41st District Court in the first place.
Services in this practice area
LLC Formation
We form your Texas limited liability company with the Secretary of State, get your EIN, draft the operating agreement and set you up so the liability shield actually holds.
Learn moreNo court appearanceCorporation Formation
We incorporate your El Paso business under Chapter 21 of the Texas Business Organizations Code, with bylaws, stock certificates, organizational minutes and the S-corporation election if it fits.
Learn moreNo court appearanceOperating Agreements
A written company agreement under Chapter 101 of the Texas Business Organizations Code that spells out ownership percentages, management, profit splits, buyouts and exits — drafted for your El Paso LLC, not downloaded.
Learn moreNo court appearanceDBA / Assumed Name Filing
We check the name, file your assumed name certificate with the El Paso County Clerk or the Texas Secretary of State as the law requires, and make sure the DBA does not step on someone's trademark.
Learn moreNo court appearanceContract Drafting & Review
Custom contracts for El Paso businesses — service agreements, supplier and vendor contracts, terms and conditions, and cross-border deals — drafted or reviewed for a flat fee so you sign knowing what you agreed to.
Learn moreNo court appearanceNon-Disclosure Agreements
A Texas NDA drafted for your El Paso business that actually holds up: defined confidential information, realistic terms, trade secret protection and the notices federal law requires.
Learn moreNo court appearanceIndependent Contractor Agreements
A contractor agreement for your El Paso business that defines the work, the pay and who owns the results — and that reflects a real independent relationship so a 1099 does not turn into back taxes and penalties.
Learn moreNo court appearanceTrademark Search & Registration
We clear your business name or logo, file it with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under the Lanham Act, and respond to the examiner — so the brand you built in El Paso is yours everywhere.
Learn moreNo court appearanceRegistered Agent Service
We serve as the Texas registered agent for your LLC or corporation from our El Paso office, so lawsuits, Secretary of State notices and Comptroller mail reach an attorney the day they arrive — not a home address or a P.O. box that cannot legally qualify.
Learn moreNo court appearanceBusiness Purchase & Sale
From letter of intent to closing, we structure the deal, draft the asset or membership interest purchase agreement, clear liens and Texas tax liabilities, and make sure you buy the business and not its problems.
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Common questions
Do I need a lawyer to start a business in El Paso, Texas?
Legally, no — anyone can file a Certificate of Formation with the Texas Secretary of State. Practically, the filing is the easy part. The mistakes we see in El Paso come from what happens next: no operating agreement between partners, a DBA filed in the wrong office, commingled bank accounts that destroy liability protection, or a handshake deal with a contractor that later becomes a lawsuit. A flat-fee attorney sets it up right once, and the cost is usually less than fixing one of those problems.
Will I ever have to go to court for a business matter?
Not for any of the services in this practice group. Entity formation, contracts, NDAs, trademarks, DBAs, registered agent service and business sales are all transactional. Everything is filed with an agency such as the Texas Secretary of State, the El Paso County Clerk or the USPTO, or signed between private parties. If a dispute ever does arise, well-drafted documents are what let it be resolved by demand letter or negotiation instead of a trial.
Can you help with a cross-border business that works with Juárez?
Yes, on the Texas side. Many El Paso companies supply, broker for or contract with maquiladoras and Mexican vendors. We form the Texas entity, draft bilingual NDAs and supplier or contractor agreements governed by Texas law, register the brand with the USPTO and help structure the U.S. side of a purchase or sale. We do not practice Mexican law; Mexican corporate filings such as an S.A. de C.V. must be handled by a lawyer licensed in Mexico.
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