
Piercing the Corporate Veil: Protecting Yourself from Personal Liability
Are you a business owner in Saint Petersburg, Florida? Have you incorporated your business for the purpose protecting yourself from personal liability? As a lawyer practicing Business Law in Pinellas County, I have found that many business owners mistakenly believe that by incorporating their business they are automatically shielded from personal liability. Far too often, business owners choose to prepare their own organizational documents or they use an online service in an effort to reduce the expenses associated with forming their business entity. While this decision may save these business owners a few dollars on the front end, the future implications can be disastrous. Under Florida Law, there are specific formalities that must be satisfied to ensure adequate protection from personal liability.