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At The Walls Law Group, we provide in-depth legal knowledge to help individuals, families, and business owners make informed decisions. This resource center serves as a table of contents for our latest blog articles, legal guides, and interactive tools.
How do you close and dissolve a North Carolina LLC?
Learn how to close a North Carolina LLC, including approval, dissolution filings, winding up, provision for liabilities, and applicable tax account closures.
NC dental associate contracts: compensation, restrictions, and a promised buy-in
Review an NC dental associate offer or renewal: define pay and final commissions, departure insurance, restrictive covenants, and the terms of a future buy-in.
Bringing an associate into ownership of a North Carolina dental practice
Bringing an NC dental associate into ownership? Define the interest, price, Board certification, PLLC membership, management, pay, and exit before signing.
Buying a dental practice in North Carolina: what to check before signing
Buying a dental practice in NC? Check ownership, liens, lease, contracts, patient records, and closing conditions before signing a purchase agreement.
What happens to a North Carolina dental practice when its owner dies?
A dentist owner's death triggers NC professional entity rules. Learn the 30-day Board notice, temporary holding, transfer, PLLC timing, and value questions.
Does an NC dental DSO management agreement need Board approval in 2026?
North Carolina ended Board pre-approval for dental management arrangements in July 2026. Learn what the written agreement must still cover before signing.
What happens to a North Carolina LLC when a member dies
North Carolina changed this on October 1, 2025. A deceased member's estate now holds information rights and dissolution standing, but never management control.
What happens to an LLC interest when a North Carolina member is declared incompetent
An adjudication of incompetence ends LLC membership in North Carolina under G.S. 57D-3-02(a)(2), the same statutory event as death. Rights pass to a guardian.
What your operating agreement can and cannot waive after a member dies
A North Carolina operating agreement can expressly waive an estate's standing to seek dissolution. Information rights differ, and one point remains unsettled.
Can a deceased member's estate force a North Carolina LLC to dissolve
Since October 1, 2025, a deceased LLC member's estate holds standing to seek judicial dissolution in North Carolina, unless the operating agreement waived it.
What a deceased member's estate can demand from a North Carolina LLC
Since October 1, 2025, a deceased LLC member's estate holds information rights under G.S. 57D-3-04. Here is what it covers and how a valid demand is made.
What happens to a single-member LLC in North Carolina when the owner dies
When the only member of a North Carolina LLC dies, the company dissolves on the 90th day unless a new member is admitted first. Here is how that window works.
Asset Protection Through Business Entities: LLC vs. Corporation
Which entity protects your assets better, an LLC or a corporation? A North Carolina guide to liability shields and charging order protection for owners.
What happens to your business partner's share when they die?
Without a buy-sell agreement, your business partner's spouse becomes your new co-owner the day they die. Here's how to structure and fund one that works.
Estate Planning Before a Liquidity Event: What North Carolina Business Owners Need to Know
Pre-sale estate planning for NC business owners selling to private equity. Gifting, GRATs, SLATs, timing, step transaction risk, and the $15M exemption.
Legal Risks When Selling Your Business to Private Equity in North Carolina
Reps and warranties, indemnification, non-competes, escrow, and other legal risks when selling a blue-collar service business to private equity in North Carolina.
Tax Strategy Before Selling Your Business to Private Equity in North Carolina
How to structure a sale to private equity for tax efficiency in North Carolina. Capital gains, NIIT, installment sales, rollover equity, QSBS, and NC state tax.
Business Valuation Guide for North Carolina Service Businesses Selling to Private Equity
How private equity buyers value blue-collar service businesses in North Carolina. EBITDA multiples, trade-specific ranges, and what drives valuation premiums.
Selling Your Blue-Collar Business to Private Equity in North Carolina: A Legal Guide
Complete legal guide for North Carolina business owners selling to private equity. Valuation, tax, legal risks, and estate planning for blue-collar service businesses.
Protecting your business from family drama after you're gone
Family businesses fall apart after the founder dies because no plan existed. Learn the specific tools that prevent family conflict and keep the business intact.
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