Law 4 Small Business

What Law 4 Small Business does

Law 4 Small Business (L4SB), operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Slingshot, LLC, is a private, full-service small-business law firm founded in 2011 by Larry Donahue and headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The firm serves small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs across all 50 U.S. states via ten physical offices across seven states (NM, TX, CA, FL, IL, NE, VA), a Reciprocal Referral Network of affiliate attorneys in jurisdictions where L4SB is not directly licensed, and a WordPress-based e-commerce storefront on l4sb.com that the firm says drives roughly 90% of new business.

L4SB's core products are flat-rate formation and filing services (LLC and Corporation formation, Anonymous LLC, DBA, foreign qualification, move/dissolve/amendment filings, annual reports, Certificate of Good Standing), two proprietary Lawyer Defined® document-assembly expert systems (Operating Agreement for LLCs and Shareholder Agreement & Bylaws for corporations) with over 100 customizable features each, intellectual property services (trademark registration, renewals, ITU extensions, copyright registration, DMCA agent), transactional work (buy/sell business, employment agreements, flat-rate contract review), subscription compliance products (Corporate Paperwork Package from $34/month, Registered Agent, Virtual Mailbox, BOI Compliance), and litigation/dispute resolution. Free expert-system decision tools include a BOI Evaluation Tool updated within 48 hours of FinCEN rule changes and a Business Entity Selector. The firm operates a bilingual English/Spanish storefront via WPML.

L4SB's revenue mix, per its own commentary, is approximately 50% lawsuits and dispute resolution, 30% transactional matters, and 20% Internet-driven flat-rate sales. Subscription and registered-agent services provide recurring revenue. Distribution runs through the l4sb.com e-commerce funnel, an inbound phone line ((888) 992-4952) with free 15-minute attorney consultations, direct offices, affiliate referrals (no rev-share), and a Preferred Partners program spanning BuiltFast (web hosting), TGC Corporate Lawyers (Poland), and The Becerra Group (accounting/tax). The firm claims over 200 years of combined business law experience across roughly twelve attorneys and a multidisciplinary paralegal and legal assistant team.

Name

Law 4 Small Business

Legal name

Slingshot, LLC

Website

https://l4sb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Law 4 Small Business (L4SB) is a private law firm offering flat-fee formation, compliance, IP, transactional, and litigation legal services to small businesses across all 50 U.S. states, differentiated by proprietary Lawyer Defined® document-assembly systems and a reciprocal affiliate attorney network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lawsuits and dispute resolution: Hourly and contingency legal work on partnership disputes, litigation, debt collection and dispute resolution. Per the firm's own commentary, this stream represents approximately 50% of L4SB revenue.
2. Transactional legal services: Custom contracts, buy/sell business support, employment agreements, mergers & acquisitions, trademarks, copyrights and other transactional work. Represents approximately 30% of L4SB revenue per the firm's commentary.
3. Flat-rate online filings and document sales: Internet-driven sales of flat-rate products (LLC formation, Corporation formation, Anonymous LLC, BOI Report, DBA, Lawyer Defined Operating Agreement, Lawyer Defined Shareholder Agreement & Bylaws, flat-rate contract review). Approximately 20% of revenue per the firm's own breakdown.
4. Subscription services: Recurring subscription products including the Corporate Paperwork Package starting at $34/month (with optional Initial Audit and Attorney-on-Call add-ons) and the BOI Compliance subscription for ongoing report management.
5. Registered Agent and Virtual Mailbox services: Recurring attorney-provided Registered Agent services and Virtual Mailbox services for LLCs and corporations across multiple states.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Law 4 Small Business (L4SB) is a multi-state small-business law firm that delivers flat-rate and subscription legal services to small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs across all 50 U.S. states. Its portfolio spans business formation (LLC, Corporation, Anonymous LLC, DBA, foreign qualification, conversions, dissolutions), proprietary Lawyer Defined® document-assembly expert systems for Operating Agreements and Shareholder Agreements/Bylaws, registered agent and virtual mailbox services, FinCEN BOI reporting and compliance subscriptions, intellectual property services (trademarks, copyrights, DMCA agent), transactional work (flat-rate contract review, employment agreements, M&A) and litigation/dispute resolution. Services are fulfilled by licensed attorneys, supported by the firm's docs.l4sb.com platform and a reciprocal referral network of affiliate attorneys for jurisdictions where L4SB is not directly licensed.

Product overview

Law 4 Small Business (L4SB), operated by Slingshot, LLC, is a full-service small-business law firm that markets itself as a single integrated legal-services portfolio targeted at small businesses and startups, rather than a modular SaaS platform. Its offering combines (a) flat-rate formation and filing products — Anonymous LLC Formation, Form an LLC, Form a Corporation (including Form a Professional Corporation), Foreign LLC/Corporation Registration, Move LLC/Corporation, Change Ownership, Entity Conversion, Dissolve LLC/Corporation, Articles of Amendment, Annual Reports, Certificate of Good Standing, DBA Filing, Registered Agent Service, Virtual Mailbox, BOI Report Filing and BOI Compliance subscription — with (b) two proprietary document-assembly expert systems, the Lawyer Defined® Operating Agreement (for LLCs) and the Lawyer Defined® Shareholder Agreement and Bylaws (for Corporations), each priced from $99 and producing over 100 customizable settings; (c) intellectual property services (Trademark Registration, Trademark Renewals, Trademark ITU Extension & SOU, Trademark/Trade Name Assessment, Copyright Registration, DMCA Agent Service); (d) transactional services such as Buy or Sell a Business, Flat-Rate Contract Review, Template Contracts and Employment Agreements; (e) ongoing compliance services such as the Corporate Paperwork Package subscription; (f) litigation and dispute-resolution services; and (g) free expert-system decision tools including the BOI Evaluation Tool and the Business Entity Selector Tool. Products are fulfilled by licensed attorneys and supervised paralegals/legal assistants, and the firm competes with non-legal providers (LegalZoom, Rocket Lawyer) on price while positioning attorney-client privilege, confidentiality and high-quality formation documents as its differentiators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lawyer Defined®: Trademarked expert system / product line used for L4SB's high-quality, highly customized formation and corporate documents (e.g., Lawyer Defined® Operating Agreement, Lawyer Defined® Shareholder Agreement and Bylaws). Marketed as exclusive to L4SB.
• Anonymous LLC (by L4SB)

Products and services

• Anonymous LLC Formation Privacy-focused LLC formation service starting at $199 + state fees; L4SB acts as organizer and registered agent in privacy-supporting states (e.g., New Mexico, Delaware, Wyoming) to keep member/ownership information off the public record. Includes attorney-client privilege and confidentiality protections, plus a complimentary Lawyer Defined® Operating Agreement.
• Form an LLC Standard LLC formation service including name verification, articles review, preparation and filing, fast processing, free e-delivery, and a Lawyer Defined® Operating Agreement. Targets small business owners seeking liability protection and tax flexibility.
• Form a Corporation Incorporation service for C-Corp or S-Corp entities starting at $199 + state fees; covers Articles of Incorporation, share authorization, board of directors setup, registered agent, and physical mailing address. Includes a Lawyer Defined® Shareholder Agreement and Bylaws.
• Form a Professional Corporation (PC) Incorporation service for licensed professionals (doctors, lawyers, accountants, etc.) requiring a Professional Corporation structure.
• Form a Limited Liability Company (LLC) — alternate entry Alternate entry point for LLC formation, positioned to help business owners protect personal assets as the company grows.
• Join or Leave a Partnership Attorney-assisted service for adding or departing partners to/from a partnership, including drafting the necessary agreements and amendments.
• Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report for Companies One-time flat-rate filing service starting at $99 to prepare and submit a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report to FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act; covers initial, updated and corrected reports at the same $99 rate.
• Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Compliance subscription Subscription-based BOI compliance service that tracks reporting deadlines and helps companies prepare and submit updated Beneficial Ownership Information Reports as ownership or company details change.
• BOI Evaluation Tool (Free Expert System) Free, anonymous online expert system that helps small business owners determine (a) whether their company is a "reporting company" required to file a BOI Report under the Corporate Transparency Act and (b) who qualifies as a beneficial owner. Updated within 48 hours of announced FinCEN rule changes.
• Lawyer Defined® Operating Agreement (for LLCs) Expert-system-driven Operating Agreement generator for LLCs, starting at $99. Features over 100 customizable settings spanning tax status (disregarded, partnership, S-Corp, C-Corp), voting, powers and duties, member dissociation and valuation, intellectual property, and spousal-consent handling. Delivers PDF and editable Microsoft Word output plus how-to guides.
• Lawyer Defined® Shareholder Agreement and Bylaws Expert-system-driven Shareholder Agreement and Bylaws generator for corporations, starting at $99. Supports S-Corp and C-Corp taxation, multiple share classes (common and preferred), customizable officer positions, IP handling, and shareholder-director dynamics; over 100 customizable features; delivers PDF and editable Word files.
• Corporate Paperwork Package (subscription) Month-to-month subscription starting at $34/month that centralizes a company's formation documents, corporate resolutions, annual reports and partnership papers in cloud-based storage. Includes free annual report/Articles amendment filings, free template contracts, and a free new Operating Agreement or template Bylaws; optional add-ons include an initial paperwork audit (from $49) and Attorney-on-Call access (from $45/month).
• DBA (Doing Business As) Filing Service Trade name / fictitious name / DBA registration service starting at $99 + state fees. Covers state and county-level rules, including publication requirements, and handles renewals and cancellations.
• Registered Agent Service Attorney-based registered agent service (priced + state registration fee) in which licensed L4SB attorneys serve as the company's registered agent in the state of formation; provides confidentiality and the ability to assert attorney-client privilege in response to subpoenas or summons.
• Virtual Mailbox Virtual mailbox service that collects mail at a designated physical address and forwards it to the customer at a chosen frequency; intended as a non-PO-Box physical mailing address for business owners seeking privacy.
• Trademark Registration Licensed trademark attorney-led registration service for trademarks; includes a free trademark/trade name assessment as part of the engagement.
• Trademark Renewals Trademark maintenance and renewal filings handled by licensed trademark attorneys.
• Trademark ITU Extension & SOU Service for filing Statement of Use (SOU) or extension requests for Intent-to-Use (ITU) trademark applications.
• Trademark / Trade Name Assessment Pre-filing trademark/trade name assessment to evaluate likelihood of confusion and class code considerations before registration.
• Copyright Registration Online copyright registration service to register copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office.
• Flat-Rate Contract Review Contract review service by L4SB contract attorneys at $20/page (minimum 5 pages), where attorneys read the contract, identify issues, and advise the client.
• Template Contracts Library of attorney-drafted template contracts available to clients, including complimentary access for Corporate Paperwork Package subscribers.
• Employment Agreements Drafting of employment-related agreements (including non-disclosure / confidentiality / proprietary information agreements) to protect the business and its confidential information.
• Buy or Sell a Business (M&A) Legal representation for buying or selling a small business, covering negotiation, due diligence and deal documentation.
• Register a Foreign LLC Foreign qualification filing service to register an existing LLC to do business in a state other than its formation state.
• Register a Foreign Corporation Foreign qualification filing service to register an existing corporation to do business in a state other than its formation state.
• Move an LLC to a Different State Service to handle the end-to-end process of moving an LLC from one state to another, including domestication/conversion steps.
• Move a Corporation to a Different State Service to move a corporation's state of formation to a different state.
• Change Ownership (LLC/Corporation) Service backed by a free, anonymous expert system that walks owners through adding, removing, or otherwise changing ownership of an LLC or Corporation.
• Entity Conversion Conversion service between entity types, including LLC-to-S-Corp, LLC-to-C-Corp, and Corporation-to-LLC.
• Dissolve an LLC Service to properly dissolve an LLC, including formal dissolution with the state and a dissolution agreement among owners to terminate liability protection cleanly.
• Dissolve a Corporation Service to properly dissolve a corporation to avoid personal liability for outstanding corporate debts or liabilities.
• Articles of Amendment Service to file Articles of Amendment with the relevant Secretary of State to change an entity's name or business address.
• Annual Reports and Registrations / Statement of Information Service to prepare and file state-required Annual Reports / Statements of Information on behalf of LLCs and Corporations, priced at the service fee plus applicable state fees.
• Certificate of Good Standing Service to obtain a Certificate of Good Standing (also known as a Certificate of Status or Existence) from the relevant state.
• DMCA Agent Service Designated DMCA agent service for online service providers, helping protect the business against copyright infringement claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act safe-harbor provisions.
• Anonymous Public Information Request Service Confidential records-request service that helps clients obtain public information that is not published on public websites or periodicals, while shielding the requester's identity.
• Lawsuits and Legal Representation (Litigation) Attorney representation in lawsuits and other legal disputes involving small businesses.
• Dispute Resolution Assistance with resolving business and partnership disputes, including mediation and pre-litigation negotiation.
• Debt Collection Legal debt collection service to pursue outstanding debts owed to the business.
• Attorney Consultation (30-Minute) 30-minute paid consultations with a licensed L4SB attorney on a wide range of business-law topics, including a free 15-minute no-obligation consultation for prospective clients. Sub-areas include Business Attorney Consultation, BOI Attorney Consultation, Cannabis Attorney Consultation, Business Bankruptcy Consultation, CPA Consultation, Copyright Attorney Consultation, Entertainment Law Attorney Consultation, Tax Attorney Consultation, and Attorney Consultation for Operating Agreement.
• Business Entity Selector Tool (Free Expert System) Free interactive expert system that helps prospective business owners choose the right entity type (LLC, Corporation, etc.) and formation state based on their circumstances.
• Reciprocal Referral Network (Affiliate Attorneys) Program for solo-practitioners and small law firms to join the L4SB reciprocal referral network, enabling L4SB to send warm leads of local clients (in jurisdictions where L4SB is not licensed) to properly licensed local attorneys in exchange for reciprocal referrals and local brand presence. Includes an exclusive geographic range per affiliate, with no rev-share or fee-splits.

Quantifiable outcome

• L4SB website drives 90% of new business
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• Slingshot, LLCflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerL4SB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Slingshot, LLC. The two share branding and the Slingshot website (slingshot.law) hosts the L4SB "We're Hiring" page, indicating a deep parent-subsidiary operating relationship.
• Business Law SouthwestflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn July 2017, Law 4 Small Business merged with Business Law Southwest to form one of the largest, most progressive business-focused law firms in the Southwestern United States.
• BuiltFastminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBuiltFast is a Preferred Partner of L4SB providing "Web Hosting Built for Speed & Service." Listed in the Web Hosting and WordPress categories on L4SB's Preferred Partners page.
• TGC Corporate LawyersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTGC Corporate Lawyers is an international law firm operating for over 30 years, based in Warsaw, Poland. Listed as an L4SB Preferred Partner supporting cross-border legal referrals for international small business clients.
• The Becerra Group, LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Becerra Group, LLC (Managing Partner Ruby Bencomo, EA) is an accounting and tax firm offering Accounting & Bookkeeping, Tax Preparation, Tax Representation, and Tax Planning and General Business Consultation. Listed as an L4SB Preferred Partner.
• Mazyar M. Hedayat (Affiliate Attorney - IL)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIllinois-licensed affiliate attorney (University of Michigan Honors College, University of Michigan School of Business, DePaul University College of Law) participating in L4SB's Reciprocal Referral Network to provide local-jurisdiction services.
• Nicholas J. Taldone (Affiliate Attorney - FL)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlorida-licensed affiliate attorney (Albany Law School, SUNY Albany) participating in L4SB's Reciprocal Referral Network.
• Nate Sterling (Affiliate Attorney - CA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCalifornia-licensed affiliate attorney (CSU Dominguez Hills, UOP McGeorge School of Law, CSU Sacramento) participating in L4SB's Reciprocal Referral Network.
• Stephanie Bryant Holland (Affiliate Attorney)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffiliate attorney (Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Marquette University) participating in L4SB's Reciprocal Referral Network.
• FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network)coreOthersFinCEN is the U.S. Treasury regulatory body that administers the Corporate Transparency Act's Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting requirements. L4SB has built a Free Expert System and $99 BOI Report service aligned to FinCEN's rules and updates it within 48 hours of any announced changes.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• UpCounsel: UpCounsel is an online marketplace connecting SMBs with attorneys for transactional and litigation matters. While it does not focus on formation like L4SB, it competes for the higher-value transactional (~30% of L4SB revenue) and contract review work that L4SB provides to small businesses.

Direct peers

• Bizee (formerly Incfile): Bizee (formerly Incfile) is a low-cost online LLC and corporation formation service with a strong SEO-driven acquisition model. Its free-plus-paid formation funnel and registered agent service compete head-to-head with L4SB's e-commerce formation and registered agent offerings.
• LegalZoom: LegalZoom is the dominant non-law-firm online legal services platform offering LLC/corporation formation, registered agent, and legal document services. It is L4SB's most direct competitor on flat-rate business formation, with L4SB explicitly positioning as "flat-fee priced close to non-legal competitors like LegalZoom" but delivered by licensed attorneys.
• Rocket Lawyer: Rocket Lawyer is a subscription-based online legal platform offering business formation, registered agent, contracts, and attorney consultations. It directly competes with L4SB on flat-rate LLC/Corp formation and ongoing SMB legal services, particularly the flat-rate and subscription tiers of L4SB's offering.
• Northwest Registered Agent: Northwest Registered Agent is a leading registered agent and business formation service known for privacy-first positioning (similar to L4SB's Anonymous LLC). It overlaps directly with L4SB's formation, registered agent, and virtual mailbox subscription products.
• Swyft Filings: Swyft Filings is an online business formation and registered agent service targeting small businesses with flat-rate pricing. It competes directly with L4SB on LLC/Corporation formation, DBA filings, and registered agent subscriptions.
• Harvard Business Services, Inc. Harvard Business Services is a long-standing Delaware LLC/Corporation formation and registered agent provider specializing in privacy-friendly formations. It directly competes with L4SB's Anonymous LLC platform on Delaware/privacy-state formation and registered agent service.
• CorpNet: CorpNet is an online legal document filing service offering business formation, registered agent, and compliance services to small businesses and entrepreneurs. It directly overlaps with L4SB's formation and ongoing compliance product lines.

Emerging players

• Trust & Will: Trust & Will is a direct-to-consumer online legal platform offering flat-rate estate planning and related services. While not focused on business formation, it competes for the same SMB/consumer flat-rate legal services customer via an e-commerce-led model similar to L4SB's storefront.

Others

• Avvo: Avvo is an online attorney directory and peer-review platform. It is not a direct competitor for L4SB's formation/transactional work, but is a peer discovery channel where L4SB's affiliate attorneys also maintain profiles and where small businesses shop for legal counsel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/l4sb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Law4SmallBusinessL4SBAlbuquerque
• Facebookfacebook.com/Law4SmallBusiness
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/law-4-small-business
• Instagraminstagram.com/law_4_small_business
• TikToktiktok.com/@law_4_small_business

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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