Steven Besly

Steven Besly is a Dallas business attorney who forms and advises companies, nonprofits and associations under Texas law and litigates business, construction and ownership disputes. His firm, Steven Besly, PC, is at One Campbell Centre on North Central Expressway.

Steven Besly has been licensed to practice in Texas and in the Northern and Western Districts of Texas since 1998. His firm, Steven Besly, PC, works from One Campbell Centre at 8350 N Central Expressway in Dallas, and he practiced with Collins Law Group and Collins & Bassinger in Dallas from 2003. He describes his approach as Straight Talk Counsel: clients should understand their own documents well enough to govern their entity without creating personal liability.

On the formation side, Steven helps owners and their CPAs choose and set up the right entity, from LLCs and corporations to professional entities, and he forms nonprofits and associations, including homeowner and condo associations, professional associations and charitable foundations. The work continues after formation with bylaws, company agreements, shareholder and buy-sell agreements, and governance advice on financing, distributions, minority rights and buyouts.

When disputes arise he handles business and commercial litigation, member and shareholder buyouts, non-compete and confidentiality cases, construction disputes, HOA and COA matters, probate and trust litigation, and administrative hearing defense before state and federal agencies. He is a member of the Business, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust, and Construction Sections of the State Bar of Texas.

Why members refer Steven

1. Licensed in Texas since 1998 and practicing business law in Dallas since 2003
2. Works alongside the client's CPA so entity structure fits both tax and liability goals
3. Handles formation, governance and litigation, so the attorney who drafted the agreement can also enforce it

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