Partnership & LLC Dispute Attorneys in Florida
BUSINESS DIVORCE
Partners, LLC members and shareholders at an impasse: buyouts, deadlock, freeze outs, self dealing and dissolution. Speak directly with a business divorce lawyer.
6, 7 & 8-figure recoveries · 60+ years combined experience · Free initial consultation
Serving business owners across Florida. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Salomon Smith PLLC.
Tell us about the business
Owner disputes reward early action: money moves, records go missing and the other side positions for control. Call or send the form, and a partnership dispute attorney reviews the agreements, the ownership and what has happened, then gives you an honest read on your options. No pressure, no obligation.
A direct conversation with an attorney, not an intake screener.
A straight answer on whether you have a case worth pursuing.
Clear next steps and a fee structure before you commit to anything.
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How a Florida business divorce ends
The other owners buy your interest, by agreement or at a court-set value.
Buyout
A court can dissolve the company for deadlock, fraud or wasted assets.
Dissolution
Self dealing and diverted profits support claims for damages.
Damages
Owners can demand the books, records and financial statements.
Records
Every business divorce turns on the agreements and the facts. Have yours reviewed early.
Owner disputes we litigate
Our partnership dispute lawyers handle five kinds of business divorce. If yours sits between categories, call anyway; most do.
Partnership Disputes
Business partners disagree over money, control or direction, and the partnership agreement does not settle it. Our business partner dispute attorneys pursue buyouts, dissociation, dissolution and the accounting that follows.
Members of a Florida LLC are deadlocked, locked out or cut out of distributions. Our LLC dispute lawyers can seek judicial dissolution when an LLC cannot carry on as agreed or those in control act illegally or fraudulently (section 605.0702).
LLC Member Disputes
Minority shareholders shut out of management, salaries and dividends in a closely held company. In a shareholder lawsuit a court can dissolve the corporation, or the company or other shareholders can buy the shares at fair value (sections 607.1430 and 607.1436).
Shareholder Oppression
A partner or manager diverted customers, paid themselves or ran business through a side company. Managers and controlling owners owe fiduciary duties, and our breach of fiduciary duty lawyers pursue damages and other relief.
Self Dealing & Fiduciary Breach
The owners agree someone should leave but not on the price. We litigate buy-sell provisions, fair value and the valuation evidence that decides what an ownership interest is worth.
Buyouts & Valuation Disputes
Not sure where your situation fits? Tell us about the business, the owners and what has changed, and an attorney will tell you where it stands.
How we work
You work with the attorney handling your case, from the first call through resolution. No layers between you and the person doing the work.
Direct attorney access
Daniel S. Smith has litigated Florida business disputes for over a decade, backed by Jose Smith's five decades of trial experience as Of Counsel.
60+ years combined
If a case is not worth pursuing, we tell you. Strategy is built around the outcome that makes sense for your business, not around the fight itself.
Honest assessments
From demand letter through trial and appeal, your case stays with your attorney. Nothing gets handed off.
Handled start to finish
What happens when you call
Call (305) 297-1018 or send the form. Your details go straight to an attorney, day or night.
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Reach Out
We review the agreements and the financials, then give you a candid read on your options.
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Free Consultation
If we move forward together, you approve the strategy and the fee structure before anything is filed.
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A Clear Plan
Business divorce questions, answered
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Sometimes. It depends on the operating or partnership agreement, the ownership split and the conduct involved. Florida courts can order dissolution for deadlock, fraud or waste, and many cases end in a negotiated or court-supervised buyout.
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Yes. A member can ask a court to dissolve an LLC when it is not reasonably practicable to carry on as agreed, when those in control act illegally or fraudulently, when assets are being wasted, or when the members are deadlocked and the company is being harmed (section 605.0702).
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Minority shareholders can inspect corporate records (section 607.1602). When those in control act illegally, oppressively or fraudulently, a shareholder can ask a court to dissolve a closely held corporation, and the company or other shareholders can instead buy the shares at fair value (sections 607.1430 and 607.1436).
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Owners and managers who take company money or opportunities can be held liable for breach of fiduciary duty, and the company or the other owners can pursue damages, an accounting and, in some cases, dissolution. Moving quickly helps preserve the records.
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Yes. The firm represents business owners in partnership, LLC and shareholder disputes throughout Florida.
Get a straight answer on your position and your options. Free consultation with a Florida business partner dispute lawyer.