Formation of a Limited Liability Company in the District of Columbia: A Guide for Business Owners

This handbook is designed to clarify some of the technical requirements for starting an LLC such as naming your business, obtaining the certificate of organization, designating a registered agent as well as preparing a clean hand certificate. It also provides a copy of our single member LLC template and DLCP forms.

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center would like to thank Kasey Levit Robinson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP for her insight and assistance in creating this manual.