Richard Burt Professional Law Corporation
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Sending an email to Richard Burt or leaving a voice mail for him or his assistant (and a reply from either) does not create an attorney-client relationship.
No attorney-client relationship will be formed until you and Mr. Burt have agreed that he should represent you, he has determined that there is no conflict with an existing client, you have signed an engagement letter that sets forth the terms of the representation, and, when requested, you have made a fee deposit.
Please note that the initial consultation is solely to determine the nature of your legal matter and to discuss fees. Mr. Burt does not offer free legal advice.
After an attorney-client relationship has been formed, email (and voice mail) may of course be freely used for confidential attorney-client communications.
If we try to call you at a telephone number that you provide to us and are unable to reach you (and your voice mail is full or is not set up), we may text you at that number to let you know that we tried to call you. By sending an email via this website or by calling and leaving a voice-mail message, you consent to receiving such texts. At any time, you may reply STOP to opt-out from further messages.
NOTE: Mr. Burt does not handle litigation of any kind. If you wish to sue someone, are being sued, or need to make a court filing of any kind, Mr. Burt cannot help you. You should not contact him for those services.
Good Standing Certificates in California
California does not issue good-standing certificates under that name.
For what is referred to in other states as a “good standing certificate,” the California Secretary of State will issue a CERTIFICATE OF STATUS certifying to the current status of an entity registered with the Secretary of State (e.g., active/good standing, suspended, dissolved, or cancelled).
For what is referred to in other states as a “long-form good standing certificate,” the California Secretary of State will issue a CERTIFICATE OF FILING OF ALL DOCUMENTS (a certified list of ALL the business entity’s documents on the records of the California Secretary of State (e.g., formation, registration, amendment, statement of information, correction, merger, termination, or conversion).
A Certificate of Status must be obtained by application to the Secretary of State.
For a certificate issued by California’s income tax agency, the Franchise Tax Board (FTB), that an entity is in good standing with it, the FTB will issue an ENTITY STATUS LETTER.
An Entity Status Letter verifies whether or not an entity is in good standing with the FTB and provides certification for:
• An outstanding liability that would be of concern to a third party (e.g., closing an escrow for a financing or sale transaction).
• Verification of an exempt status.
• Registering a corporation or LLC to transact business in another state.
• Legal status in court proceedings.
An FTB Entity Status Letter may be obtained instantly online for a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) by using the FTB’s “Self Serve Entity Status Letter” function by clicking here.
A searcher may use either an Entity ID or Entity Name.
An FTB Entity Status Letter does not reflect the entity’s status with any other state agency and is not a substitute for a Certificate of Status issued by the Secretary of State.