Hiring a Business Lawyer in Arkansas
How to form an LLC in Arkansas, the state fees and yearly filings, how to check a lawyer's license, and the state bar's fee rules. We do not recommend or rank lawyers.
What a lawyer costs in Arkansas: fee rules
| If a lawyer takes your money | Arkansas has a Client Security Fund overseen by the Arkansas Supreme Court's Client Security Fund Committee, whose members are appointed by the Court; the Administrative Office of the Courts (625 Marshall Street, Little Rock; 501-682-9400) is the listed contact. |
|---|
Arkansas rules to know first
| How to form an LLC | File a Certificate of Organization (Form LL-01) with the Secretary of State's Business and Commercial Services Division, online (paid by credit card) or by mail or delivery using the PDF form. The certificate must list the LLC name, the registered agent's name and physical Arkansas address (no P.O. box), each organizer, and at least one member or manager. The Secretary of State's notice says an organizer and at least one officer are required for all initial filings. A Franchise Tax Registration form (no fee) is filed with Form LL-01. The Secretary of State pages reviewed do not state a typical processing time. |
|---|---|
| LLC filing fee | The Certificate of Organization for a domestic LLC (Form LL-01) costs $45.00 when filed online or $50.00 on paper. |
| Registered agent | The LLC must name a registered agent with a physical address in Arkansas; a P.O. box is not acceptable. A Notice of Change of Registered Agent for LLC (Form DO-03) can be filed online or on paper with no fee. Some agents register as commercial registered agents under Arkansas's Model Registered Agents Act. |
| Annual report | Arkansas LLCs file an annual LLC Franchise Tax Report with the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State's 2024 LLC franchise tax form says reports and taxes are due on or before May 1, that all limited liability companies pay $150.00, and that a late filing adds a $25.00 penalty plus interest. Franchise taxes keep accruing until the LLC is formally dissolved or withdrawn, and an LLC that has not paid cannot make other filings. File online at https://sos-franchise.ark.org/. |
| Closing an LLC | File a Statement of Dissolution (Form LL-04): $45.00 online or $50.00 on paper. A Final Franchise Tax Report ($150.00) must be submitted with Form LL-04, and all unpaid franchise taxes, penalties and interest must be paid. |
Find and check a lawyer
| Lawyer referral service | The Arkansas Bar Association runs ArkansasFindALawyer, an online directory you can search by name, firm, city, postal code (within a set distance) or area of practice. The bar's page does not describe it as a referral service and states no consultation fee. The bar's general line is 501-375-4606. |
|---|---|
| Check that the lawyer is licensed | The Arkansas Judiciary's online Attorney Search lets you look up lawyers by last name, first name, city, ZIP code or bar number; attorney rosters are also posted. The site says its information is not the official record kept by the Clerk of the Courts and directs users to the Clerk's Office at (501) 682-6849 to verify. Rosters: https://attorneyinfo.aoc.arkansas.gov/roster |
| Check discipline history or file a complaint | Complaints about Arkansas lawyers are handled by the Office of Professional Conduct of the Arkansas Supreme Court (Administrative Office of the Courts), One Capitol Mall, Suite 3D-101, Little Rock, AR 72201-1049; phone 501-376-0313 or toll-free 800-506-6631. File using the office's grievance form (printable for mailing or fillable for emailing). Disciplinary decisions are posted online, and paper copies are available from the Clerk of the Courts at $0.50 per page. |
All legal help in Arkansas · Background guide
Last verified against official sources: October 27, 2026.
How we source this page: each state-specific rule links to the statute, court rule or official government page it comes from. A rule taken from a public copy of a state code (used only where the official code is not freely readable online) is marked as a secondary source. Spot an error? Use the contact page to report it. About our sources
General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.