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Florida Statute 621.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 621.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 621.01 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
621.01 Legislative intent.It is the legislative intent to provide for the incorporation or organization as a limited liability company of an individual or group of individuals, professional corporations, or professional limited liability companies to render the same professional service to the public for which such individuals, individual shareholders of professional corporations, or members of limited liability companies are required by law to be licensed or to obtain other legal authorization.
History.s. 1, ch. 61-64; s. 1, ch. 93-110; s. 74, ch. 93-284.

Cases Citing F.S. 621.01

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·Gershuny v. Martin Mcfall Mess. an. Pa, 539 So. 2d 1131 (Fla. 1989).

Cited 25 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1989 WL 21080

...The Association is a professional service corporation organized under Chapter 621, Florida Statutes (1987). Chapter 621 was enacted to provide for the incorporation of an individual or group of individuals who perform the same professional service to the public for which they must be licensed. § 621.01, Fla....
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·In Re Greenberg, 105 B.R. 691 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1989).

Cited 7 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 1989 Bankr. LEXIS 1649, 19 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 1375, 1989 WL 112293

...At the time of the commencement of this action, the Debtor, Lester B. Greenberg, a dentist by profession, practiced as the principal of a professional service corporation (P.A.), a corporate entity recognized under the laws of this State, Fla. Stat. 621.01, et seq....
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Cited as authorityIn Re Fiesole Trading Corp. (2004)
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·O'KEEFE v. Darnell, 192 F. Supp. 2d 1351 (M.D. Fla. 2002).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3462, 2002 WL 377145

...that the Plaintiffs cannot sue the individual attorneys since the individual attorneys are not involved in the partnership. The Defendants argue that they can only be sued in their corporate status as a professional association under Florida Statute § 621.01....
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In Re Adams, 389 B.R. 762 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2007).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 344, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 4614, 2007 WL 5279793

...Chapter 621 of the Florida Statutes governs the formation of professional service corporations in Florida. Generally, the intent of the chapter is to enable licensed professionals to form corporations or similar business organizations for the purpose of providing professional services to the public. Fla. Stat. § 621.01....
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Johnson v. Walden (In re Urban), 138 B.R. 632 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1992).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 6 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 61, 1992 Bankr. LEXIS 492

...In support of this proposition the Trustee contends that both Florida Eye Care, Inc. — of Melbourne and Florida Eye Care, Inc. — of Lakeland are corporations whose sole business is to conduct medical practices subject to the provisions of Fla. Stat. § 621.01 et seq., i.e., Professional Service Corporation Act; that John Walden, Christiann Walden and Brenda Urban, the sole shareholders of record are not medical doctors; that ownership by these individuals of the stock of Florida Eye Care, Inc.— of Melbourne and/or Florida Eye Care, Inc....
...§ 541 .” In the Motion to Dismiss, the Defendants contend that Count V of the Complaint fails to state a cause of action upon which relief can be granted. Specifically, the Defendants claim that both corporations are organized under Fla.Stat. § 607.001 et seq., as opposed to Fla.Stat. § 621.01 et seq.; that neither corporation conducts a medical practice, but rather they employ physicians engaged in the practice of medicine which does not violate the Florida Statutes; and that as a result of these facts, the alleged transfer of stock by the Debtor to the Defendants is not void as a matter of law....

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