<<What good is it if you have 20 LLC’s each holding 1 property, and a multi-million dollar lawsuit is attached to the individual and all of his interests (ie…membership status with the LLC). Every property and LLC now has a Judgement against it.>>
you are incorrect.
membership interest in an LLC is considered “personal property” by statute. as such it is not available to satisfy a judgement creditor. You can read it yourself in the Texas LLC Act. Most states I’ve found follow similar language.
a judgement creditor CAN receive a charging interest against LLC income, but they do not obtain control of the LLC and it’s asset holdings. In practice this is seldom done because 1) the judgement creditor is deemed by the IRS to have “constructive receipt” of the income and becomes responsible for taxes on the LLC income and 2) the LLC never has to make a cash distribution. Therefore the creditor will pay all the taxes on, but never receive any cash from the LLC, effectively frustrating the creditor. Attys know this and so they seldom go after a charging interest.
With regard to NV corporations: there are two kinds of risk: liabilities arising within the entity and liabilities arising without. Your technique will only protect against one of them.
Corporate stock owned is considered an “investment” and as such IS available to satisfy judgement creditors (regardless of who the officers are) of the individual owners. This can give the creditor ownership of the corporation and the assets it owns and/or controls.
Both Corporations and LLCs protect the individual from liability arising within the entity, but only the LLC will protect the company from personal liabilities of the owner. This is because it is considered “personal property” and not an “investment”.
Anonymity only protects the individual from liabilities arising within the entity - because the owner can’t be identified.
Anonymity is great, but it will still leave every property in an entity subject to liabilities that arise from every other property, even if the atty can’t find the owner. Only multiple entities will resolve this issue.
Anonymity is great, but if the individual is sued, investments owned can be seized; personal property cannot. Thus the LLC is preferred to a corporation from any state.
Anonymity is great and it certainly has its place in an asset protection plan, but it is not an “all inclusive” solution. Neither is an LLC (or any entity). And the bloodsucking attorneys will always be looking for prey. Let them find easier picking somewhere else.
I don’t know about OJ, but I do know about LLC’s and they are one of the best and cost effective means of shielding assets from risks.