Legal Question in Business Law in Oklahoma

DBA & Legal Documents

We are an LLP. We also have a DBA. The DBA name is somewhat different than our legal name.

There is some question in our organization as to which documents we can sign using our legal name and which documents we can sign using our LLP name.

Spefically, which name do we need to use (ie our LLP name or our DBA name) when signing business contacts?


Asked on 8/10/07, 12:56 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Marsha Dixon

Re: DBA & Legal Documents

D/B/A is an abreviation for "Doing Business As" the abbreviation usually precedes a person's or business's assumed name. Or, it is a fictitious name. If you have a legal named filed or LLP that is legally registered with a partnership agreement, this name should be used by all "managing" partners when signing any "official" business document.

It is also recommended that you sign all business documents with the following guideline: "SIGNATURE" DBA, "NAME OF LLP" Or, "NAME OF DBA."

Examples: (John Doe, DBA, John Carwash, LLP) Or, John Doe, Name of DBA)

This way, it is clear that you have identified and designated all applicable signatures appropriately.

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Answered on 8/10/07, 1:32 pm


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