Novel Personal Corporate Structures, Fiduciary Responsibility, and the Ethics of Personhood

Abstract

The book The Unincorporated Man envisions a future in which every individual is incorporated at birth, and their worth and value are determined on a market exchange. The book uncovers profound questions about personal autonomy and fiduciary responsibility in a world where personhood is commodified, and offers a unique lens into contemporary questions about work/life balance, the degrees of freedom each of us have, and the nature of competing obligations. It provides an interesting perspective into issues we wrestle with today. This paper considers the use of Personal Service Corporations and other contemporary legal vehicles from that perspective.