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FinTech & LegalTech Leader | Founding Team at Trust & WillI am a passionate and results-oriented legal leader with extensive experience in the FinTech and LegalTech space. As a founding team member at Trust & Will, I have played a pivotal role in building the company from the ground up. I started and grew the legal function from 0 to 4 and guided Trust & Will's product offering from pre-product to industry-leader. I have worked collaboratively with product, engineering, sales, finance, and marketing teams from foundation through high-growth phases, leading product expansion from pre-product through 50-state coverage of multiple product offerings. I also led the development of company policies (legal, compliance, and HR) and spearheaded the legal function in navigating complex and multi-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks.I have managed a diverse set of legal functions: corporate acquisitions, due diligence and compliance, contract and partnership formation and maintenance, subject matter expertise, and legal risk management. I am able to balance legal risk and business needs to provide risk-adjusted advice and facilitate paths forward within risk tolerance. I value being a proactive leader and I am driven to resolve issues before they arise and create orderly and efficient paths to success.◊ Innovation in Legal Services: I am a passionate advocate for exploring new technologies and approaches to make legal services more efficient, cost-effective, and accessible. ◊ Accessible Legal Partner: I believe in making legal a supportive and accessible partner within an organization, fostering cross-function collaboration, and enabling team performance by delivering effective paths forward while mitigating legal risks.◊ Strategic Visionary: I am a forward-thinking leader who looks around corners, creatively solves problems, and actively contributes to defining business strategy with a proven track record of launching and scaling innovative products across jurisdictions.◊ Building High-Performing Teams: I thrive on fostering collaboration, empowering team members to excel, and building legal teams.

Listed skills include Estate Planning, Legal Research, Business Transactions, Legal Writing, and 2 others.