First in-house lawyer for this enterprise-focussed AI startup that uses multimodal LLM and emotional intelligence to capture customer insights from unstructured data.

Founder connecting lawyers from diverse backgrounds with startups seeking their first in-house counsel.

First in-house lawyer for this leading digital fintech site that helps consumers make better financial decisions. For almost a decade now, SuperMoney’s financial services marketplace, which spans more than 50 vertical consumer markets, has deployed features like community-based reviews and product ratings from real users, empowering consumers to evaluate and select the best financial products to fit their needs. And SuperMoney is committed to consumer education too with over 2,000 independently authored, easy-to-understand articles covering every aspect of consumer finance, all of which are available to anyone free of charge.

First General Counsel for startup marketplace platform targeted specifically to downsizing idle possessions for the benefit of charitable orgs and other NFPs. Users can sell-to-donate, gift and exchange their unused, excess, and unneeded stuff. Proceeds benefit local non-profit organizations at each user's direction.

Business law instructor for the only ABA-approved program in California's Inland Empire, and at the most diverse campus in the UC system. Taught both core (required) and elective subjects:• Alternative Dispute Resolution• Business Law• Contract Law• Fundamentals of Law• Legal Research & Writing

Ride N Care is the one-stop health + wellness transportation marketplace. Users can easily price and schedule a range of transport services from basic curb-to-curb, to fully-assisted door-through-door, and up to wheelchair van transportation. Users who require personal assistance can opt to be accompanied by a trained healthcare professional. Additionally, users benefit from RNC’s one-call/one-click, high-touch approach with available live 1-800 operator scheduling, user pick-up and drop-off coordination, and real-time troubleshooting capability.

Corporate Secretary and member of the Board of Directors for Social Media Club, Inc., founded in 2006 and now the world’s largest community of Social Media Professionals. SMC's primary mission is to expand digital media literacy, promote standard technologies, encourage ethical behavior and share best practices. We bring together journalists, publishers, communications professionals, artists, amateur media creators, citizen journalists, teachers, students, tool makers, developers, and other interested collaborators. Our 5,000+ members are the people who create media and who have an passion for seeing the media industry evolve for everyone’s benefit.

Co-Founder, President and General Counsel of this specialty business consulting company focussing on business ethics, high-performance management structures and corporate social responsibility. We provide startups, growth-stage, and middle market companies (plus their senior leadership teams and directors) with practical, modern, real-world corporate governance solutions. Services include pre-IPO governance assessments, review and counseling, post-IPO compliance structure build-out, cyber security/data privacy consulting, litigation avoidance, Corporate Social Responsibility program development, and ongoing board/management advisory services. Our combined legal, finance and senior executive management expertise spans more than 50 years serving in both public and privately-held enterprises. At TGP, we help high-performance companies build high-integrity cultures.

First general counsel for this Silicon Valley-based international financial services crowdfunding start-up, founded in 2009 to provide a secure, interactive digital platform for pre-IPO companies to raise capital and trade private company securities. Key member of the senior executive team responsible for company strategy and business objectives. Developed and successfully rolled out the company’s legal and HR infrastructure, including the integration of SEC, FINRA and state regulatory compliance protocols for the company’s broker-dealer subsidiary.

Chief legal officer and senior business executive for a global, NASDAQ-listed executive search and leadership consulting company. Managed the intersection of the Company’s legal and commercial operations throughout 40 countries and 67 office locations. Member of the Company’s 5-person Executive Committee, reporting to the CEO, and corporate secretary to the Company’s 9-member board of directors.

First general counsel and key member of executive management group for diversified consumer products and financial services company. Provided advice and counsel to CEO, president and five boards of directors on all matters of strategic importance, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, securities regulation, global litigation, state franchise act compliance and corporate governance reform. Managed an international legal operation with manufacturing, distribution, sales and strategic partners in 20 countries. Imposed rigors of public company legal management in preparation for run-up to IPO. Led the development of the legal and regulatory infrastructure for the company's startup private label credit card subsidiary.

First global litigation counsel for $25 billion international auto/consumer financial services division of General Electric Company. Directed the entire litigation process, including all internal dispute resolution programs. Provided advice and counsel to senior GE managers and reported directly to president on matters with industry-wide impact including consumer class-action lawsuits, federal and state licensing/regulation and government relations. Managed team of 28 employees responsible for resolution of non-sensitive defense litigation. Successfully completed GE’s Six Sigma certification program.