Russell Weekes Email & Phone Number

St. George, Ut, Us

United States

As a corporate counsel at Torro, LLC, I manage legal, risk, regulatory compliance , transactions, and litigation for a leading fintech company that provides innovative lending solutions to businesses. I have streamlined legal operations by designing and implementing case and process management policies, procedures and workflows increasing case productivity by 290%, as well as centralized and streamlined company-wide policies, procedures, and agreements by developing 70+ standardized legal document automation templates.

Provo, Utah, United States

Serving Utah clients in bankruptcy, business, divorce & family law, estate planning, and real estate issues.

West Jordan, Utah, United States

504 West 800 North, Orem, Utah 84057

Weekes Law was a regional boutique financial services law firm with offices in Utah & Idaho. Our mission is to provide exceptional legal services to individuals, families and businesses. Our individual attention, educational approach, and flexible payment structures are leading the legal space. As founder and managing member I have enjoyed taking the firm start-up to one of the largest boutique financial services firms in our markets. We have grown from a single office with one attorney to multiple office and 4 attorneys and 7 support staff members.While working with Capstone Law, we successfully litigated against and prevailed against the United States Trustee for the District of Utah. Our victory resulted in Director Cliff White commending the principals of the case as a blueprint for all jurisdictions across the United States.Our Small Business GC Program helps small to midsize organizations have the legal expertise of a large corporation without the overhead. I have helped entrepreneurs and business owners formalize, establish, and grow businesses with effective business formations, agreements, corporate governance, contracts, transactions, and dissolution. I have also enjoyed helping families an entrepreneurs protect the assets they have worked hard to acquire with effective asset protection, bankruptcy planning, estate planning, real estate transactions and business transactions,While working for Capstone I have developed a unique skill-set for an attorney. I have successfully achieved first page Google natural search position with top key words with effective on and off-page search engine optimization and Google AdWords account management. Processes that I have implemented have improved client engagement by over 250% firm-wide with effective Google AdWords account management, prospect process improvement, and repeatable consultation procedures.

Midway, Utah

eDoc Innovations is a software development company that provides document storage, risk management, digital transaction automation, eSignature, check processing, and digital document lifecycle management to banks and credit unions. As COO and General Counsel I managed day-to-day operations of the company. I collaborated with the CEO and board of directors on the long-term strategic direction of the company. I also managed all aspects of legal affairs, including policies & procedures, corporate governance, risk mitigation, data privacy, software licensing, SaaS, hosting, contract review and drafting, and mergers and acquisitions.While at eDOC it was my pleasure in working with a host of high-caliber employees. Together we successfully improved key operational efficiencies by nearly 2,000%. We were successful in serving our client-base maintaining over 99% client retention. My time at eDoc showed a proven ability to timely meet sales and executive demands with expeditious and creative legal solutions, including various joint-marking, non-disclosure, software licensing, termination, escrow, settlement, service, independent contractor, assignment of intellectual property, and web hosting agreements,

Researched and analyzed a wide array of legal issues including business, criminal law, criminal procedure, & family law; Drafted memoranda, a memorandum decision and a published opinion; Consulted with and presented legal analysis to Judges and Court Clerks on a wide array of legal issues.

Established localization processes and procedures; Managed localization staff; Maintained excellent client relations with company’s premier account; Managed project flow, production and project schedules; Supported and Trained staff on multi-platform hardware, software and network solutions.

Doctor Of Jurisprudence

Activities and Societies: Senior Editor, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation

Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: • Dean’s List • Golden Key National Honor Society • Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society