About us
Our team
200 years of combined litigation finance experience
Founded by attorneys in 2000, Counsel Financial is the premier litigation financing company in the US. Our dedicated team is made up of attorneys, bankers, MBAs, and certified public accountants. Together, we have over 200 years of combined experience in legal and financial sectors. Our 25-year tenure has resulted in over $2 billion in law firm loans $25 billion in case collateral serviced.


Paul Cody
President and CEO

Megan Payne
Chief Operating Officer

Ryan Kagels
Chief Financial Officer

Kelly Anthony
Chief Legal Officer

Steve Mingle
Managing Director

Kelly Anthony
Chief Legal Officer

Nicholas D’Aquilla
Managing Director

James Verrico
Sr Director, Legal Underwriting

Donald Tucker
Sr Director, Legal Underwriting

Matt Rimmer
VP, Business Dev. & Attorney Relations

Felice Callahan
Special Counsel

Megan Payne
Chief Operating Officer

Ryan Kagels
Chief Financial Officer

James Cox
Sr Director, Financial Auditing

Jessica Hallick
Controller

Ashley Smith
Senior Accountant

Mike Mistretta
Director of Finance

Katie Burke
Senior Financial Analyst

Tracy Colvin
Credit Analyst

Dan Malcos
VP, Operations

Nick Calato
Director, Data Analytics

Emil DiNardo
Senior Database Administrator/Programmer

Jerry Hickson
Virtual CIO

Tonia Wiltsie
Operations and Project Coordinator

Steve Mingle
Managing Director

Matt Rimmer
VP, Business Dev. & Attorney Relations

Melissa Ruggiero
Director, Client Relations

Kim Zimmermann
VP, Marketing

Paul Cody
President and CEO

Megan Payne
Chief Operating Officer

Ryan Kagels
Chief Financial Officer

Kelly Anthony
Chief Legal Officer

Steve Mingle
Managing Director

Kelly Anthony
Chief Legal Officer

Nicholas D’Aquilla
Managing Director

James Verrico
Sr Director, Legal Underwriting

Donald Tucker
Sr Director, Legal Underwriting

Matt Rimmer
VP, Business Dev. & Attorney Relations

Felice Callahan
Special Counsel

Megan Payne
Chief Operating Officer

Ryan Kagels
Chief Financial Officer

James Cox
Sr Director, Financial Auditing

Jessica Hallick
Controller

Ashley Smith
Senior Accountant

Mike Mistretta
Director of Finance

Katie Burke
Senior Financial Analyst

Tracy Colvin
Credit Analyst

Dan Malcos
VP, Operations

Nick Calato
Director, Data Analytics

Emil DiNardo
Senior Database Administrator/Programmer

Jerry Hickson
Virtual CIO

Tonia Wiltsie
Operations and Project Coordinator

Steve Mingle
Managing Director

Matt Rimmer
VP, Business Dev. & Attorney Relations

Melissa Ruggiero
Director, Client Relations

Kim Zimmermann
VP, Marketing

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