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
Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas D'Aquilla
President
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
President
James Verrico
Sr Director, Legal Underwriting
Donald Tucker
Sr Director, Legal Underwriting
Jason Frank
Director of Legal Underwriting
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
Melissa Ruggiero
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Kim Zimmermann
VP, Marketing
Paul Cody
Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas D'Aquilla
President
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
President
James Verrico
Sr Director, Legal Underwriting
Donald Tucker
Sr Director, Legal Underwriting
Jason Frank
Director of Legal Underwriting
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
Melissa Ruggiero
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Kim Zimmermann
VP, Marketing
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