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Ngoc Tran, currently the engineering lead at [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades), has a long and varied history as a paralegal. Ngoc began their career in February 2016 with Baker McKenzie Vietnam and worked there until November of that year. Ngoc then took on an internship at Meitus Gelbert Rose LLP from October 2015 to December 2015 before interning at Sniderman Nguyen LLP from May 2015 to November 2015. Ngoc's final internship was at the Indiana Supreme Court, where they worked from May 2015 to August 2015. After their various internships, Ngoc took on the role of paralegal at Leadco Legal Counsel from November 2017 to December 2019.

Ngoc Tran has a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Ngoc also has a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in Business Law from Vietnam National University School of Law Hanoi. Ngoc is certified by the Vietnam Bar Federation in Lawyer License.

Their manager is Raad Ahmed, Founder & CEO. Some direct reports include Yinka Akinola - Full-Stack Engineer, Brian Ryu - Software Engineer. Ngoc Tran works with Ashish Walia - Co-Founder, Jerry Thomas - Finance & Operations Lead, and Andrew Simon - Product Manager.

Ngoc Tran

Matt Margolis is the Head of Community at [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades). Prior to joining [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades), Matt held various positions in the legal field including Director of Legal & Risk Management at [Lloyd Jones](/org/lloyd-jones), Attorney at Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann, P.A., and Associate Attorney at Eraclides, Gelman, Hall, Indek, Goodman, Waters & Traverso. Matt began their career as an Assistant General Counsel at the [Florida Department of Economic Opportunity](/org/florida-department-of-economic-opportunity). Matt earned their law degree from Florida International University College of Law.

Matt Margolis has a Juris Doctor from [Florida State University](/org/florida-state-university) College of Law, a Master of Science in American Government and Politics from [Florida State University](/org/florida-state-university), and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government from [Florida State University](/org/florida-state-university). Matt is also certified from The Florida Bar in Florida.

Matt Margolis works with Ashish Walia - Co-Founder, Andrew Simon - Product Manager, and Ngoc Tran - Engineering Lead. Matt Margolis reports to Raad Ahmed, Founder & CEO.

Matt Margolis

Lauren O'Neill is the current Senior Account Executive at [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades). Lauren was previously the Head Of Development at JerseySTEM and before that, they were the Director, Tech and Investment at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Lauren has also worked as a Client Development Specialist at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Lauren is skilled in client relations and has a passion for helping Founders succeed.

Lauren O'Neill holds a BA in marketing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Lauren O'Neill reports to Ashish Walia, Co-Founder. Lauren O'Neill works with Josh Saneda - Talent Growth Lead, Melissa La Forest - Senior Account Manager, and Aaron Diek - Senior Account Executive.

Lauren O'Neill

Melissa La Forest is currently a Senior Account Manager at [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades). Prior to joining [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades), they spent two and a half years at ClassPass as an Account Associate. In their role at ClassPass, Melissa managed a book of 100+ business accounts, building long-term and successful partnerships. Melissa also contributed to soft churn and escalation projects, contributing to Account Associate and Success Team goals. Melissa was able to decrease onboarding time for new hires by developing clear communication systems for processes and best practices resulting in increased output, decreased SLA times, and new collaboration between departments.

Before ClassPass, Melissa worked as a Catering Event Manager at Praha Inc. for three years. And before that, they spent six months as an Event Sales Coordinator at Vail Resorts. Melissa has also been a Snowboard Coach at Park City since 2008.

Melissa La Forest completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Marketing from Davis and Elkins College.

Melissa La Forest reports to Ashish Walia, Co-Founder. Melissa La Forest works with Josh Saneda - Talent Growth Lead, Aaron Diek - Senior Account Executive, and Lauren O'Neill - Senior Account Executive.

Melissa La Forest

Josh Saneda is the Talent Growth Lead at [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades). Josh has over 7 years of experience in the Human Resources field. Josh has a proven track record of success in developing and implementing recruiting strategies, improving processes, and increasing efficiencies. Prior to their current position, Josh was the Interim Director of Operations at AM&PM Employment LLC, and before that, they were the Director of Operations at Staff America Inc. Josh also has experience as a Senior Recruiter at Emerald Health Services. Josh is a highly motivated individual with a passion for helping others reach their full potential.

Josh Saneda received their Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from [Capital University](/org/capital-university).

They are on a team with Veronika Farkas - Talent Success Manager, Melissa La Forest - Senior Account Manager, and Lauren O'Neill - Senior Account Executive. Josh Saneda reports to Ashish Walia, Co-Founder.

Josh Saneda

Veronika Farkas is currently the Talent Success Manager at [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades). Prior to this, they worked as a Community Lead at [WeWork](/org/wework) from November 2018 to February 2022. There, they were responsible for community event management, marketing, building operations, and customer relationship management. From February 2017 to March 2017, they interned at Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt GmbH, where they supported the daily activities of the competence center and assisted with foreign country related matters.

Veronika Farkas has a degree in International Business Administration from Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. Veronika also has a degree in International Business from [Budapest Business School](/org/budapest-business-school). Additionally, they have a Bachelor of Applied Science in International Business Management from [Budapest Business School](/org/budapest-business-school). Veronika is also certified by [Coursera](/org/coursera) in Financial Markets from [Yale University](/org/yale-university) and by Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem Nyelvvizsgaközpont in State Accredited Language Examination Certificate, Business German, B2 level. Finally, they are certified by the European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Language (ECL) in State Accredited Language Examination Certificate, English language, C1 level.

Their manager is Ashish Walia, Co-Founder. They are on a team with Melissa La Forest - Senior Account Manager, Josh Saneda - Talent Growth Lead, and Aaron Diek - Senior Account Executive.

Veronika Farkas

Brian Ryu is a software engineer who currently works at [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades). Brian previously worked as a student software engineer at [Flatiron School](/org/flatiron-school) from February 2019 to May 2019. While at [Flatiron School](/org/flatiron-school), they developed front-end functionalities with Javascript, React and Redux, and handled RESTful JSON API with Rails and MVC pattern. Brian also implemented authentication and authorization of user accounts with JWT, and created a user-friendly styling built with custom CSS. Brian has also worked as a solution support analyst II at Netsmart Technologies from November 2016 to November 2018, and as an application specialist at Stony Brook Medicine from December 2015 to September 2016. Brian began their career in 2015 as a sales associate at [Finish Line](/org/finish-line-inc).

Brian Ryu is a full stack web developer and software engineer who has studied at [Flatiron School](/org/flatiron-school), Hack Reactor, and [Stony Brook University](/org/stony-brook-university). Brian holds a BS in Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences from [Stony Brook University](/org/stony-brook-university) and an MS in Applied Healthcare Information Technology from [Stony Brook University](/org/stony-brook-university) Graduate School. Brian is also certified in software engineering from [Flatiron School](/org/flatiron-school).

They work with and Yinka Akinola - Full-Stack Engineer. Their manager is Ngoc Tran, Engineering Lead.

Brian Ryu

Andrew Simon is the current Product Manager at [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades). Prior to this, they were a Senior Product Manager at [Workrise](/org/workrise) from August 2020 to February 2022. There, they directed a team of four that was responsible for managing marketplace dynamics and existing driver retention for Houston and the surrounding markets. Andrew also partnered with airports, venues, and events, and earned a special project opportunity with the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. During their time at [Workrise](/org/workrise), they oversaw operations during Super Bowl LI in Houston, setting up rider lounge partnerships, creating staffing plans for teams of 20, and managing marketplace dynamics. Andrew coordinated with a nine-member leadership team to identify goals and conduct employee performance evaluations for all Texas markets.

Before their time at [Workrise](/org/workrise), Andrew Simon was the Head of Product Operations, [Uber](/org/uber) Eats Marketplace and Courier at [Uber](/org/uber) from February 2015 to May 2020. There, they led a team of 17 Product Operations Managers across [Uber](/org/uber) Eats tech offices in San Francisco and New York. Andrew hired and onboarded 14 new employees, providing training on topics including new product launch and stakeholder management. Andrew prepared and delivered business insights and reports to product teams of 25+, resulting in pricing, logistics, consumer, and courier mobile app improvements. Additionally, they developed and launched the Eats Pass subscriptions model, increasing subscription count by 3X within one month. Finally, they constructed and executed improvements to the tipping experience, courier earnings and incentives, waypoint time prediction, and order handoff experience - reducing costs by 20% per trip.

Andrew Simon received their Bachelor's degree in Strategy from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Andrew also has a certification from [VMware](/org/vmware) in [VMware](/org/vmware) Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization.

Andrew Simon reports to Raad Ahmed, Founder & CEO. Some of their coworkers include Ashish Walia - Co-Founder, Ngoc Tran - Engineering Lead, and Matt Margolis - Head of Community.

Andrew Simon

Rashad H. is currently a supporter/investor at [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades). Rashad was previously with [Hustle Fund](/org/hustle-fund) from January 2022 to July 2022 as part of the Angel Squad cohort 5. Prior to that, they were with [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades) and Bluelight. From June 2021 to July 2021, they were an NYC Tech Fellow with [On Deck](/org/on-deck). Rashad has also been with Estuary Development and Kit.com as a supporter/investor. Rashad H. has also been an adjunct professor of analytics at [Mercy College](/org/mercy-college) from January 2020 to January 2021, and an angel/startup investor with Angel Investor.

Rashad H. has a Master of Science in Business Analytics from NYU Stern School of Business, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from [University at Buffalo](/org/university-at-buffalo). Rashad also has certifications from Coursera in Data Visualization with Advanced Excel and The Data Scientist’s Toolbox!, and from DataCamp in Intermediate Python for Data Science and Introduction to Programming Using Python. In addition, Rashad H. is a Tableau Desktop Specialist certified by [Tableau Software](/org/tableau-software) and a Certified Scrum Master certified by Scrum Alliance.

Rashad H.

Raad Ahmed is the founder and CEO of [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades), a company that provides legal services for businesses. Prior to starting [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades), Ahmed worked as a law clerk for the Texas Civil Rights Project, where they conducted legal research and writing on a variety of economic and civil rights issues. Raad also founded MyFBCoverPhoto.com, a web app that allows users to customize their Facebook Timeline covers.

Raad Ahmed began their educational career by attending St. John's University, where they earned a BS in Legal Studies and Philosophy of Law. Raad then attended the University at Buffalo School of Law, where they earned their J.D. After law school, they attended 500 Startups, a startup accelerator.

Some individuals on their team include Ashish Walia - Co-Founder, Hannah Longman - Head of Events, and Jerry Thomas - Finance & Operations Lead.

Raad Ahmed

Aaron Diek is a Senior Account Executive at [Lawtrades](/org/lawtrades). Aaron was previously with [UpEquity](/org/upequity) as their Contract Vice President of Sales from July 2020 to February 2021. Prior to that, they were with SwingDev from June 2016 to November 2017 as their Director of U.S. Accounts and Projects.

Aaron Diek received their Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from UC Berkeley and their Santa Margarita Catholic Highschool.

They are on a team with Lauren O'Neill - Senior Account Executive, Josh Saneda - Talent Growth Lead, and Veronika Farkas - Talent Success Manager. Aaron Diek reports to Ashish Walia, Co-Founder.

Aaron Diek

Ashish Walia

Senior Product Designer

Senior Full Stack Engineer, Web

Yinka Akinola

Hannah Longman

Lillian Syme

Amy Ye

Jerry Thomas

Creative Copywriter

The founding team at Lawtrades has a history of content creation, impact litigation, and law. They have experience working at YouTube, the Texas Civil Rights Project, and the Legal Aid Society. They also have a background in entrepreneurship, having founded MyFBCoverPhoto.com.

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