JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LawFi, Inc., (“LawFi”) a pioneering Legal Fintech Lender and the inventor of the “Legal Fee Loan” is pleased to announce the addition of Pamela Johnson to our growing team. Pam has signed on as an Advisor to help guide our financial team and activities.

Pam is the current Chief Financial Officer for the publicly traded specialty finance company, OppFi Inc. (NYSE: OPFI). She is a seasoned and respected CFO in the consumer lending space, having extensive public and private company experience in managing all aspects of accounting, financial reporting, taxes, and running a loan book. She is an expert financial management strategist and strong financial leader capable of overseeing our financial management and operations. Pam will help us cultivate and maintain banking and funding relationships to ensure we are well positioned to meet the expected demand for our new financial product and asset class of loans called the “Legal Fee Loan.”

Pam holds a Master of Accountancy and Bachelor of Business in Accountancy from Western Illinois University.

Ms. Johnson commented, “LawFi has an exciting future, and I’m thrilled to be a part of their mission. Everyone, no matter their financial situation, deserves representation. LawFi has identified a need and built a robust platform to fulfill that need. I look forward to working with their talented team to advise them on their financial strategy as they grow.”

Steven Highfill, Founder & CEO of LawFi commented, “I’m excited to have Pam join our team! She has extensive financial management experience managing and growing a consumer finance company. Her knowledge and skills as a seasoned CFO of both private and public finance companies will add significant value to our development and growth. She will help our team successfully launch and scale the company by providing exceptional financial advisory, helping secure the funding we need. With Pam on the team, I more confident now, more than ever, that LawFi can succeed in our mission to bring more financial inclusion to the legal market to narrow the access to justice gap.”

About LawFi, Inc.

(“LawFi”) is a privately held development stage Legal Fintech company focused on developing the first Legal Fee Financing platform. Our platform will bring more financial inclusion to the legal system that is currently void of any meaningful financing options. LawFi will help solve the longstanding Access-to-Justice Gap by generating the industry's first point-of-need legal fee loans and Retain-Now-Pay-Later™ options for financing legal fees and related costs.