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LawFi appoints Doug Hathaway as Co-Founder and CTO/CPO

Monday, October 06, 2025 — 16:10:40 (UTC)

Fintech veteran brings 20 years of expertise to legal fee lending

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 2, 2025– LawFi, a pioneering legal fintech lender and the inventor of the “legal fee loan,” today announced that Doug Hathaway has joined the company as co-founder, chief technology officer (CTO), and chief product officer (CPO). In his new role, Hathaway will lead the development team through the company’s rollout in Florida and beyond.

In 2011, Hathaway co-founded DadeSystems, a payments automation company that grew into a leading SaaS platform serving Fortune 500 enterprises and top U.S. banks, including Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank. As CTO, he scaled the platform to automate millions of monthly transactions totaling hundreds of billions of dollars annually, culminating in a successful sale to Great Hill Capital’s portfolio company, Versapay, in 2022.

At Versapay, Hathaway led the Cash Application platform, guiding engineering integration and go-to-market efforts. His leadership helped double the platform’s revenue post-acquisition.

“Legal fee loans are desperately needed to help consumers and small business owners fund necessary legal services,” said Hathaway. “Returning to my startup roots and helping LawFi narrow the access to justice gap is an opportunity I couldn’t afford to pass up.”

Last month, LawFi announced that Cordell & Cordell, the nation’s largest family law firm, has joined LawFi’s limited Florida rollout. The partnership will enable Cordell & Cordell to gain early access to the platform and provide valuable feedback to shape the final statewide release.

“Doug’s background and expertise are a perfect combination for LawFi,” said Steven Highfill, CEO and founder of LawFi. “Doug and his team will accelerate LawFi’s product development as he leads our rollout across the state of Florida and nationwide.”

About LawFi, Inc.

LawFi is a pioneering legal fintech and specialty finance company. LawFi is the inventor of a new type of loans, called “Legal Fee Loans.” The company operates the first legal fee financing platform and loan origination system capable of underwriting and funding customized legal fee loans. The platform facilitates point-of-sale legal fee loans to finance legal services provided to consumers and small business owners through a growing network of lawyers and law firms.

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Source: Company press release.

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