Transforming how legal services are performed and delivered.

Our Management Team

• Brian Liu, Esq.
  Chief Executive Officer

  Brian Liu leads the BizCounsel team. Prior to starting BizCounsel, he developed the concept for LegalZoom (NASDAQ: LZ) in 1999, became its first CEO until 2007, and served as Chairman until 2018. In addition to his work with BizCounsel, Brian manages a real estate investment fund, sits on the board of DaZen Theranostics, a cancer therapy startup, and is an active angel investor. Brian graduated from UCLA School of Law and started his career as an attorney for Sullivan & Cromwell and Oaktree Capital. +

• Arya Firoozmand, Esq.
  Chief of Customer Experience

  Arya Firoozmand leads our customer experience team and oversees product innovation and the end-to-end customer journey. Before BizCounsel, Arya founded ClaimCounsel, an innovative attorney lead generation service which was merged into BizCounsel. Arya graduated from UCLA School of Law and started his career as an attorney for Newmeyer & Dillon, where he helped business owners fight for coverage when they were wrongfully denied on their insurance claims. +

• Curt Brown, Esq.
  Chief Legal Officer

  Curt Brown heads our legal innovation and compliance teams. Curt started his legal career at the prestigious Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella. In 2015, Curt was named a California Attorney of the Year by the Daily Journal and Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by USC Law School. Curt earned his JD from UCLA, where he was the Michael T. Masin Scholar and Staff Editor of the Entertainment Law Review. Curt is admitted to practice in the states of CA, CO, DC, FL, IL, MI and WA. +

• Aja Hashian
  Director of Client Relations

  Aja Hashian leads our Client Relations and Sales Teams. Previously, Aja was in charge of sales and service at ScoreBig, a sports ticketing start-up. She served similar roles for the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers. In addition to her work for BizCounsel, she is a songwriter for Genuine Artist Management, where she writes music for R&B, Pop and Hip-Hop artists. +

• Jake Varghese, Esq.
  Director of Attorney Operations

  Jake leads attorney operations and service fulfillment at BizCounsel. Prior to his work with BizCounsel, Jake led the Business Services division at LegalZoom, where he grew the department from 5 employees to 500. After LegalZoom, Jake held senior leadership roles at LegalShield and United Agent Services. Jake received his JD from Drake University Law School. +

• Jason Miller, Esq.
  Director of Legal Operations

  Jason Miller acts as our Director of Legal Operations. Prior to his work with BizCounsel, he worked at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, one of the largest business immigration law firms in the U.S., where he excelled at creating business and legal processes. He successfully structured teams to meet a diverse set of client and firm needs and lead the optimization of existing workflows. Jason earned his JD from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was an editor of the Law Review. +

• Sean Williams
  Director of Technology

  Sean leads BizCounsel’s technology team. Previously, he managed development teams for various high-tech startups including ScoreBig and AskTipster. In addition, he developed software currently used by Lexus, UCLA, and the Colorado Department of Labor. Sean earned a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado. +

• Nick Raleigh
  Front End Developer

  As a part of the technology team, Nick crafts the visual and interactive aspects of the BizCounsel website. He has worked in several creative fields, including 3D modeling, screen printing, branding, and web development, for clientele ranging from small home businesses in Colorado to tech startups in Dubai. Nick has a bachelors degree in Environmental Design from the University of Colorado. +