10 Edward Jones legal leaders
Edward Jones legal leaders on this page currently serve as a principal and senior associate general counsel, a director of legal, compliance and risk strategy, and associate general counsels covering products, regulatory work, branch legal support and emerging technology. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Edward Jones from people who have held the role.
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Amy Pauls
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Edward Jones
Amy Pauls has been Associate General Counsel at Edward Jones since June 2021 and was Governance Officer at Commerce Bank from 2018 to 2021. Amy Pauls was Deputy General Counsel, Senior Vice President Corporate Governance at Scottrade from 2015 to 2017 and Corporate Secretary there from 2014 to 2017.
Brian Douglas
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel, Branch Legal Support · Edward Jones
Brian Douglas has been Associate General Counsel, Branch Legal Support at Edward Jones since January 2023 and was Associate General Counsel there from 2018 to 2023. Brian Douglas was General Counsel at Client Services Incorporated from 2016 to 2018 and an Attorney at McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer from 2014 to 2016.
Evan Posner
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Edward Jones
Evan Posner has been Associate General Counsel at Edward Jones since October 2018 and, as Secretary of the Edward Jones proprietary mutual funds, leads a team of attorneys and other professionals serving the Bridge Builder Family of Funds. Evan Posner was Vice President, Counsel at Voya Investment Management from 2012 to 2018.
Giuseppe G.
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel - Leader, Enterprise Product Team · Edward Jones
Giuseppe G. has been Associate General Counsel - Leader, Enterprise Product Team at Edward Jones since October 2021 and was Associate General Counsel, Complaints & Legal Service, Leader there from 2020 to 2021. Giuseppe G. was Director of Legal Operations at Edward Jones from 2019 to 2020 and Associate General Counsel, Insurance & Annuities, Leader there from 2017 to 2019.
Jason Habermeyer
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Edward Jones
Jason Habermeyer has been Associate General Counsel at Edward Jones since October 2023, with a headline of Associate General Counsel - Leader, Regulatory. Jason Habermeyer was Head of Compliance Regulatory for Advisor Services and Schwab Asset Management Solutions at Charles Schwab from 2021 to 2023 and Senior Trial Counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2014 to 2018.
Katie Hopkins
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel III, Regulatory · Edward Jones
Katie Hopkins has been Associate General Counsel III, Regulatory at Edward Jones since August 2024 and was Associate General Counsel at Nasdaq from 2022 to 2024. Katie Hopkins was an Attorney, Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2017 to 2022 and Attorney-Adviser, Trading & Markets there from 2015 to 2017.
Lisa Nieman
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Edward Jones
Lisa Nieman has been Associate General Counsel at Edward Jones since October 2020, with a headline of Associate General Counsel, Leader, and was Senior Manager there from 2019 to 2020. Lisa Nieman was Director at USPS OIG from 2012 to 2019 and Counsel at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs from 2008 to 2011.
Mark W.
LinkedInExperience: Principal and Senior Associate General Counsel · Edward Jones
Mark W. has been Principal and Senior Associate General Counsel at Edward Jones since October 2011 and leads the Legal Department's Client Solutions Team, whose attorneys partner with the firm's Client Service, Operations and IS groups. Mark W. has also been an Adjunct MBA Professor at University of Maryland Global Campus since 2010.
Michael Hamilton
LinkedInExperience: Emerging Technology Counsel, Assoc. Gen. Counsel · Edward Jones
Michael Hamilton has been Emerging Technology Counsel, Assoc. Gen. Counsel at Edward Jones since October 2024. Michael Hamilton was Executive Director - Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning at JPMorganChase from 2022 to 2024 and Executive Director - Assistant General Counsel there from 2020 to 2022.
Richard D. Worth
LinkedInExperience: Director of Legal, Compliance, and Risk Strategy & Shared Services and Associate General Counsel · Edward Jones
Richard D. Worth has been Director of Legal, Compliance, and Risk Strategy & Shared Services and Associate General Counsel at Edward Jones since September 2025. Richard D. Worth was Director of Legal Strategy and Operations and Associate General Counsel there from 2024 to 2025 and Associate General Counsel-Leader, Firm Priorities there from 2020 to 2024.
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