Legal Practice Management Software Our Vision
To empower law firms with the ultimate, fully-integrated legal practice success platform imbued with these guiding principles:
- Individuals and organizations EXCEL when equipped with the RIGHT TOOLS
- What isn’t MEASURED cannot be IMPROVED
- It is impossible to achieve SCALE without a SYSTEMATIC APPROACH
Our Mission
We’re on a mission to bring the power of a 360-degree, integrated practice management system to law firms, freeing them from wrestling with a hairball of external applications and enabling them to be more efficient, agile and profitable. Founded by technology entrepreneur and attorney Fred Cohen, Zola is designed to supercharge law firm operations with an unprecedented level of capabilities, using desktop and mobile interfaces that are intuitive, fast and engaging.
The Power of One
Zola enforces organization, streamlines workflow and facilitates collaboration by incorporating best-in-class case management capabilities, a powerful accounting system and a fully integrated email client in a single synergistic application.
Fred Cohen
Founder & CEO
Fred J. Cohen, Founder & CEO
Fred is the founder and Chief Executive Officer at Zola Media. In addition to his duties as CEO, he is the chief product architect of Zola Suite where he is focused on developing state of the art technology to enable law firms to massively scale their operations. He has been a leader, product visionary, and innovator in the legal technology space for over 10 years. In that role he is the inventor of 2 patents with the USPTO. Fred has led the company from its founding to becoming one of the fastest growing businesses in the U.S. two years in a row as recognized by Inc Magazine. He is also a former practicing attorney as a partner at a New York Trusts & Estates firm. His interests include anthropology, tennis, art, user experience design and business process optimization.
Fred holds both an Economics and a Political Science degree from Queens College of the City University of New York and a JD from Hofstra University School of Law.
Our Leadership Team
Raphael is our VP of Product at Zola Suite. He works alongside our brilliant developers and monitors all aspects of Zola Suite. He has been a part of the Zola team since 2016 and is currently a Computer and Information Sciences major at The State University at Old Westbury. In his free time, he likes to develop software.
Raphael Lopez
VP Product
With experience working in a startup, nonprofit and large corporation, Victoria brings a diverse skill set to the Zola Media team. Her history with Zola Media is a long one: Victoria was one of Zola Creative’s first employees, joining the company over ten years ago. In 2015, she took a short hiatus from Zola Media, but missing the talented team, incredible clients and the company’s commitment to innovation, she couldn’t stay away for long. She rejoined the Zola Media team in 2019 as the VP of Marketing. Victoria is a proud alumna of Smith College and is actively involved in a number of local nonprofits dedicated to animal rescue and welfare.
Victoria Silecchia
VP Marketing
Jason and his sales team are focused on growing Zola’s annual revenues while maintaining great client service. Prior to joining Zola in early 2018, Jason was a sales leader with Oracle, Aderant, Thomson Reuters, iManage, and LexisNexis. From 2014-16, Jason served as North American Director of Business Development for Aderant. Jason is also an attorney and legal technology thought leader. Jason has published several articles in legal and legal technology journals and is a regular participant in panel discussions on the intersection of law and business. Jason and his family reside in Shaker Heights, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland.
Jason Grimes
VP Global Sales
Ann joined Zola as VP Client Success. She works closely with our development team to ensure that our services are helping clients succeed. A digital marketing veteran and seasoned manager, Ann brings over a dozen years of experience in direct, digital and database marketing to Zola for B2B and B2C clients. Prior to Zola, Ann managed Services and Operations at Endai, a digital agency in NYC; previously, Ann also held management positions at The Direct Marketing Idea Exchange (DMIX) and FCB Direct Worldwide. Ann holds an MBA in Marketing from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
Ann Maleady
VP Client Success
As VP of Search Marketing for Zola Media, Robert Schmid leads the marketing team tasked with providing world-class digital marketing services for our internal processes. His responsibilities include strategic planning, execution and tracking of both paid search and organic optimization campaigns.
Robert Schmid
VP Search Marketing
A long-time member of the Zola Media family, Ronen first started as a summer intern with Zola Media nearly a decade ago. Over the years, he has worn many different hats and has been a valuable member of Zola’s IT, Human Resources, Product and Accounting teams. His diverse experience and meticulous attention to detail make him well equipped to implement new processes and systems as the VP of Operations at Zola Media. Ronen holds a BA in accounting and is passionate about leveraging technology to foster collaboration and maximize efficiency.