About Me
Tia Hooper is the founder of Legal Flex GC.
For more than 15 years, she has guided executives, founders, and senior leaders through complex legal and operational challenges — in the private sector, government, and military.
Most recently, she served as Corporate Counsel for Young’s Holdings, a multi-subsidiary consumer goods and real estate enterprise. She managed the company’s full employment and commercial litigation portfolio, oversaw hundreds of contracts representing more than $50 million annually, helped avoid more than $5 million in potential exposure, and cut outside counsel reliance by 40 percent.
Before that, she spent over a decade in the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps — including as Deputy Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as Deputy Staff Judge Advocate leading a team of 18 attorneys. Over her career she has tried more than 30 cases and overseen 100+ litigation matters.
Tia is also a venture builder. She is the founder of Joli Jaunts™, a children's picture book series following a curious, brave young girl who travels the world to help kids. Separately, she runs an educational platform that gives indie authors and illustrators the tools and templates to protect their intellectual property and build on their creative work.
She built Legal Flex GC on a simple idea: growing businesses shouldn’t have to choose between big-firm rates and a full-time General Counsel they’re not ready for.
Education
MS Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado Denver (in progress)
LL.M. in Business and Corporate Law, University of San Diego School of Law
Executive Master’s in Global Affairs and Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
JD, Southwestern Law School
BA Advertising, Pepperdine University
Military Assignments
Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon (2020–2022)
Deputy General Counsel, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona (2018–2020)
Director, Legal Recruiting and Talent Strategy, Headquarters Air Force JAG Corps, Pentagon (2015–2018)
Chief Prosecutor, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado (2011–2015)
Chief, Contracts and Financial Compliance, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, Kabul (2013–2014)
Corporate Counsel, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom (2011–2014)
Awards & Recognitions
National Bar Association Top 40 Under 40, 2024
American Bar Association Outstanding Young Military Lawyer of the Year, 2020
National Bar Association, Washington D.C. Chapter, Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 2018
Pepperdine University Top 40 Under 40 Alumni, 2018
Bronze Star Medal
Board & Professional Affiliations
Judge Advocates Foundation, Executive Director
Look Back, Give Back Foundation, Board Member
The COMMIT Foundation, Secretary
Association of Corporate Counsel
Corporate Counsel Women of Color
American Bar Association
National Bar Association