Kevin Chern

Personal Introduction

After 25 years of building businesses while navigating some of the most complex paths to success, Kevin Chern founded Sanguine Strategic Advisors to lend his insight and experience to other serial entrepreneurs, small business owners and folks in need of a roll-up-your-sleeves innovator, deal maker and doer. He has also leveraged his operational and legal experience to found and operate Biz Head Law where he and his team offer business owners the opportunity to pursue long and short-term tax strategies that preserve wealth. Previously, Kevin founded and was Managing Partner of the largest consumer bankruptcy law firm in the U.S.He led the firm in its mission to improve people's lives by providing the highest quality services, most effective legal strategies and world class customer service. He leveraged systems, technology, operations and the intense subject matter expertise of local bankruptcy practitioners to build America's premier virtual consumer law firm, allowing consumers to interact with their lawyer online. The firm successfully represented tens of thousands of clients each year. In 2002, Kevin became founder and President of Total Attorneys, the pioneer of lead generation in the legal industry. In his capacity as President, he was a marketing, technology, business development and law firm management consultant to 1100+ law firms nationwide and successfully fought regulatory battles across the country to legitimize lead generation in the legal industry. Over 8 years, he bootstrapped the company to over $30 million in annual revenue. The company listed twice on the INC. 500 list (#169 in 2008 & #219 in 2009) and Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50 (#2 in 2008 & #4 in 2009). Kevin has architected six comprehensive law office CRMs and dozens of legal websites, is an expert in law practice development, having created practices in bankruptcy, consumer protection litigation, bankruptcy litigation, class action litigation, lemon law, personal injury, workers compensation, DUI and tax law. He is a leader in the digital marketing space. He was named an inaugural member of the Fastcase 50, as one of the country's smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, & leaders in the legal space. Kevin is also an inductee in The Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame and his companies have twice been on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies in America.