Attorneys
Kevin Chern
Attorney, Managing Member
Kevin Chern has spent over 30 years building businesses and navigating complex paths to success. He founded and operated three successful startups in the legal, marketing and technology verticals helping to expand access to legal services, including 2 national, multijurisdictional law firms. His companies have twice been on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies in America. 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.
He is passionate about entrepreneurship and mentoring other business professionals. Kevin takes pride in lending his insight and experience to other business leaders and entrepreneurs and just about anyone in need of a roll-up-your-sleeves innovator, deal maker and doer.
Kevin is a proud Chicagoan and lives just blocks from historic Wrigley Field. He loves a good game and hanging out with his wife and their Dog, Murphy.
Michael McEldowney
Attorney, VP of Operations
Michael McEldowney is an adept and client success oriented operations and account manager with extensive experience cultivating lasting relationships in the legal and professional services industries. Throughout his professional career, Michael has demonstrated a proven ability to improve internal processes by developing strategic initiatives that promote operational efficiency, growth and bottom-line profitability. . Prior to joining Biz Head Law, Michael spent the past 8 years managing attorney networks for two national law firms and a national pre-paid legal services plan
Until recently relocating to Southern California with his wife and two kids, Michael was a lifelong Chicagoan and still enjoys catching a Chicago Bulls or Bears game at every opportunity.
Michael Bane
Attorney, Senior Associate
Michael Bane has almost two decades of experience in the areas of legal, operations, and consulting fields. Previously, he was the Director of Operations at the country’s largest, consumer bankruptcy law firm. Michael was responsible for many initiatives designed to improve efficiency and effectiveness nationally across the organization. Prior to that, he managed his own consumer protection law firm for five years.
In addition to his work at BisHead Law, Michael previously served on the Board of Directors for The Safe Haven Network, a charitable organization dedicated to finding housing options for domestic violence victims and their pets. In his free time, Michael enjoys running and spending time with his wife and young daughter.
Michael earned his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago Illinois he was a member of the National Moot Court Society. He earned his B.S. in Molecular Biology from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Tavin Skoff
Attorney, Of Counsel
Tavin Skoff partners with CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs to grow their companies through efficient tax planning and obtaining tax credits. His career as a business person with tax expertise includes over 40,000 hours defending tax audits in front of various government tax agencies, successful tax planning in over 175 countries, and leading various tax departments in Fortune 200 and Fortune 500 companies. He has the insight of what support is needed and what will really pass a government tax audit, not just theory.
Tavin has spoken in multiple engagements with Tax Executives Institute, Bloomberg, the University of San Diego School of Law, Point Loma Nazarene University, and Marcus Evans, covering various topics from prospective international tax planning audit defense strategies, negotiation, employee engagement, through to optimizing a tax team’s productivity and return on investment. He holds a BS in Management and Organization from the University of Southern California, a JD and LLM (Taxation) from the University of San Diego, and appreciates road biking up the hills, and surfing the beaches of the San Francisco peninsula.