Bob Meltzer is an innovative business leader with deep expertise in international and immigration law who is very experienced in launching high-growth start-ups, e-commerce businesses, law firms, legal departments, and law practices. Bob founded and grew VISANOW.com (now known as Envoy Global) and the Lawyer Exchange (acquired by EsquireX), both of which are redefining the paradigm of the legal profession.
As we see in the news every day, our business and social constructs continue to shift with the advent of new technology, e-commerce, and online services. As a partner in one of Chicago’s oldest law firms, Bob anticipated these changes many years ago and in 1997 became an early innovator in the legal services field. VISANOW was the first online legal application allowing clients direct access to their immigration attorney and file. Not only did he conceptualize and launch VISANOW, but he also drove growth to $20 million in annual revenue and over 150 employees by the time he exited the business in 2016.
The Lawyer Exchange, which he founded in 2018, is an online forum that enables lawyers to find work or help quickly on a project-by-project basis. Once again, this business model shifted the paradigm of the legal profession.
These experiences, plus his background as a partner in several law firms, building successful legal practices, and many years in advisory roles, have given him a full scope of executive leadership, operational management, and business development skills that enable him to provide invaluable strategic guidance to Klug Law Firm in his role with the firm as Board Advisor.
Bob Meltzer is an innovative business leader with deep expertise in international and immigration law who is very experienced in launching high-growth start-ups, e-commerce businesses, law firms, legal departments, and law practices. Bob founded and grew VISANOW.com (now known as Envoy Global) and the Lawyer Exchange (acquired by EsquireX), both of which are redefining the paradigm of the legal profession.
As we see in the news every day, our business and social constructs continue to shift with the advent of new technology, e-commerce, and online services. As a partner in one of Chicago’s oldest law firms, Bob anticipated these changes many years ago and in 1997 became an early innovator in the legal services field. VISANOW was the first online legal application allowing clients direct access to their immigration attorney and file. Not only did he conceptualize and launch VISANOW, but he also drove growth to $20 million in annual revenue and over 150 employees by the time he exited the business in 2016.
The Lawyer Exchange, which he founded in 2018, is an online forum that enables lawyers to find work or help quickly on a project-by-project basis. Once again, this business model shifted the paradigm of the legal profession.
These experiences, plus his background as a partner in several law firms, building successful legal practices, and many years in advisory roles, have given him a full scope of executive leadership, operational management, and business development skills that enable him to provide invaluable strategic guidance to Klug Law Firm in his role with the firm as Board Advisor.
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