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Steve Edmiston
Interests
Game designer: titles include Barista (publisher, Discovery Bay Games 2008); Dread Pirate (publisher - Front Porch Classics 2003 - Family Fun Magazine Toy of the Year; Master and Commander (Front Porch Classics 2004); Stretch Run (Front Porch Classics 2004).
About Me
Steve Edmiston is an attorney, writer, producer and entrepreneur with 20 years of expertise in business law, complex commercial litigation, licensing, venture financing and intellectual property protection. More importantly—and more interestingly—for his clients, Steve was also co-founder and president of Front Porch Classics, creator of classic “coffee table games,” such as Dread Pirate, Old Century Stretch Run and Master & Commander.
Before joining Invicta, Steve managed the Company’s trademark, copyright and licensing portfolio including Sony's Game Show Television Network, Major League Baseball and 20th Century Fox, and guided the company through venture capitalization and negotiating distribution with Barnes & Noble, Nordstrom, Amazon.com, Toys-R-Us and many other national consumer products retailers.
“Having run a venture-backed business, I’m become a far better lawyer and counselor,” he says. “I understand the challenges growing businesses face and I’m proactive about how to launch, market and protect creative ideas.”
Steve himself has developed several award-winning board games (including Dread Pirate, Master and Commander, Cram, Stretch Run, Raceway 57), and has written three screenplays that have been made into feature films (The Spy and the Sparrow - 2008, A Relative Thing - 2005, and Farewell to Harry - 2003).
“I’ve walked in my client’s shoes—as an entrepreneur in the business world, I’ve probably made some of the same mistakes they have,” he says. “As counsel, I can protect them from similar missteps, so they can achieve the success their ideas and talents deserve.”
Specialties:
Trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, business law, entertainment, commercial litigation, independent film production, screenwriting, game and toy industry consulting, board game design.
Goal
Write great stories that are compellingly commercial. And keep my day job(s).
Professional Experience
Intellectual Property Attorney
Invicta Law Group
October 2005 - Present
Invicta Law Group provides counsel for creative companies; my practice includes intellectual property law, business law, and entertainment law.
Producer
EKE Pictures
January 2000 - Present
Co-producer of independent feature films "The Spy and the Sparrow" (2008) starring David Rasche, Elizabeth Rohm, Eric Roberts, Chad Lindberg, John Aylword, Cynthia Geary; "A Relative Thing" (2004) (Audience Award, Sedona International Film Festival; Best Ensemble, Phoenix Film Festival; New American Cinema Finalist, Seattle International Film Festival; Palm Springs International Film Festival; Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival; Newport Beach Film Festival; Beat Feature Finalist, International Family Film Festival).
Screenwriter
January 1995 - Present
- The Spy and the Sparrow (2008)
- A Relative Thing (2005)
- Farewell to Harry (2002)
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