James Edwards

James R. Edwards, Jr., is the founder and CEO of ELITE Strategic Services, LLC, and consults on intellectual property, antitrust, health, and transportation policy. He plays leadership, strategic, and advisory roles on IP, particularly patents. He’s spoken at conferences and seminars around the country, at Capitol Hill briefings and Washington events. Edwards was selected as a 1998 Lincoln Fellow of the Claremont Institute and was awarded an Eagle Award in 2017 by Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund. He participates in the Medical Device Manufacturers Association’s Patent Working Group. Edwards contributes to IPWatchdog, The Hill, Intellectual Asset Management, IEEE-USA Insight and other media. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Georgia, and a juris doctorate from the University of Tennessee.