James Behmke is an expert in innovation. With 20 years of experience as a patent attorney, after establishing and leading Intellectual Property departments for national law firms, James left the traditional model to establish Behmke Innovation Group LLC, a successful national IP boutique, to better service his clients with his time-tested team of attorneys and staff. James is also the Founder and CEO of Behmke Ventures LLC, where he spends his efforts pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors, including advising, investing in, and founding or co-founding a number of different innovative companies, as well as becoming an award-winning patented inventor himself. James is a long-time steering committee member of the Edison Awards (awarding the most innovative products of each year), has been a mentor to several incubators such as MassChallenge, Propellant Labs, and others, and is frequently invited to give presentations on Intellectual Property and entity formation. Additionally, James is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Council (YEC) and is a member of the C-Suite Network’s Hero Club. James earned his Executive Masters in Business Administration (eMBA) from Smartly Institute (now Quantic School of Business and Technology), his Juris Doctorate (JD) from Franklin Pierce Law Center (now the University of New Hampshire School of Law), and his electrical engineering Bachelors of Science (BS EE) degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). James is also a licensed real estate broker (in Massachusetts) and investor.