Steve Charles Vondran

Steve Vondran, Esq., is the firm's founder and has been litigating business and intellectual property cases since he started his firm in 2004. We have appeared in over 350 federal and numerous state court cases. We have litigated cases against many Fortune 500 companies and have a strong track record of success in Copyright infringement law. Vondran Legal® was identified by Unicourt.com as the #1 Copyright infringement defense law firm (in terms of cases handled) in the UNITED STATES in 2020 and 2021, and we will likely repeat in 2022. We are industry leaders in regard to:

1. Software compliance and software audits (ex., Autodesk, Solidworks, Hexagon, Vero, Siemens, Microsoft, Adobe)

2. BitTorrent Strike 3 Holdings, LLC defense (we have settled hundreds of cases involving millions of dollars)

3. IPTV theft allegations (alleged illegal broadcasting of boxing and soccer matches by restaurants, bars, nightclubs, etc.)

4. Photo infringement litigation (which includes "fair use" defense)

5. Trademark and UDRP domain name disputes (WIPO arbitration)

6. Trade secrets

7. Copyright licensing and infringement (ex., jewelry designs, fabric designs, architectural plans, films, movies, photographs, artwork, video footage. artwork, video games, mobile AppStore disputes)

8. Counterfeit copyrights

9. Copyright provisions in entertainment agreements

10. Miscellaneous IP disputes

Attorney Steve is a member of the Fresno State Baseball Hall of Fame. The Cincinnati Reds drafted him in the 13th round of the 19890 draft. He played for three years in their organization before becoming a lawyer. He is married to his wonderful and amazing Lisa (aka "Frontline Lisee").

We have offices in San Francisco, Santa Monica, Phoenix, and Newport Beach, California.