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Hackney Publications Creates Client Referral Program for Sports Lawyers

February 6, 2025

Hackney Publications announced today a client referral program, leveraging 25 years of editing and publishing experience in the sports law field to pair potential legal clients with sports lawyers. Those “friends of Hackney Publications,” defined as subscribers and sponsors, will receive notification when a potential legal client reaches out through Sportslawexpert.com (https://sportslawexpert.com/seeking-a-sports-lawyer/) as well as…
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SRLA Announces Keynote Speaker for Annual Conference, As Well As Registration and Hotel Link

January 28, 2025

The Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) has announced that Chance Miller, the Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation at Coastal Carolina University, will be its keynote speaker for the 38th annual SRLA Conference, being held February 26 to March 1 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The association also announced that it has…
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Las Vegas Night Owls of Major League Pickleball Announce Sports Lawyer as General Manager

December 5, 2024

The Las Vegas Night Owls of Major League Pickleball (MLP) has announced the appointment of Chris Patrick as their new General Manager. The franchise noted that it believes that Patrick’s “wealth of experience will significantly enhance their prospects for success. As a former Vice President of Basketball at Relativity Sports, Managing Partner at the Sports Law Group, and Deputy…
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SRLA Publishes Safe at First, a Detailed Risk Management Guide for the Academic Community and Industry Professionals

October 31, 2024

The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA), whose mission is to further the study and dissemination of information regarding legal aspects of sport and recreation, announced today that it has published Safe at First, making it available through its distribution partner, Hackney Publications, at https://pubs.hackneypublications.com/SRLA/subscribe.html “This is the most detailed risk management guide ever written…
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2aDays Teams Up with Hackney Publications to Develop NIL Advisor for High Schools

April 29, 2024

2aDays, a leading news source for high school and college athletes focusing on NIL and collegiate sports, and Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law publications, are collaborating on a publication dedicated to reporting and providing insights on NIL at the high school level. The magazine, entitled “NIL Advisor for High Schools,” will…
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A Plea for Congressional Intervention Into the Athlete Protection Systems of the United States Tennis Association

November 22, 2023

Respectfully submitted by Marci A. Hamilton, Esq., CEO, CHILD USA Nancy Hogshead, Esq., CEO, Champion Women Robert Allard, Esq., Corsiglia, McMahon and Allard, LLP Urgent Call to Congress: Protecting Athletes from Sexual Abuse in Tennis We are writing to bring to your attention a critical issue that demands immediate action from Congress: the pervasive problem…
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Law Firm and Sexual Abuse Advocates Urge Congress to Investigate the US Tennis Association Over Its Failure to Protect Athletes

October 12, 2023

Backed by dozens of documents from the US Tennis Association (USTA) “showing a callous disregard for the safety of athletes,” leading sexual abuse advocates are calling for Congressional intervention and an investigation into USTA leadership. Nancy Hogshead, Olympic champion, civil rights lawyer, and CEO of Champion Women, a nonprofit providing legal advocacy for girls and…
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Support Builds for Billie Jean King to Receive Congressional Gold Medal

June 23, 2023

The Women’s Sports Foundation is enlisting support for a measure to award its founder, sports legend Billie Jean King, Congressional Gold Medal. “As we commemorate 51 years of Title IX, we take a moment to honor one of the law’s unwavering advocates, WSF Founder Billie Jean King. A sports icon and social justice pioneer, BJK…
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Hackney Publications Introduces Tools that Make Sports Litigation Alert a Powerful Resource in the Sports Law Classroom

December 10, 2022

hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced new tools are being added to Sports Litigation Alert (Alert), a periodical that has been used in sports law classrooms for more than 15 years, which will make it even more useful for professors and their college students. “There’s a challenge in sports law classes…
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Several lawyers Appointed to USTA 2023-24 Board of Directors; NCAA’s CMO to Serve as Chairman of the Board and President

November 25, 2022

The USTA has announced its new Board of Directors for a two-year term that starts January 1. The group includes several lawyers, some of which actively practice sports law, as well as the NCAA Chief Medica Officer, Dr. Brian Hainline, who will serve as Chairman of the Board and President. Dr. Hainline, of the USTA…
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