Over the last four decades, our team of attorneys and professionals have experienced college sports as student-athletes, coaches, campus and conference administrators, NCAA national office staff members, and in-house counsel. We understand the nuances, complexities, and changing landscape of college sports. We advise and advocate for schools, coaches and student-athletes across a variety of matters that impact collegiate athletics, including:
NIL continues to be a daily topic of news and conversation in college sports. Each week, semester and year that…
Many student-athletes are taking advantage of the opportunity to use their name, image, and likeness (NIL) to promote themselves and…
Kara is the CCHA Collegiate Sports Law Practice Manager. She came to us from the NCAA National Office, where she worked in the Eligibility Center. During her 10 years at the NCAA, she focused on initial-eligibility issues related to amateurism and…
Matt is a Senior Advisor for CCHA Collegiate Sports Law after prior stops at the University of Louisville, the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), Indiana University McKinney School of Law, the NCAA National Office, and the NCAA Eligibility Center. Matt’s 20+ years…
Jane is an NCAA Compliance Specialist. She came to CCHA from the NCAA national office, where she worked as an associate director in the Eligibility Center, focusing on academic reviews and complex pre-enrollment eligibility matters. In her role on the…
In her sports law practice, she actively represents institutions in a broad spectrum of areas that involve athletics, including NCAA rules compliance, Title IX, and allegations related to hazing or misconduct. In NCAA compliance work, Kelleigh and the sports law…
Julie has been involved with college athletics for 20 years. She worked at the NCAA for over 15 years, most recently serving as the Vice President of Enforcement from October 2010 to February 2013.Julie currently serves as the Commissioner for…
Molly is a partner in the firm’s Sports Law and Business Law practice groups. Molly’s main area of practice consists of representing clients on a broad array of sports law matters. Molly primarily represents universities and coaches in NCAA investigations…
Todd is a partner in the firm's Sports Law and Higher Education practice groups. Todd's practice focuses primarily on higher education and includes representing clients in NCAA regulatory matters such as waivers and infractions, as well as Title IX gender…
James focuses his practice on sports and higher education law and helps institutional clients manage difficult matters involving students, faculty, and staff members. In his time as in-house counsel to a university, James was the primary athletics attorney system-wide and…