About Kelleigh

Kelleigh Fagan is the Chair of CCHA's Sports Law Practice, a nationally recognized sports law attorney and trusted advisor on the most complex and consequential issues shaping collegiate athletics. Her practice sits at the intersection of NCAA enforcement, Title IX, athletics investigations, Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), and the emerging revenue-sharing and governance models redefining college sports. She advises universities, colleges, conferences, student-athletes, coaches, and athletics administrators navigating unprecedented regulatory, legal, and cultural change. 

A core focus of Kelleigh’s practice is Title IX and athletics-related investigations. She conducts and oversees complex investigations involving NCAA rules compliance, sexual harassment, gender equity in athletics, hazing, emotional abuse, and misconduct allegations involving student-athletes and athletics personnel. Kelleigh is frequently engaged to conduct Title IX assessments and to advise institutions and conferences on compliance frameworks, risk mitigation, and best practices in an evolving enforcement environment.

Kelleigh is also at the forefront of NIL and revenue-sharing implementation, counseling clients on NIL structures, institutional policy development, and the legal implications of the post-House landscape. She drafts and negotiates sophisticated NIL agreements, employment contracts, sponsorship and multimedia rights agreements, apparel and pouring rights agreements, and other commercial arrangements central to modern athletics programs. 

Kelleigh is a leading authority on NCAA compliance and enforcement, with extensive experience handling high-stakes Level I and Level II infractions cases. She regularly represents institutions before the NCAA Committee on Infractions and the Infractions Appeals Committee and is known for her strategic, pragmatic approach to enforcement matters, eligibility relief, hardship waivers, and comprehensive compliance reviews. With the creation and evolving development of the CSC, she has been involved in advising conferences and institutions on matters related to CSC enforcement, oversight, third-parties, NIL Go, CAPS, and governance. 

Before joining CCHA, Kelleigh served in the NCAA’s enforcement department, gaining valuable insight into NCAA regulations and procedures and developing relationships with practitioners at the national office.

In addition to her sports law practice, Kelleigh brings a strong business law background, advising clients on asset and stock transactions, business financing, real estate acquisitions, and dispute resolution. She partners with both emerging and established organizations to solve complex legal problems and position them for long-term success.

Outside of her professional work, Kelleigh enjoys spending time with her husband Drew and children Sam and Emily.