Legal and Ethical Issues in Sports Law

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On Friday, June 23, 2023, the Sports Law Program and National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School will host a summer Ethics CLE Seminar focusing on Legal and Ethical Issues in Sports Law.  The Seminar will take place in rooms 433 and 444 of Eckstein Hall, the home of Marquette University Law School, and will also be broadcast online to remote attendees.  This seminar will focus on ethical issues related to high school sports, representing college coaches and athletes, athlete agents, NIL agents, and sports facility renovation

• The tentative schedule, including the participants, is below.  
• The National Sports Law Institute will apply for CLE Ethics credits for this event from the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners.  We cannot guarantee that the BBE will approve our request.
• If you are interested in attending, please register by clicking the link above by Monday, June 19, 2023.

Tentative Schedule

9 am – Welcome

• Professor Paul Anderson (L’95), Director, Sports Law Program and National Sports Law Institute & Adjunct Professor, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI

9: 10 – 10 am – The Rules Are Black and White – Ethics in High School Athletics

• Janis K. Doleschal, Sports Law Consultant, Start Playing Safe, Former Commissioner of Sports and Athletics, Milwaukee Public Schools, & member, NSLI Board of Advisors, Lannon, Wisconsin

10 – 10:10 am – BREAK

10:10 – 11 am – Representing Coaches and Athletes in NCAA Matters—Ethical Considerations

• Aaron Hernandez (L’13), Director, Allan Bud Selig Sports Law and Business Program, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona

11 – 11:10 am -           BREAK

11:10 – 12 pm -Professional Responsibility for Attorneys acting as "NIL Agents" 

• Joshua Frieser (L’21), Principal Attorney, Frieser Legal, Milwaukee, WI (L’21)

12 – 12:10 pm - BREAK

12:10 – 1 pm - Sports Facility Renovation Boom & A Lawyer’s Ethical Responsibilities

• Martin J. Greenberg (L’71), Managing Member, Law Office of Martin J. Greenberg, LLC, and Retired Adjunct Professor of Law, & member, NSLI Board of Advisors, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1 – 1:10 pm – Closing Remarks