This page collects historical information about the National Sports Law Institute and Sports Law Program at Marquette University Law School including Marquette Lawyer Magazine articles, perspectives provided for the 35th and 20th anniversary of the Institute, general historical information and reports, and past brochures.
Marquette Lawyer Magazine Articles
- The Sports Law Issue, Fall 2021
- Excerpts from faculty Sports Law Symposium, Fall 2014
- Penalties and Procedures: Increasingly complex off-the-field rules and processes for athletes mean more interaction between the worlds of sports and law, Summer 2012
- National Attraction: Vibrant and Mature, Marquette's Pioneering Sports Law Institute Draws Students from Coast to Coast, Fall 2011
- Seeking Better Field Position Targeted Reform of Commercialized Intercollegiate Athletics, Fall 2010
- Two Decades of Growing Success: The National Sports Law Institute, Summer 2010, page 11
- Sports Law and Much More (Faculty Profile: Matt Mitten), Spring/Summer 2005
- If You Build It, They Will Come (Sports Law Alumni Association), Summer/Fall 2002, pages 12-13
35th Anniversary


- Professor James Gray, Sport & Recreation Management Program Director, Marian University, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, presentation opening 35th Anniversary Awards Ceremony, Friday, April 19, 2024 - The Story of Inspiration, Choice, the Pursuit of Excellence (presentation video)
20th Anniversary Perspectives
- From For The Record newsletter, Volume 20
- Professor Paul Anderson (L'95), Associate Director, National Sports Law Institute, Adjunct Professor, Marquette University Law School, and Founder and Chair, Sports Law Alumni Association. Editor-in-Chief, Marquette Sports Law Journal, 1994-1995, and NSLI Research Assistant, 1992-1995.
- Dean Emeritus Frank DeGuire (L'60), Marquette University Law School, and past member, NSLI Board of Advisors
- Eryn Doherty (L'00), Senior Counsel, Labor Relations, Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., Los Angeles, California. Editor-in-Chief, Marquette Sports Law Journal, 1999-2000.
- Professor of Law-Emeritus James Ghiardi (L'42), Marquette University Law School, and past member, NSLI Board of Advisors, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Professor James T. Gray (L'90), Assistant Professor and Sport and Recreation Management Program Director, Marian University, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; partner, Pierski & Gray, LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Member, Sports Law Alumni Association. NSLI Manager & Assistant Director, 1990-1997
Martin Greenberg discusses the 20th Anniversary of the Sports Law Institute on $port$Biz - Watch Now

Professor Martin Greenberg (L'71), member, Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District, founder and former NSLI Director, and former chair, NSLI Board of Advisors
- Clark Griffith, Commissioner, Northern League, and former Chair, NSLI, Board of Advisors
- Greg Heller (L'96), Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta, GA. Lead Articles Editor, Marquette Sports Law Journal, 1995-1996, and NSLI Research Assistant, 1994-1996.
- Professor J. Gordon Hylton, Marquette University Law School, Visiting Professor of Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, and member, NSLI Board of Advisors. NSLI Interim Director, 1997-1999.
- Lauren McCoy (L'09), Murrysville, Pennsylvania, and Member, Sports Law Alumni Association
- Professor William Miller (L'96), Sports & Fitness Management, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, founder Sports Law Alumni Association and liaison to the NSLI's Board of Advisors
Marquette Sports Law Program Profile - Watch Now
Professor Matthew Mitten, Director, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School
- Brent Moberg (L'04, M.B.A. '04), Director of Compliance, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, and Member, Sports Law Alumni Association
- Alex Porteshawver (L'10), Editor-in-Chief, Marquette Sports Law Review, 2009-2010
- Nicola Sollinger (L'03), Counsel, Octagon, McLean, Virginia, and Member, Sports Law Alumni Association
- Jenni Spies (L'06), Assistant District Attorney, Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Editor-in-Chief, Marquette Sports Law Review, 2005-2006, and NSLI Research Assistant 2004-2006.
- Nick Walls (L'10), President, Sports Law Society, Marquette University Law School
- From Sports Law Alumni News, Volume 8
- Amy Worden (L'99), Senior Attorney, Litigation, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI
- Niki Sollinger (L'03), Counsel, Octagon, McLean, VA
- Mark Dodds (L'05), Assistant Professor / Undergraduate Program Coordinator, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
- Kerri Cebula (L'06), Compliance Coordinator, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
- Dan Peterson (L'06), Attorney, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C., Milwaukee, WI
- Dan Rohrer (L'06), Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
- Jeremy J. Geisel (L'07), Attorney, D'Angelo & Jones, LLP, Waukesha, WI
- Judy Massuda (L'07), Manager, Business Development; Staff Attorney, rEvolution, Chicago, IL
- Nick DeSiato (L'08), Law Clerk, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Milwaukee, WI
- Andy Shiffman (L'09), Memphis, TN
Historical Information
Historical Reports/Publications
Historical Years in Review Reports
- 2010 Year in Review.
- For the Record Newsletter, 20th Anniversary Reports from Volume 20 (2009)
- 2007 Year in Review
- 2006 Year in Review
- 2005-2006 Year in Review
- 2004 Year in Review
- 2003 Year in Review
- 2002 Year in Review
- 2001 Year in Review
- 2000 Year in Review
- 1999 Year in Review
- 1998 Year in Review
- 1998 Corporate Summary
- 1997-1998 Annual Report
- 1997 Year in Review
- 1996-1997 Corporate Summary
- 1995-1996 14 Month Update
- 1994-1995 10 Month Update
- Fifth Anniversary (1989-1994) Retrospective
Marquette Sports Law Journal / Review Historical Issues
- 20th Anniversary Issue, Spring 2009 (Vol. 19, #2)
- Fall 2005 (Vol. 16, #1)
- Fall 2000 (Vol. 11, #1) - with this issue the Journal was officially renamed the Marquette Sports Law Review
- Fall 1995 (Vol. 6, #1)
- Fall 1990 (Vol. 1, #1)
To view a complete list of the articles published in the Marquette Sports Law Journal/Review visit the online index.
Historical Brochures
- Brochure 2022
- Brochure 2021
- Brochure 2015
- Brochure 2011
- Brochure 2007
- Brochure 2004
- Brochure 2002
- Brochures 1999 - NSLI | Sports Law program
- 1990s brochures - 1 | 2 | 3
- Original brochure