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Retirement Sports Agents Sports Law

When Agents go bad

Story from the UK this week, with former agent Nicholas Fowler sentenced to jail for defrauding his clients [Stars Fraud Agent Jailed]. It wasn’t a higher cut on a contract, but rather Nicholas losing player’s pension funds. Nicholas told his clients that he was investing in bonds, but was actually investing in high risk shares. […]

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1 New Sports Agency Link Added

I have not added any Sports Agency links in a while and decided that I would return to scrounging around the internet for some sites that have been left off the list. Today’s addition: Prestige Sports International. Led by Terry Bolar, Prestige focuses on representing football players. If you ever come across any dead links, […]

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Nightmare Clients of the Week

Nightmare Clients for the Week of March 11th-March 18th

1. Gustavo Chacin of the Toronto Blue Jays must have not realized that Florida’s blood-alcohol content limit is .08, because he logged a .152 and was arrested for DUI [Jays pitcher Chacin arrested, charged with DUI]. 2. Tank Johnson of the Chicago Bears likes to go fishing, but that won’t help him avoid a 120 […]

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Interview With The Agent

Interview With The Agent: Steve Kauffman

Sports Agent Interview: with Matthew Vuckovich Steve Kauffman is a 58 year-old sports agent and he runs Kauffman Sports Management Group (www.kauffmansports.com) in Malibu, California. Mr. Kauffman has been in the business for a long time and has extreme amount of knowledge to share about the sports agent industry. Mr. Kauffman’s educational background includes a […]

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Agent Spotlights Corporate Sponsors

Agent Profile: Brian Balsbaugh (poker agent)

by Jason Wulterkens One agent’s career change is a lesson for all would-be sports agents: don’t be afraid of risk. Some would call it an epiphany. For Brian Balsbaugh, it was the greatest risk he had ever taken. Balsbaugh, a graduate of the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington and now 34, found himself […]

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It’s Vacation Time

I will be away soaking up the sun, drinking up all the vodka-tonics my body can handle, and relaxing on a lounge chair from Monday-Friday of this week. The University of Florida is on Spring Break, and I will be enjoying it with about 2000 other Spring Breakers on the Royal Caribbean Majesty of the […]

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Nightmare Clients of the Week

Nightmare Clients for the Week of March 4th-March 11th

1) Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings was arrested for domestic violence and trying to prevent his wife from notifying the police [Ron Artest Might Have Sneaking In Some Early-Morning Spousal Battery]. 2) Former pitcher, John Rocker and 3B, David Bell are the newest members of the MLB substance abuse club [Two more arraigned in […]

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College Football Players Social Networking

Racists In Compton, CA

USC linebacker creates a very distasteful Facebook group. Chalk this one up on your things not to do on Facebook. Clay Matthews, a linebacker at the school known for promoting the non-usage of underwear by its cheerleaders (aka USC), used his constitutionally given right of free speech to create a Facebook group titled, “White Nation.” […]

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Sports Agents Sports Law

Studying For The NFLPA Certification Exam

The SATs, the LSATs, [insert your state’s name here]’s Bar Exam…when will the tests stop? With the right preparation, the NFLPA Certification Exam should be just one more exam that you breeze through. Loyal reader, Christopher L. Chambers, shot me an e-mail recently, and I would like to share with you all his question and […]

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Contract Negotiation Sports Agents

Taxation With Representation

Is a certain team’s offer is better than another’s but your client prefers to play for the team offering a lower salary? Can state income taxes bridge the gap? Three days ago, I had the privilege of listening to and meeting NFL agent Hadley Engelhard of Enter-Sports Management. The University of Florida College of Law […]