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No Longer A Sports Agent – Now An Athlete Advocate

Yesterday something clicked and made me renounce my title as sports agent.  Since starting in this business, I was never too fond of the phrase.  What exactly is a ‘sports agent’ anyway?  After taking Business Organizations Law as a 2L in law school, I could give you a 5 page definition of ‘agent’.  Instead, I’ll […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

All Aboard The Dynasty Cruise

At Dynasty, we work hard so that we can play hard.  Why lie?  We love our jobs and we have fun performing them.  Beyond the deals we are able to broker for our clients, we thoroughly enjoy the personal relationships that are built between client(s) and agent(s).  With regular season about to start in baseball, […]

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Being Released Is Not The End Of The Road

For all the joy that I receive as an agent for very talented athletes, I also feel their pain when at some point in their career, they are told that there is no longer a spot for them on a given team’s roster.  My job is to do everything I can do help out players […]

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Internships

An Intern(al) Look At Becoming A Sports Agent

This upcoming week will mark three months that I have been an Intern with Dynasty. The amount of knowledge I have gained here is unprecedented. However, I still have one month left and so much more to learn. One quick note – my bracket is busted. I was fairly confident that I could win Dynasty’s […]

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Is a Sport(s) Management Degree worth it?

After reading several articles about young people, especially college grads, attempting to break into the sports or entertainment industry, I have come to the conclusion that it may be more beneficial to pursue a degree in anything but Sport. In addition, through a conversation with a notable Athletic Director, I posed the question: Where are […]

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An Intern(al) Look At Becoming A Sports Agent

This week has been particularly busy. In addition to my work with Dynasty, I was preparing vigorously for a mock trial I had last night. Widener University School of Law began their Hugh Pearce Trial competition this week and last night was my turn. Along with my partner, I had to defend a drug dealer. […]

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St. Thomas Entertainment And Sports Law Society Symposium

This upcoming Saturday, I will be speaking on two panels at the St. Thomas University School of Law Spring Symposium.  Who doesn’t like to spend their Spring Break speaking to students about sports law?  Here are the details. What: 2010 St. Thomas University School of Law Spring Symposium Where: St. Thomas University School of Law […]

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An Intern(al) Look at Becoming A Sports Agent

This week has been anything but a break, even though I haven’t had class because of Spring Break. Although it was nice not to have to read for class everyday, there was still plenty of other stuff to do. I spent much of this week studying for the MPRE exam. For those of you with […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Potential Interns Take Note!

Guest post from Justin Herzig, HR Director, Dynasty Athlete Representation LLC. If you take a look at Dynasty’s website, one of the aspects highlighted when describing our services is the word innovation.  As we have always been focused on using the newest forms of technology and networking to better represent our clients, we continue to aspire to be […]

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Internships

An Intern(al) Look At Becoming A Sports Agent

This upcoming weekend marks the beginning of my Spring Break in my last year of law school. It will be the last time I ever get to say the words “Spring Break” and weeks vacation in the same sentence. And of course, it’s snowing again. I wasn’t planning on going to any Spring Break locations […]