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Nightmare Clients of the Week

Nightmare Clients for the Week of August 13th-August 20th

1. Koren Robinson of the Minnesota Vikings figured that his BMW was immune to the radar gun. He gets busted going 100+mph in a 55mph zone and fleeing police…oh yea, and two counts of DWI (or DUI as we call it in the Sunshine State of Florida) [Vikings’ Robinson charged with DWI, felony fleeing]. He could be forced to sit out this coming year [Koren Robinson’s Expensive Night Out].

2. Lonny Baxter of the Charlotte Bobcats/Italian Montepaschi Siena (you probably remember him in his days at Maryland) was arrested by Secret Service agents after shots were fired from a vehicle in Baxter’s vicinity. The fact that Baxter had an unregistered handgun on him may lead a 7-year jail sentence [Ex-Bobcat Baxter arrested on weapons charges].

3. Alonzo Ephraim of the Cleveland Browns (who was supposed to replace LeCharles Bentley on the offensive line) is the next victim to the NFL’s sustance abuse policy and will miss the first 4 regular season games [Browns center Ephraim suspended four games].

4. Maurice Clarett was involved with the Israeli mob’s Jerusalem Group…this is just getting weird [Clarett Story Continues To Take Scary Turns].

[tags]koren robinson, maurice clarett, alonzo ephraim, lonny baxter, nba, nfl, football, basketball, sports agent[/tags]

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Darren Adam Heitner, Esq., is a preeminent sports attorney and the founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm specializing in sports law, contract negotiations, intellectual property, and arbitration. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida in 2007, where he was named Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Admitted to practice in the state bars of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as multiple federal courts, Darren also serves as a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

As an adjunct professor, Darren imparts his expertise through teaching Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) at the University of Miami School of Law in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law LL.M. program. His scholarly contributions include authoring several books published by the American Bar Association, such as How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, and numerous articles in prominent publications like Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Above the Law. His thought leadership in NIL has earned him recognition as one of the foremost experts by The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, and On3, and he has been lauded as a “power player in NIL deals” by Action Network and a “top sports trademark attorney” by Sportico.

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