What: Mississippi School of Law Bi-Annual Symposia: “Social Media and Intercollegiate Athletics”
When: November 11, 2011
Where: Robert C. Khayat Law Center (map)
The University of Mississippi School of Law will officially announce its newest law journal on November 11, 2011. The new journal will be titled, The Mississippi Sports Law Review (MSLR). These kinds of journals are important for many legal people to look to, be they attorneys from www.cololawyers.com who handle business law or any other kind in the field. Lunch will be served at noon and the symposium will begin at 1 p.m.
The following authors will present their articles at the symposium:
- John T. Wendt & Peter C. Young – Reputational Risk and Social Media
Professor Wendt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ethics and Business Law in The Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas. Many people who study at this location go on to become Tacoma business attorneys, or ones based elsewhere. He is a member of the Panel of Arbitrators for the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the American Arbitration Association Panel for the United States Olympic Committee disputes, and the LPGA Special Arbitration Panel on Anti-Doping.
Professor Young occupies the E.W. Blanch, Senior Chair in Risk Management in The Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas. His areas of current research are risk, governance & strategy, and enterprise risk management implementation.
- Jerry Parkinson – Impact of Social Media on NCAA Infractions Cases
Dean Parkinson has been a Professor of Law at the University of Wyoming College of Law since 1998 and served as Dean from 1998 to 2009. Parkinson teaches Civil Procedure, Indian Law, and an Education Law seminar. From 2000 to 2010 he served in the volunteer capacity as Coordinator of Appeals for the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions, and handled 28 appeals, including 22 oral arguments, on behalf of the NCAA.
- Mary Margaret “Meg” Penrose – Free Speech versus Free Education: First Amendment Considerations in Limiting Student Athletes’ Use of Social Media
Professor Penrose joined the Texas Wesleyan law faculty in 2009 after teaching nine years at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Professor Penrose taught Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, Gender Discrimination and International Human Rights at OU. She is a volunteer attorney for the Women’s Sports Foundation. Her dedication to Title IX stems from her time as a Division I basketball player for the University of Texas – Arlington.
- Timothy Epstein – Social Media
Mr. Epstein is a partner in SmithAmundsen’s Chicago office. His current practice focuses primarily on sports, construction, commercial, and large loss claims. Tim’s Sports Law practice focuses on the litigation needs of players, coaches, teams and schools and serves as Chair of the firm’s Sports Law practice group. Mr. Epstein also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he teaches Sports Law.
Cost: Free
