Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.
Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.
Exactly one month until my 30th birthday. Yes, I’m leaving the glorious 20’s and I’m not thrilled about it. I am in Gainesville, FL today for somewhat of a business trip, with an exciting announcement relating to same hopefully coming to you in the near future. On Monday, I am heading out of the country […]
The following is a guest contribution from Benjamin Steinberg, an attorney practicing in the state of New York. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from the NYU School of Law, where he was the Student Bar Association Social Chair and a member of both the Journal […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Matt Ramker, a National Basketball Players Association certified agent for ASM Sports. Florida State’s Cameron Erving has signed with Issac Connor of Allegiant Athletic Agency (A3 Sports) to represent him in the upcoming NFL Draft. Erving, a converted center, currently sits at #25 on Mel Kiper’s Big […]
Happy New Year and Shabbat Shalom! Sports Agent Blog is now officially nine years old and does not feel a day older than three. Thanks to all of you who have stuck by and continued to read our content over the years. We have some new contributors coming on board and will continue to pump […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Matt Ramker, a National Basketball Players Association certified agent for ASM Sports. Rashad Greene, Jalen Ramsey, and Nick O’Leary are all names that could be argued as Florida State’s Most Valuable Player in conjunction with the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston. No one would disagree with […]
As I sit in my apartment in Miami, Florida, procrastinating from completing a syllabus for a Sports Law class I will begin teaching in Fall 2015, I am reflecting on the past nine years and feeling an overwhelming sense of pleasure and pride. Nine years ago today I saw an opportunity to create this website, […]
It’s the day after Christmas, the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers and all is well in the world. Signing season is heating up, and many big time NFL prospects will begin to sign Standard Representation Agreements with NFLPA certified Contract Advisors. As always, Sports Agent Blog will stay on top of the signings and report […]
Shabbat Shalom my friends. And a Merry Christmas to those celebrating the holiday next week. A lot of interesting occurrences this week, including a featured interview on Above the Law and some coverage of a trademark application I filed for Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (“Money Green”). As the year wraps up, I am looking […]
Head over to our friends at Above the Law for an ongoing conversation between Zach Abramowitz and me using Abramowitz’s innovative ReplyAll platform. Abramowitz is asking me questions about how Sports Agent Blog got started, why I chose a path that led me to becoming a lawyer with a focus on Sports Law and tips for those who […]
December 31, 2005. That was the day I decided to create this website. Amazingly, almost a decade later, it is still up and running, and hopefully providing worthwhile content to you that you enjoy to consume. Please let me know what we can do to make the website even better in the future. We have […]