Sports Law
The sports law practice at Reisinger Comber & Miller, LLC, provides full-service counseling for professional and amateur athletes, agencies and certified agents in matters that directly involve their careers and in those that touch upon their business and financial interests, as well as their personal legal requirements. Our attorneys recognize that athletes have a broad range of needs for legal representation and professional advice that often are not adequately met. We strive to provide a full roster of expert resources that athletes and certified agents can call upon to address all of their legal and professional needs.
Reisinger Comber & Miller, LLC's sports practice focuses on the representation of professional athletes in salary arbitration proceedings, and in representing both players and certified agents in grievance proceedings and fee dispute matters. In addition, Mr. Comber’s and Ms. Miller’s experiences as former Assistant U.S. Attorneys in Pittsburgh, provides deep expertise in criminal defense and civil litigation.
Our sports practice frequently draws upon our numerous resources in other areas of the law to provide full legal services to both athletes and certified agents. We often draw upon affiliate attorneys with experience in intellectual property, corporate, entertainment, tax, and trusts and estates practices to fully serve our sports clients. This provides our clients with direct access to senior counselors who can provide resolution to a wide variety of legal and personal needs.
Reisinger Comber & Miller’s, LLC's areas of sports law experience includes:
Professional and Amateur Athletes
- Congressional investigation representation
- Salary Arbitration (MLB and NHL)
- Contract analysis and negotiation assistance
- Crisis management (legal and public relations issues)
- Compliance with union and state athletic association regulations MLB/NHL/NFL/NBA player disciplinary actions
- Drug/steroid disciplinary appeals and testing
- Player/agent fee disputes
- Licensing and marketing agreements
- Criminal and civil litigation representation
- Criminal and civil litigation management
- Agent selection
- Estate/insurance advisory services
Certified Agents
- Salary Arbitration Consultation (MLB and NHL)
- Contract Analysis and negotiation assistance
- Compliance with union and state athletic association regulations
- MLB/NHL/NFL/NBA agent disciplinary actions
- Player/agent fee disputes
- Agent/agent disputes
- Contract analysis and negotiation assistance
- Employment and non-competition agreements
- Licensing and marketing agreements
- Agency mergers and acquisitions
- Criminal and civil litigation management
