A distinguished scholar with a J.D. (Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1985) and M.S. in Sport Management (University of Oklahoma, 1996), currently a Full Professor of Sport Administration at the University of Louisville (since 1996, tenured 2004). A leading expert in sport law, they’ve co-authored the influential textbook Sport Law: A Managerial Approach (4 editions) and published 30+ peer-reviewed articles on topics like NIL rights, disability sport law, and ambush marketing. With 10 years of private law practice (1985–1995) and notable legal contributions—including serving as counsel of record for an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in PGA Tour v. Casey Martin—they blend legal with academia.