I blog mostly about soccer and legal issues. I graduated from the University of Richmond (1997) with degrees in Political Science, Journalism and Spanish (lapsed, alas).
I later graduated from California Western School of Law (2001) with a J.D., and after a break, have been practicing law in the State of Washington since 2003.
I'm a Seattle Sounders season ticket holder, and I enjoy traveling to away games. I have a munchkin who is almost 7; where does the time go?
With the discovery phase seemingly complete (although you never know in a case like this), the North American Soccer League is looking to effectively end their lawsuit against the US […]
Not much legal news out right now, so I’ve been trying to get out and explore the wonders of the Pacific Northwest. This week I completed my most grueling hike […]
So…how’s everyone doing out there? It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything here. Part of that is just a dearth of legal news that I haven’t covered elsewhere (coughTwittercough). Or, […]
You can check out a full photo gallery of the carnage here. The start of the MLS season is here and out in Seattle as part of the festivities, the […]
Update: Story is live on The Athletic. Check it out! The Court of Arbitration for Sport recently handed down a decision which was seen as a loss for promotion and […]
The 2020 Major League Soccer preseason is under way for a handful of teams, and those that haven’t started up will be in the next few days. The 2020 season […]
The Seattle Sounders begin preseason training on January 14, and there are still some notable holes for the team to fill–especially in defense. According to Sounders General Manager and President […]
End of 2019 update: Well, I’ve gotten around to updating this story with the status of every lawsuit out there (I think) involving MLS or US Soccer or soccer in […]
I recently conducted an interview with NWSL President Amanda Duffy, following the announcement of the sale of Reign FC to the OL Groupe. She was quite generous to give me […]
This was my contribution to cookie decorating. My rating: Idea: 8 Execution: 4 Taste: 10 This was my first experience in advanced cookie decorating. I may defer to the experts […]
The latest episode of the Socceresq Podcast is now available. Talking with Tim Sullivan of Club and Country about Nashville SC’s preparations for the 2020 expansion season. Give it a […]
Talking NISA (the upstart Division III league) with Chris Kivlehan of the Midfield Press about their fits and starts, and how the New York Cosmos can help to get the league up and running, […]
As some of you know, I started the Keto way of eating after viewing some pictures of me in…less than great shape. The motivation really came from my little Munchkin, […]
Part I here. Part II here. Part III here. Part IV here. Part V here. The last section in the MLS Constitution goes over the rules for team owners. You […]
Part I here. Part II here. Part III here. Part IV here. Part VI here. Sports team ownership is definitely like a clubhouse, and MLS is no different. Although as […]
Wow, what an amazing week. It’s tough to put into words how incredible it was to see the Seattle Sounders host (and hoist) MLS Cup at CenturyLink field last Sunday. […]
Part I here. Part II here. Part III here. Part V here. Part VI here. Sort of where this all started. Among the reasons that this document was disclosed was […]
Part I here. Part II here. Part IV here. Part V here. Part VI here. This is where all of the action is. The Board of Governors are basically the […]
Part I here. Part III here. Part IV here. Part V here. Part VI here. Soccer United Marketing: SUM gets its own section in the Constitution and for good reason–it […]
There is still just under a week until the Seattle Sounders kick off against Toronto FC in MLS Cup, but as with any final, there is a bit of pomp […]
