Sports Lawyer.
All Levels of Athletes
& Representation.
Sports Lawyer.
All Levels of Athletes
& Representation.
“Consider for a moment what we achieve from athletics… the sheer fun of playing…the building of a healthy and alert mind…stamina, courage, unselfishness and, most importantly perhaps–the will to win.”
– Robert F. Kennedy
Greg Tarone has been involved in sports law for over 36 years, counseling amateurs and professionals, writing and lecturing about legal issues, and networking in support of athletes’ rights ripe for necessary litigation and legislation.
He has been an agent and manager for LPGA, NBA, and Olympic athletes, all involving personal promotion, public relations, endorsements, and sponsorships as well as regulatory compliance.
To coordinate the needs of athletes through an international network of legal practitioners involved in representing athletes, Mr. Tarone established SPORTS LAWYERS INTERNATIONAL PLLC, so if you are an interested lawyer please contact him and provide your information.
Scholastic
Collegiate
Olympic
Professional
International
Areas of Laws, Rules or Regulations:
- Agency
- Contracts
- Ethics
- Labor (Scholarships as Employment Contracts, Unions)
- Constitutional (First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments plus Title IX)
- Antitrust
- Intellectual Property (Patent, Trademark & Copyright)
- Torts (Negligence, Employment, Products Liability, etc.)
- Worker’s Compensation
- Insurance (Disability, Life, etc.)
- Taxation
- Estate Planning
- Criminal (Ice Hockey, Skiing)
- Immigration
- International
- Federal Communications Commission Broadcast Regulations Internet/Worldwide Web
- Civil Procedure (State or Federal Court)
- State and Federal Regulation (Athlete Agent Registration, etc.)
- Federal and State Law (Statutory and Case)
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
Mr. Tarone is most the patient lawyer I’ve ever met. He represented my case in the landlord vs. tenant. He clearly stated how the case is going to be handled professionally. He gives you an update of your case as early possible. You don’t wait for weeks to hear from him. Thank you, Mr. Tarone for the marvelous job!!
– Jocelyn J.
Mr. Tarone is a highly proficient and incredibly knowledgeable attorney. A true artisan of his craft. He was able to negotiate a settlement on my behalf that was more than I could have asked for under a compressed deadline. Great communicator, thorough, and fair. Highly recommended.
– Matthew C.
Mr. Tarone gave me incredible personal attention. I was under an incredible time crunch and not only did he get the job done on time he took his time and walked me through the entire process. This was a real estate matter and time was of the essence. I highly recommend him.
– Robert C.
CASE STUDIES
DSU Women’s Lacrosse Team v. Liberty County Sheriff et al.
Press Release: …The Attorney representing a majority of the Delaware State University Woman’s Lacrosse Team has concerns about the Justice Department’s deal with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office to resolve a racial discrimination complaint. Attorney Greg Tarone says he plans to file a lawsuit against the sheriff’s office.
“The emotional distress that has been cast upon these female athletes, as well as the bus driver, has been significant,” Tarone said.
Deputies stopped and searched the bus of the Delaware State University lacrosse team for driving in the left lane on I-95 in April of 2022. Law enforcement did not find any contraband on the bus…
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Radawan v. UConn et al.
Mr. Tarone represented Noriana Radwan, a former University of Connecticut soccer player who sued her alma mater, former Athletic Director Warde Manuel (now at the University of Michigan), women’s soccer Head Coach Len Tsantiris, and Director of Student Financial Aid Services Mona Lucas for breach of her grant-in-aid scholarship in violation of NCAA By-Laws, violation of Title IX and of her constitutional rights under the Civil Rights Act, as well as negligent infliction of emotional stress. Radwan v. UConn et al.,
Noriana’s case can be followed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/norianasvoice/?ref=bookmarks. Here is the Inside Edition report on the day the case was filed, December 16, 2016. After the Defendants were
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PRO BONO SERVICES
HOW GREG TARONE HELPED THE KAKAO TROOP IN CAMBODIA
Licensing the Kako Troop of Macaque Monkeys for the Saraan Family in the Ro Neam forest of Battambang Province, Cambodia.
Above left to right: Kako, Olly, Luna, wearing the jerseys sent to them by Greg Tarone before undertaking his pro bono services and GoFundMe campaign.
When New York attorney Greg Tarone found the Facebook page of Rorn and Raska Sarann in Cambodia a couple of years ago, it intrigued him because he had raised and cared for many differnt animals, but found Kako and his troop irresistably fascinating. So, he sent some private messages to the Saranns and promised to send them some t-shirts for their monkeys if they provided an address, and they did so. However, when more than a couple of months passed after mailing to them four Georgetown University jerseys, he heard nothing and sent a message to confirm their mailing address and telling them they should receive his gift soon…
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NEWS FEED
Noriana’s December 19, 2016 Press Conference Announcing UConn Lawsuit
Noriana's December 19, 2016 Press Conference Announcing UConn Lawsuit This is where Noriana Radwan had her voice initially restored on December 19, 2016, announcing that she was filing a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut...
Noriana on Inside Edition, Dec 22, 2016
Noriana on Inside Edition, December 22, 2016. With all the defendants named in her lawsuit now lined up in the goal -- the UConn Board of Trustees, former Athletic Director Warde Manuel, Coach Len Tsantiris, and Student Aid Director Mona Lucas -- it was Noriana's...
ASSOCIATED PRESS – “Athlete flipped the bird, lost scholarship, now wins appeal.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS By DAVE COLLINS November 30, 2022 "Athlete flipped the bird, lost scholarship, now wins appeal." A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by a former University of Connecticut women’s soccer player who lost her scholarship after she...