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James
Evans has
signed on as the legal advisor for West Coast Sports Management. Jim
assists clients in issues
relating to sponsorship agreements and other critical
business matters.
Jim's impressive credentials include an undergraduate
degree from USC in 1981 and a graduate degree from California
School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 1983.
After
graduation from the University of California, he began
a successful legal career with the prestigious law
firm of Hill, Farrer, & Burrill, a full service
law firm established in 1923. His
opportunities there led to two years in the Corporate
Department, where Jim specialized in commercial real
estate and financial transactions.
Jim
transitioned to the legal department in 1986 and is currently a partner with the firm Fulbright & Jaworski. Jim is specializing
in complex business litigation matters. He also has significant jury and non-jury trial experience.
In
1995, Jim's sports related legal work took off through
referrals from a variety of well known sports agents. Two
years of general counsel to the Association of Volleyball
Professionals followed and Jim assisted the AVP with a
wide variety of issues.
Further sports related experience centers around litigation
and arbitration of disputes between both professional and
amateur athletes and their sponsors, a critical area of
expertise.
Clients have included NFL quarterback Jim Everett, US
Olympians Dr. Dot Richardson, Lisa Fernandez, Bob Samuelson,
Jeff Stork, and NCAA track star Joe Falcon.
Jim Evans has the unusual variety of professional experience
in sports related law issues that provides WCSM clients
with another very valuable management asset throughout
all stages of their careers.
Jim
and the WCSM team - Pros Helping Pros
Phone: 213-760-4950
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