The Lawsuit and Liability Landscape for Refs at National Sports Officiating Conclaves

By: Brown Moskowitz & Kallen, P.C.
 
 
Alan Goldberger
Alan Goldberger
SUMMIT, N.J. - July 18, 2014 - PRLog -- As high school, prep and college athletic programs struggle with escalating concerns about safety and sportsmanship, trash talking and violent confrontations during games -- and the alarming consequences of concussion in sports seem to be an everyday occurrence -- sports officials need to be aware of the potential for litigation every time they take the field.

That’s why Alan Goldberger, a partner in the Summit, New Jersey law firm of Brown Moskowitz & Kallen and the author of "Sports Officiating:  A Legal Guide," will  address officiating association leaders on "The Lawsuit and Liability Landscape” at the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) Annual Sports Officiating Summit to be held next week in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Goldberger, who is returning for his 12th year at the Summit, recently spoke to the U.S. Lacrosse Men’s Officials Council, the New Jersey State Baseball Umpires’ Association, Inc.; and the Atlantic Ten Conference and Patriot League basketball officials at the Conferences’ developmental camp in Manheim, Pennsylvania. This fall, he will replay the message again at the Fall Basketball Seminar of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) in Burlington, Vermont.

Attendees at the NASO Summit will include leaders of state high school officiating programs, local association officers, supervisors, coordinators, assigners, conference administrators and sports officials at all levels.

A frequent speaker to groups of sports officials, coaches, athletic administrators, and attorneys nationwide,  Goldberger provides commentary on officiating and legal issues in the national media.  He serves as counsel to officiating and sports organizations and insurance carriers in the sports industry.

ABOUT ALAN GOLDBERGER

ALAN GOLDBERGER is an attorney and former sports official.  A partner in the Summit, New Jersey firm of Brown Moskowitz & Kallen, P.C., Alan Goldberger is counsel to many sports organizations, including the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc., the New Jersey State Baseball Umpires Association, Inc., and the State Basketball Officials Association of New Jersey, Inc.  He is a member of the New Jersey, New York and Maryland Bars.  A past president of the North Jersey (IAABO) Board of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc., he officiated basketball, football, and baseball for 35 years.   He is a regular contributor to athletic and legal publications, including Referee Magazine and the National Federation Officials Quarterly. He is Chair of the American Bar Association Nonprofit Athletic and Recreation Associations Subcommittee; and the Committee on Legal Issues of the National Association for Girls & Women in Sport. Goldberger has been a featured speaker at numerous national and regional conferences; and his commentary on legal issues in sport has appeared in national media including The New York Times, Fox News and ABC Radio. He is the author of “Sports Officiating: A Legal Guide,” now in its second edition.  For further information, please visit www.RefLaw.com.

ABOUT BROWN, MOSKOWITZ & KALLEN, P.C.

    Brown Moskowitz & Kallen, P.C. is a business law firm located in Summit, New Jersey.  Brown Moskowitz & Kallen lawyers represent closely held and publicly traded corporations, insurance carriers, claims administrators, athletic officials' associations,  nonprofit organizations, and individuals on a local, state, and national scale.  The firm also represents businesses of all sizes in the areas of business organization, financing, capitalizing, corporate governance, shareholder,  business and commercial litigation and appeals, defense of claims, risk management consulting, workshops and seminars, administrative and disciplinary hearings, contractual relations, technology licensing, and commercial real estate. For further information, please visit www.bmk-law.com.


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