Sports Concussions: Views From the Field

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Dec. 13, 2016 - PRLog -- Next month, sports and insurance industry and claims executives, attorneys, athletic administrators, coaches, and officials will attend the invitation-only National Sports Concussion Coalition's 3rd Concussion Symposium at the offices of Marsh Risk & Insurance Services in Philadelphia.  Panels will focus on strategies for sports organizations in the wake of rising concussion liability and how to better educate those involved in on the field.  The legal and insurance environment, as well as developments in medical research will be discussed by sports industry experts, including those involved in legal, insurance and medical aspects of sports administration.

Among the speakers will be New Jersey attorney Alan Goldberger, the author of "Sports Officiating: A Legal Guide," and former basketball, baseball, and football official. The faculty will include Lori Windolf Crispo, Area President of RPS Bollinger- Sports & Leisure Insurance, and Attorney Tony Corletto, Partner - Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker.

The National Sports Concussion Coalition is comprised of health professionals and leading organizations across youth, college and pro sports dedicated to advancing the approaches to identify and manage concussions in sports. Participating sponsors for the symposium include the Coalition, Marsh, RPS Bollinger Sports & Leisure Insurance and Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker.

ABOUT ALAN GOLDBERGER

Alan Goldberger is a New Jersey attorney whose practice focuses on sports, business and administrative law, sports and athletic risk management, and related litigation. Based in Florham Park, Morris County, New Jersey, Goldberger is a member of the NJ, NY and MD bars.  He counsels clients nationwide in sports industry risk management and liability defense, business-related disputes, administrative hearings and contractual relations. He is the author of "Sports Officiating: A Legal Guide," the recognized authority on the "law" for referees, umpires and other officials. He officiated college and high school basketball and baseball; and high school football for more than 30 years.

Goldberger is a frequent speaker to groups of officials, assigners and conference coordinators, coaches, sports program administrators, attorneys and others involved in sports. His work has been featured in numerous national publications, including Referee Magazine, Athletic Business Magazine, Sports Business Daily, NJBIZ, and numerous newspaper, radio and television appearances including CBS This Morning, The New York Times, USA Today, The New Jersey Law Journal, the New York Times' feature "Room For Debate," Fox News' "Fox & Friends," ESPN "Outside the Lines," ABC News' "Good Morning America," MS-NBC "Weekend with Alex Witt," CNN's "New Day," NBC News' "Today Show," and the A.M. Best Insurance Law Podcast Series.


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