Timothy Liam Epstein has joined Duggan Bertsch, LLC as a partner. Formerly of Smith Admundsen, Epstein will chair the firm’s litigation practice group as well as run all aspects of the firm’s sports law practice.
Also joining Duggan Bertsch at the same time is Brian C. Konkel. An associate, Konkel will work in the sports law area with Epstein.
Greg Bertsch, a founding member of Duggan Bertsch, was enthusiastic about the new hire.
“Tim’s litigation and sports background, experience, and results add significant depth to our practice and adds value to Duggan Bertsch’s comprehensive general counsel approach with our clients.”
Epstein had chaired the Sports and Event Law Practice at his prior firm, and moved all of those industry clients over to Duggan Bertsch. “DB provided the unique opportunity to give value to my existing clients not available at my prior firm, from estate work to tax to sophisticated corporate structuring,” he said.
Epstein will work alongside fellow partner, Michael Passananti, who actively represents numerous figures in sports as general counsel. “Tim’s is one of the most respected sports attorneys in the country and we are excited and lucky to have him as a partner at Duggan Bertsch,” Passananti said.
Epstein’s Sports Law practice is all-encompassing, but is litigation-based at its core. It spans from injuries on the athletic field (plaintiff and defense), to sports product issues, to disappointment lawsuits (lack of/misuse of an athlete’s playing time), amateur representation issues (while not violating NCAA rules), NCAA/high school association violations, personal website/social networking issues, multiplier/anti-recruiting measures, recreational immunity, coach’s standing to sue/file TRO’s, Olympic issues, off-the-field issues during athletic trips, doping/drug testing, construction/sports issues, and the intersection of sports/religion.
Epstein, who has written for Sports Litigation Alert and Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics, as well as many other publications, will continue as an adjunct professor of law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he currently teaches courses in sports and entertainment law.
