Legal Issues in High School Athletics Newsletter Launched by Hackney Publications

AUSTIN, Texas--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Hackney Publications, publisher of Sports Litigation Alert and Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics, announced today the debut of the newsletter Legal Issues in High School Athletics (LIHSA).

“At the same time, LIHSA can be a valuable tool for superintendents, school board attorneys and law firms that practice in the area of sports law.”

LIHSA will include up to a dozen case summaries, articles and analysis discussing the inherent legal issues affecting high school athletics. The newsletter will be published on a bimonthly basis and will feature the writing of long-time sports law journalist Holt Hackney, publisher of Sports Litigation Alert and Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics. Joining Hackney as contributing editors are Daniel B. Fitzgerald, a Connecticut attorney and publisher of the blog Connecticut Sports Law (http://ctsportslaw.com), and Robert J. Romano, also a Connecticut attorney and President of the Romano Sports Agency.

To see a complimentary copy of the first issue, visit http://hackneypublications.com/lihsa/issues/2009/LIHSA-2009-July-August.php

“This is an emerging area of sports law, which is underserved by the legal publishing industry,” said Hackney. “As editor of Sports Litigation Alert, I have noticed an innumerable number of coaches, athletic directors and school districts, finding themselves on the wrong end of a lawsuit.”

As attorneys practicing in the area of sports law, Fitzgerald and Romano believe the arrival of LIHSA is long overdue.

“There are a myriad of legal issues that arise in high school athletics on a daily basis. LIHSA can increase awareness of these issues in the minds of high school coaches and athletic directors,” said Fitzgerald. “At the same time, LIHSA can be a valuable tool for superintendents, school board attorneys and law firms that practice in the area of sports law.”

Romano says that “LIHSA provides a unique resource, with a combination of current case summaries and practical legal articles relating to legal issues in high school athletics.”

Among the many issues that sports law newsletter addresses are legal issues involving Contracts, Title IX, Personal Injury, Employment, and Negligence.

About Hackney Publications

Hackney Publications delivers valuable and important information about the legal side of the sports industry. Its overriding mission, through its publications, is to maintain a narrow editorial focus on issues that matter to its subscribers.

The company is a member of the National Sports Law Institute and the Sports and Recreation Law Association (http://srlaweb.org).

Hackney Publications was founded by journalist Holt Hackney, who has spent more than 20 years writing about sports, business and the law.

Hackney Publications is the sports law industry's leading newsletter publisher.