Brooklyn Law School Adds Clinic to Assist Athletes with NIL Issues
By Kristi Dosh
Last Updated on March 19, 2026
Clinics have been added at multiple law schools to assist college athletes with legal issues arising from NIL and revenue sharing, and the latest of these is at Brooklyn Law School. Although some law schools limit their clinics to athletes at their institution, Brooklyn Law’s clinic is open to all college athletes, as well as others in the sports industry.
The Brooklyn Law School Sports Law Clinic provides free legal services to individuals involved with sports who cannot afford counsel and who face legal issues arising out of their sports-related role.
Among the individuals the clinic serves are college athletes who need assistance with their NIL commercial activity, including contract review and deal negotiation. The clinic also handles NIL Go appeals, disciplinary matters before the College Sports Commission, House settlement claim buyouts, trademark registration, business formation, Visa applications, and advocacy before sport governing bodies and tribunals, including with respect to team eligibility/selection.
Legal services are provided by law students supervised by Professor Jodi Balsam, an experienced attorney and sports law expert. Because the clinic is a non-profit legal services organization, it does not charge any legal fees and clients pay only out-of-pocket expenses (e.g., the filing fee for a trademark registration).
If you have a legal issue you believe the clinic can assist with, please fill out this form.
