Law Professor; Legal Expert and Columnist at Sports Illustrated
Greater Boston Area
- Current
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- Legal Expert and SI.com Columnist at Sports Illustrated
- Co-Founder at Harvard Law School Project on Law and Mind Sciences
- Assistant Professor of Law at Mississippi College School of Law
- Contributor at Sports Law Blog and The Situationist
- Past
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- Legal Counsel at Office of U.S. Congressman Marty Meehan
- Counsel at Maurice Clarett's Legal Team (Clarett v. NFL)
- Education
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- Harvard Law School
- University of Virginia School of Law
- Georgetown University
- Connections
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- Websites
Michael McCann’s Summary
I am a law professor at Mississippi College School of Law and legal expert at Sports Illustrated. I am also the "Sports and the Law" columnist on Sports Illustrated.com (SI.com), Chair of the AALS Section on Sports and the Law, and a co-founder of the Project on Law and Mind Sciences at Harvard Law School.
I will be a visiting professor at Boston College Law School in the fall of 2008 and then I will join the faculty of Vermont Law School in January 2009.
My areas of expertise include sports law, torts, psychology and the law, administrative law, immigration law, and food and drug law. I have been honored for my teaching, winning the following awards:
2007-08 Professor of the Year Award
2007-08 Professor of the Year for First Year Courses Award
2007-08 Shirley Norwood Jones Faculty Award
2007-08 Phi Delta Phi Professor of the Year Award
2006-07 Professor of the Year Award
2006-07 Professor of the Year for First Year Courses Award
2005-06 Professor of the Year for First Year Courses Award
I am co-authoring both a torts casebook and a law review article with Harvard Law School Professor Jon Hanson. I have published 10 law review articles, including placements in the Wisconsin Law Review, the Brooklyn Law Review, the Case Western Reserve Law Review, the American Journal of Law and Medicine, and the Yale Journal of Law and Technology.
I have been interviewed by such media as HBO (Costas Now), CNN (Headline News, Glenn Beck Show), CNBC (Morning Call, Power Lunch), MSNBC, the BBC, NPR, ESPN, the Washington Post, and Business Week.
Prior to becoming a law professor, I, along with others, represented college football star Maurice Clarett in his lawsuit against the National Football League and its age eligibility rule (Clarett v. NFL, 369 F.3d 124 (2nd Cir. 2004); cert. denied, 125 S. Ct. 1728 (2005)). I also served as a Visiting Researcher at Harvard Law School and Legal Counsel to U.S. Congressman Marty Meehan (D-MA).
Michael McCann’s Specialties:
Sports Law, Torts, Psychology and the Law, Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Health Care Law, Consumer Law, and Food and Drug Law.
Michael McCann’s Experience
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Legal Expert and SI.com Columnist
Sports Illustrated
(Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2007 — Present (10 months)
Legal expert and also author of "Sports and the Law" column on SI.com.
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Co-Founder
Harvard Law School Project on Law and Mind Sciences
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)
2007 — Present (1 year)
Co-founded with Harvard Law School Professor Jon Hanson, the Project is devoted to understanding the implications of social psychology, social cognition, and other related mind sciences for law, policymaking, and legal theory.
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Assistant Professor of Law
Mississippi College School of Law
(Higher Education industry)
August 2005 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Tenure-track law professor. Courses taught include sports law, torts, health care law, immigration law, and consumer law. Awarded the 2006-07 Professor of the Year Award, the 2006-07 Professor of the Year Award for First-Year Courses, and the 2005-06 Professor of the Year Award for First-Year Courses.
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Contributor
Sports Law Blog and The Situationist
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
July 2005 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Sports Law Blog is the leading blog devoted sports and the law and has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the three best sports business blogs. The Situationist, which is the official blog of the Project on Law and Mind Sciences at Harvard Law School, was recently named Best Social Psychology Blog.
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Legal Counsel
Office of U.S. Congressman Marty Meehan
(Government Agency; Legislative Office industry)
August 2004 — May 2007 (2 years 10 months)
Provided advice to Congressman Meehan, who represents the 5th Congressional District in Massachusetts and serves on the House Judiciary and Armed Services Committees, on legal and policy matters. Also wrote speeches and drafted various documents.
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Counsel
Maurice Clarett's Legal Team (Clarett v. NFL)
(Law Practice industry)
February 2004 — August 2004 (7 months)
Provided labor and antitrust analysis in case involving an Ohio State University football player who was deemed ineligible for the NFL Draft due to his age. Assisted in the drafting of briefs and other legal memoranda, and reported to Alan Milstein, lead counsel, of Sherman, Silverstein, Kohl, Rose & Podolsky, P.A.
Michael McCann’s Education
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Harvard Law School
LL.M., Social Psychology and the Law & Sports Law, 2004 — 2005
- Activities and Societies:
- Finalist for John M. Olin Law and Economics Award
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University of Virginia School of Law
J.D., 1999 — 2002
- Activities and Societies:
- Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, Dillard Fellow, Best Oral Advocacy Award
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Georgetown University
B.A., Government, 1994 — 1998
- Activities and Societies:
- President of Blue and Gray
Additional Information
Michael McCann’s Websites:
Michael McCann’s Groups:
Sports Lawyers Association, Boston Sports Club, St. John's Prep
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St. John's Prep Alumni Network member
Michael McCann’s Honors:
2006-07 Professor of the Year Award (voted on by entire law student body)
2006-07 Professor of the Year for First-Year Courses Award (voted on by first-year law students)
2005-06 Professor of the Year for First-Year Courses Award (voted on by first-year law students)
