Sports and Entertainment

Minnesota Entertainment and Sports Law Attorneys

Athletes and Coaches • Amateur Athletics • Performers and Personalities

The law firm of Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A. provides legal representation to athletes and entertainers through its Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Department. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the firm represents clients statewide, throughout the Upper Midwest, and nationally.

The Department deals with a variety of legal issues that arise in connection with those activities, ranging from employment contract issues and intellectual property matters to accidents and personal injury incurred in those endeavors.

Sports Law Attorneys

Representation in sports law includes:

• Professional athletes
• Amateur athletics participants (college, high school)
• Participants in organized and recreational sports
• Coaches at all levels
• Parties in child sports injury claims

Entertainment Lawyers

The Firm's entertainer clients include authors and screenwriters; movie, television and radio personalities; and music and recording artists.

The Sports, Recreation and Entertainment Law Departments is headed by Marshall H. Tanick, a senior partner of the law firm who volunteers his time as a coach for amateur athletics.

Notable Achievements in Sports Law and Entertainment Law

• Successfully representing former child movie star Spanky McFarlane of the "Our Gang" (Little Rascals) film series in protecting his right to use his name and identity for commercial purposes. McFarland v. E & K Corp., 766 F. Supp. 727 (D. Minn. 1990) and McFarland v. Miller, 14 F.3d. 912 (3rd Cir. 1994).
• Obtaining settlements for Twin Cities television, radio, and music industry performers for breach of contract and wrongful termination of their employment.
• Achieving large settlements for members of the Minnesota Vikings football organization upon termination of their employment.
• Obtaining a large settlement for a coach of a girl's softball team who was disfigured and injured by a thrown bat during a softball game.
• Representing children and their parents in connection with exclusion from participation in recreational and extra-curricular figure skating, soccer, football, and softball teams.

Marshall Tanick has written numerous articles about sports law, recreation, and entertainment law matters in numerous national, regional, and local publications, including a sextet of articles entitled, "Basketball Law in Minnesota," "Baseball Law in Minnesota," "Hockey Law in Minnesota," "Football Law in Minnesota," "Swimming Law in Minnesota," and "Soccer Law in Minnesota." Click here for Mr. Tanick's article discussing The Lore of Hockey in Minnesota Law.

Contact Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen to schedule a free initial consultation, or ask for our brochure describing our activities in Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment Law.