Category: Athlete Disability

Frank Darras Cited in Law 360 Article: “…rarely do I see someone from a college or a university that’s in tune with how Draconian and difficult the application is,” Darras said. “Think about it: Is a college junior or senior ready to look at a 50-question,very pointed application asking about detailed health history since they […]

Frank N. Darras, founder of DarrasLaw, authored an article in the Daily Journal titled “Preventing NIL rules from creating a minor league within college sports.” The article focuses on how the NCAA and even the member schools must not allow smaller schools to become feeder programs to larger programs. It’s an amazing read for anyone […]

Frank N. Darras wrote an article for the Daily Journal titled “NIL’s continuing impact on college sports and the law.” In it, he discusses how name/image/likeness issues continues to radically change the face of collegiate athletics. He goes in detail into the potential for the PAC-12 to continue to lose members as wealthier conferences offer […]

Frank N. Darras authored an article for the Daily Journal titled “June trial poised to be a home run for minor league players.” This article analyzes an upcoming trial that will examine the rights and compensation for minor league baseball players. With the world of professional and collegiate sports changing almost by the day, this […]

Frank N. Darras wrote an article for Law360 covering the latest ins and outs of NIL and recent legislation hoping to offer guidance to our collegiate athletes. To date, there is no Federal law and dozens of states have passed NIL laws or proposed laws to govern this issue. Mr. Darras highlights the need for […]

Frank N. Darras’ latest article on how name/image/likeness issues are impacting collegiate athletes was published by Legal Reader. The article examines how NIL is impacting female athletes in particular and how it could be a major victory for women in college sports. NIL: Score One for Women’s Collegiate Athletics  

Frank Darras was interviewed by The Tiger, Clemson University’s school paper, on the issue of name/image/likeness and how it impacts collegiate athletes.   July’s name, image and likeness (NIL) rule change for the NCAA was a monumental moment in collegiate athletics, but Clemson may be seeing the rule’s consequent effects four months later. Following Clemson […]

The Daily Journal published an article authored by Frank N. Darras on whether college athletes should unionize. The article examines the numerous changes in the world of collegiate athletics as well as a bill introduced in Congress that would allow some athletes to unionize and classify themselves as employees. Mr. Darras’ article examines the potential […]

Attorney Frank N. Darras spoke to the University of Mississippi for their “Inspire Him” Series on an Entertainment and Sports panel titled “Lights, X-Rays, Fractures” where he discussed how collegiate athletes can use disability policies to protect their futures (physical and financial). This is an enlightening and powerful video, please take a look. Watch Video […]

Frank N. Darras is a featured speaker at the University of Mississippi School of Law’s Entertainment & Sports Law Society on Monday, October 26. He is on a panel titled “Lights, X-Rays, Fractures” and will discuss how athletes can and should use disability policies to protect their futures. Mr. Darras is sought after throughout the […]