This
evening, sports law attorney and nationally known speaker Janet Judge
will address Virginia Wesleyan student-athletes on sexual harassment and
assault, bullying, and hazing in the world of intercollegiate athletics.
These are sobering topics that I take with the utmost seriousness, and I
welcome Ms. Judge’s wisdom and expertise.
Ms. Judge is the
President of Sports Law Associates LLC, a full-service intercollegiate
sports law firm, where she concentrates her practice on sexual
harassment, including sexual violence prevention, intercollegiate sports
and employment law counseling. She brings her diverse legal and
athletics experiences to the table when advising and representing
colleges and universities on sports-related issues, including strategic
program development, NCAA eligibility, infractions and certification,
EADA compliance, contracts, pay equity, Title IX, harassment, hazing,
academic fraud and student-athlete misconduct.
In addition to
her law practice, Ms. Judge has conducted workshops at more than 500
NCAA Division I, II and III institutions, athletics conferences and
sport coaches' associations. Her sessions with student-athletes focus on
leadership, sports ethics, branding, social networking, alcohol, hazing
and discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Staff presentations explore recent developments in sports law,
identifying areas of risk and implementing best practices.
Ms.
Judge has advised and represented institutions and conferences with
regard to all aspects of Title IX compliance for more than 20 years. She
is the co-author of the NCAA Manual on Gender Equity and is one of
three instructors teaching the popular National Association of College
and University Attorneys (NACUA) online Title IX coordinator course. She
was honored by NACUA in 2014 for her higher education law practice, is
included in the Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Sports and
Employment Law, and has been named a SuperLawyer for her Intercollegiate
Sports Law work.
Tonight’s presentation will take place at 7
p.m. in the Convocation Center inside the Jane P. Batten Student Center.
It is mandatory for all student-athletes and all full- and part-time
coaches, but is open to the greater VWC community.
