PRACTICE AREAS

Athletic training, sports medicine, and sport safety.

The subjects below reflect areas represented among the firm’s partners and associate experts. Expert availability and suitability depend on the specific issues presented.

01

Standards of care

Professional duties, documentation, decision-making, and care in athletic training and sports medicine settings.

02

Industry guidelines

Adherence to or deviation from professional standards, position statements, guidelines, policies, and procedures.

03

Youth sports safety

Safety practices, supervision, emergency preparedness, injury prevention, and organizational policies in youth sport settings.

04

High school, collegiate, and professional sports injuries

Injury-related issues considered in the context of the athlete population, level of competition, available resources, and applicable policies and practices.

05

Sport-specific standards

Standards, rules, customary practices, safety considerations, and medical-coverage issues associated with particular sports and levels of competition.

06

Falls and injuries

Circumstances involving falls, injury mechanisms, supervision, environmental conditions, response, and related safety practices.

07

Hazard analysis and mitigation

Identification, assessment, communication, and mitigation of hazards in athletic facilities, venues, programs, events, and activities.

08

Supervision

Supervision of athletes, patients, students, staff, and sports medicine operations.

09

Emergency response

Emergency action planning, emergency care, catastrophic injury response, and coordination of emergency services.

10

Concussion

Identification, evaluation, management, return-to-activity considerations, and related policies.

11

Exertional heat illness

Prevention, recognition, emergency treatment, environmental considerations, and organizational procedures.

12

Sudden cardiac arrest

Emergency preparedness, recognition, response, AED access, and related program considerations.

13

Cervical spine injury

Recognition, emergency management, equipment considerations, and catastrophic injury planning.

14

Sports medicine policy

Development, implementation, review, and application of policies and procedures across levels of sport.

15

Venue and equipment safety

Facility conditions, equipment safety, venue safety, inspection practices, and related risk-management considerations.

16

Professional ethics

Professional conduct, codes of ethics, disciplinary matters, and responsible reasoning.

17

Academic matters

Program accreditation, academic policies, faculty performance, promotion and tenure, grievances, and academic misconduct.

18

Cannabis-related matters

Cannabis and employment, job performance, driving, sport participation, and organizational policy.

19

Occupational health and safety

Industrial hygiene, OSHA-related matters, workers’ compensation, and workplace health and safety.

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