Sports Attorney Alan K. Fertel Joins PhinzMania.com

Attorney Alan K. Fertel has accepted a position as the Staff Sports Attorney for Phinzmania.com, a newly formed Miami Dolphins fan website. Mr. Fertel will be providing answers to questions from Phinzmania.com members regarding current issues in the Sports and Entertainment industry.

(PRWEB) July 5, 2004 -- Alan K. Fertel, a founding partner who chairs the Entertainment and Sports Law Practice Group of Ferrell, Schultz, Carter and Fertel, has teamed up with PhinzMania.com to address questions from football fans regarding current events in the Sports and Entertainment industry. Mr. Fertel has practiced in the area of Entertainment Law for more than 10 years. He has counseled NFL veterans and draft picks on the importance of staying out of legal trouble and the adverse affects improper behavior can have on their careers and lives on and off the football field. The NFL interviewed Mr. Fertel for its 2003 NFL Security Video, recorded at NFL Films. In the video, which was shown to every football player prior to the 2003 Season, Mr. Fertel explained the effects of criminal behavior on a professional athlete's marketing opportunities. In addition, Mr. Fertel was an invited guest at the 2003 NFL Draft where he met and advised athletes (including seven first-round draft picks), their agents and family members on the challenges players face when making the leap from college to professional athletics.

Together with PhinzMania.com, Mr. Fertel hopes to bring more understanding of the law and how it affects both the teams and the players who make up the football industry.