Welcome to a New Bar Year!

By Olivia Fajen

Dear Sports & Entertainment Law Section Members,

My name is Olivia Fajen, and I am excited and honored to serve as chair of the Sports and Entertainment Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association this year. We greatly appreciate your involvement with and support of the SEL Section, and we are looking forward to another great year!

We are thankful for the below list of terrific attorneys who are serving as SEL Section Council members and officers for 2024-25:

Members and Officers

 

Chair                     Olivia Fajen

Vice-Chair            Andrew Adams

Secretary             Landis Barber

Treasurer            Carena Lemons

Past Chair            Alexa Whiteside

Council Members

2025

Landis Barber
Carena Brantley Lemons
Curtis Strubinger
Doug Wood

2026 

Peter Singh
Lauri Eberhart
Lani Barnes Baxter
Brandon Huffman

2027 

Noah Hock
Kyle Compton
Nadia Moore
Mary Craven Adams

Committees and Committee Chairs

Legislative: Erik Albright and Olivia Fajen

CLE: Danielle Long and Andrew Adams

Membership: Danielle Long

Communications: TBD

Pro Bono: Kyle Compton

Young Lawyers Division: Brittany Holder

Ethics: Robert Fuller

Litigation: Mary Craven Adams

Music & Film: Doug Wood, Noah Hock, Carena Lemons

Nominations: Alexa Whiteside

PD Liaison: Joan Sprinkle

Elon Law School Liaison: Kelsey Montgomery

NC Central Law School Liaison: Donovan Bryant

Campbell Law School Liaison: TBD

Duke Law School Liaison: TBD

UNC Law School Liaison: TBD

Wake Forest Law School Liaison: TBD

One of the benefits of this section is the opportunity to network with other members. In an effort to promote in-person attendance at our meetings and in order to foster existing friendships and to develop new ones, two of our four meetings will be in-person only. Our first meeting is scheduled for August 21, 2024, in Raleigh at the Bar Center, followed by a networking event at Drive Shack (details for which will be sent out closer to the date). The locations of our remaining meetings and social events will be discussed in our first meeting.

Section Events: Dates and Locations

August 21, 2024 – NCBA Bar Center, in-person only

October 23, 2024 – Virtual only

January 15, 2025 – TBD, in-person and virtual

April 2025 + Annual Meeting – TBD, in-person only

As always, we welcome your suggestions and input as to how our section can be of service and value to you and your practice. Please reach out with any comments, questions or concerns. I look forward to seeing you soon!