Joshua Frieser

Sports Lawyer | Principal Attorney @FrieserLegal | Indiana University & Marquette Law Grad | Counsel to athletes, agents, and sports industry businesses

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

@ed_waz Part of the challenge is that no one knows with 100% certainty what terms in revenue sharing deals will/will not be enforceable—even if we feel fairly confident one way or another. But most athletes don't really want to wait a couple of years to find out via contested litigation.

[Protection United @TheProtectUCrew]

How difficult is it to become a registered athlete agent in your state? 👀 @MickensJay @TheJakeWilis @JoshFrieser

The Protect U Crew talks about it on this weeks pod !

🔗: https://t.co/YthnY0y7nY

[Daniel S. Greene, Esq. @DanGreene15]

Louisiana’s recently introduced SB389 would extend agent oversight to college & high school athletes, mandate training, background checks, social media disclosure, heavy fines, and new legal rights for athletes. Essentially, it’s the RUAAA with teeth. https://t.co/5FtuKPpZ62

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

I'm proud to share that Frieser Legal has been recognized as a leading sports law practice again in 2026. Special thanks to Holt Hackney and all of our clients for continuing to trust us with their important legal needs.

#sportslaw #NIL

[Frieser Legal @FrieserLegal]

Frieser Legal has been named to @SportsLawExpert's (Hackney Publications) list of Top 100 Law Firms with Sports Practices.

The list is published to provide the sports industry with "a guidebook to the top 100 law firms with an exemplary sports law practice."

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

I’m looking forward to heading to Indianapolis this week for the NFL Scouting Combine. It’s always great to catch up with clients, colleagues, and friends.

If you will be in Indy and would like to connect, please feel free to send me a message.

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

Thanks to @KellisRobinett for including my thoughts on the forthcoming Jerome Tang/K-State contract dispute.

[Kellis Robinett @KellisRobinett]

I showed Jerome Tang's contract to some experts in sports law. Here's what they had to say about Kansas State firing him "for cause."

Who wins if this $18.7 million legal battle goes to court?

Enlightening opinions in here⬇️

🦅https://t.co/TmJLs69j7V

⭐️https://t.co/0z4U6I6Nlc

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

@RobertFreundLaw "His complaint has no meat on its bones" is quite the line, but how do you draft this opinion and not make a single reference to Judge Friendly or "what is chicken?"

[Protection United @TheProtectUCrew]

Not every NIL deal is what it looks like on paper. These clauses matter more than you think. 👀 #TheProtectUCrew @MickensJay @JoshFrieser

🔗: https://t.co/ebOkeRCkE6

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

@jjlens Can't tell you how many times I have thought to myself re: collective/revenue-sharing contracts: "how can this possibly comply with this state's athlete agent law?"

[Protection United @TheProtectUCrew]

“The agreements that they’re giving to [college] athletes are ALL different” 👀‼️@JoshFrieser

Sports Attorney Josh Frieser speaks on protecting yourself properly on this weeks edition of the Protect U Podcast

🔗: https://t.co/8Hnxf5hhC4

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

@RightStepAdv @SpielbergerBrad There are schools that are willing to deal with unprofessional agents in exchange for paying a fraction of market value for a player. There’s obviously a limit to this, but it is unquestionably also true.

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

@SpielbergerBrad @RightStepAdv I think everyone appreciates the professionalism of quality agents and attorneys that don’t have ridiculous asks.

But I’ve heard plenty of GMs say they’re happy to work with unrepresented players and negotiate with agents that don’t know what they’re doing too. Costs a lot less.

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

@RightStepAdv @SpielbergerBrad I think a lot of schools are happy to work with the non-qualified agents they can take advantage of too. Can wind up being a hell of a discount on talent.

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

@EricJBlevins @mckenzielaw I haven’t read the contract in question here, but almost all revenue sharing contracts I have reviewed terminate if the athlete turns pro.

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

I 100% agree. There are also “qualified individuals” (on paper), e.g. lawyers that are not practitioners in this space, NFL agents, etc., that have caused huge issues.

Just this cycle I saw multiple contracts negotiated by agents at global sports agencies that screwed guys.

[Kristi Dosh @SportsBizMiss]

Someone needs to do something about all of the unqualified individuals calling themselves agents and soliciting college athletes. I've heard too many bad stories and reviewed too many bad contracts.

[Indiana Football @IndianaFootball]

Perfection.

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

@SportsBizMiss Last spring, I negotiated a variety of edits in the Washington agreement for a client of mine.

I was told that every single player signed the agreement as is, except my client and Demond Williams, who both got changes. For whatever that’s worth and if you believe that it’s true.

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

@iamjamiewood @onuss_ There is a legal definition in the federal law and every state athlete agent law (in the states that have one).

It’s essentially anyone who is negotiating or soliciting a professional sports playing contract or an endorsement contract on behalf of a student-athlete.

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

@onuss_ Almost all of them.

I’ve seen dozens (maybe hundreds) of NIL representation contracts and one single agency had the SPARTA disclosure in it.

Aside from, of course, all of my agent clients who do have the SPARTA language included.

[Joshua Frieser @JoshFrieser]

@EricJBlevins I believe that the contract in question here was before the final settlement approval and was with the collective, not UGA itself. The school is likely bringing this as a third-party beneficiary.

Either way, this was before other schools paying buyouts could occur.