Bar Admission

New York

Education

St. John’s University School of Law/Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía, Queens, NY

LLM, International and Comparative Sports Law, June 2015 GPA: 3.58

Thesis: A Team by Any Other Name: Why the cancellations of The Washington Redskins’ trademark registrations should be overturned

New York Law School, New York, NY Juris Doctor, June 2014

Activities: Sports Law Society, President 5th Annual Sports Law Symposium, Co-Chair Dispute Resolution Team, Secretary/Treasurer Tulane National Baseball Arbitration Competition 2014, Coach Fordham National Basketball Negotiation Competition 2014, Coach

Goucher College, Towson, MD Bachelor of Arts, English with Concentrations in Literature and Pre-Law, May 2011

Activities: Women’s Tennis Team, Co-Captain The Quindecim, School Newspaper, Sports Editor

Experience

Kaplan Bar Review, New York, NY

Bar Sales Coordinator January 2016 – Present

Manage student rep teams at five New York City area schools.

Demonstrate and sell bar review courses to law students.

United States Tennis Association, Queens, NY

Anti-Doping Chaperone, U.S. Open August 2015 – September 2015

Chaperoned professional tennis players after tennis match until doping sample was submitted.

National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, IN

Legal Extern, Office of Legal Affairs February 2015 – June 2015

Composed, distributed and tracked cease and desist letters, especially relating to March Madness.

Drafted and reviewed contracts including venue agreements and licensing of trademark derivatives.

Liaison representing NCAA on conference calls with outside counsel and University General Counsels.

Conducted research and drafted memoranda on legal issues pertaining to e-discovery, Title IX and RFRA.

Created guidelines for other departments on copyright law and venue agreements.

Assisted with research and disposition of in-house employment issues.

New York Law School, New York, NY

Teaching Assistant to Professor Jodi Balsam, Sports Law August 2013 – December 2013

Coordinated student writing assignments and presented lecture on criminal liability in sports.

Rockland County Public Defender’s Office, New City, NY

Legal Intern June 2013 – August 2013

Conducted research and drafted memoranda on legal issues, such as speedy trial and sealing records.

Observed status hearings, trials and 1030 hearings in justice courts and answered clients’ questions.

Stood up on behalf of clients to accept pleas and request adjournments.

Held, Held & Held, Brooklyn, NY

Legal Intern/Paralegal May 2012 – May 2013

Drafted pleadings, such as summons, complaints, and answers for litigation in personal injury practice.

Spoke to clients and doctors about confidential medical records and assembled medical packets for settlements.

Goucher Athletics, Towson, MD

Student Assistant / Gopher Handler September 2009 – May 2011

Coordinated, managed and trained tennis racket stringers and Goucher mascot; coordinated Athletics activities.

Drafted basic rental agreements to ensure against damages.

Professional Affiliations

Sports Lawyers’ Association; New York State Bar Association, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section; American Bar Association, Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industry

Publications

Jacqueline Lamer, Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption Part I: Then vs. Now, THE OFFICIAL REVIEW (April 25, 2013), http://www.theofficialreview.com/baseballs-antitrust-exemption-part-i-then-vs-now/

Jacqueline Lamer, Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption Part II: Baseball vs. Other Sports, THE OFFICIAL REVIEW (April 25, 2013), http://www.theofficialreview.com/baseballs-antitrust-exemption-part-ii-baseball-vs-other-sports/

Jacqueline Lamer, Legal Implications of MLB’s Biogenesis Scandal, THE OFFICIAL REVIEW (July 13, 2013), http://www.theofficialreview.com/legal-implications-of-the-biogenesis-scandal/

Jacqueline Lamer, After the Whistle Blows: Criminal Liability in Sports Law, THE OFFICIAL REVIEW (March 25, 2014), http://www.theofficialreview.com/after-the-whistle-blows-criminal-liability-in-sports-law/

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