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10/17/2026

Are a lawyer and an attorney the same thing?

It’s a question making national headlines following the controversy surrounding White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, who recently acknowledged that she never passed the bar exam.

Now, she’s out of the White House after just days on the job.

So I figured this was a good opportunity to clear up something people often misunderstand.

What’s the difference between having a law degree, being a lawyer, and being a licensed attorney? And what exactly does J.D. or Esq. after someone’s name mean?

Here’s the breakdown.

10/16/2026

Who gets to decide when a college athlete is eligible to play?

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued an executive order addressing NCAA eligibility rules for student-athletes at Ohio universities. NCAA President Charlie Baker pushed back, arguing that the state cannot legislate NCAA eligibility requirements.

Now, the dispute is headed to the Ohio Supreme Court, raising a much bigger question about the NCAA’s authority and the power states have to challenge its rules.

As more states intervene in college athletics, the legal battle over who actually controls the rules is only getting more complicated.

10/14/2026

I’ve handled some interesting cases throughout my career, but this five-day jury trial in Daytona Beach was one I’ll never forget.

What started as a lawsuit involving an alleged thoroughbred horse racing scam turned into a case with enough twists and characters to fill a Hollywood screenplay.

After five days of trial, the jury deliberated for approximately 45 minutes before returning a verdict in our client’s favor on the fraud and civil theft claims.

I recently shared the story on Two Vintage Sports Guys, and I’m still convinced someone needs to turn this one into a movie.

You really can’t make this stuff up.

10/13/2026

How much control does your employer actually have over what you do at work and what you say outside of it?

From monitoring company emails and tracking employee locations to recording Zoom meetings and disciplining employees over social media posts, employers have more legal authority than many people realize.

But that authority has limits.

The legality of these situations often comes down to the circumstances, applicable laws, and whether certain employee rights are protected.

In this edition of **Legal or Illegal?**, I break down five common workplace scenarios and explain where employers can cross the line.

Which one surprised you the most?

10/13/2026

Your “trade secret” might not hold up in court. Here’s why 👇

I hear “it’s a trade secret” from companies all the time. Then I ask one question: are you actually treating it like one?

Usually the answer is no. The client list sits on a shared drive. Anyone in the building can open it. Every salesperson can see every client. And yet the company is sure it’s protected.

Courts don’t just ask whether information matters to your business. They ask what you did to keep it secret. If the answer is “not much,” the other side has a strong argument that it’s important information, but not a trade secret.

Something being important to your business doesn’t make it a trade secret. Protection starts long before you ever need to go after a former employee.

So I’m curious: what does your company do to protect its most valuable information? Password protection? Need-to-know access? Nothing yet? Tell me in the comments. I’ll pick a few questions and answer them in an upcoming video.

10/08/2026

A lot happening in college sports right now, and I have some opinions on what should stay and what needs to go.

A quick round of Keep It or Kill It, college sports edition.

Curious where everyone else stands. What would you keep, and what would you kill?

10/06/2026

Whistleblower claims can sound straightforward, but the details matter.

In Florida, an employee generally becomes a whistleblower when they report that the company is violating a law, rule, or regulation, or when they refuse to participate in conduct that would violate one.

That is an important distinction because not every complaint about something being unfair, inappropriate, or even unethical necessarily qualifies.

For employers, the real concern is what happens next. If an employee raises that kind of complaint and is then suspended, demoted, disciplined, or terminated, the company needs to understand exactly what was reported before taking action.

These situations are often very fact-specific, which is why the substance of the complaint matters so much.

What have you seen create the most confusion around whistleblower complaints in the workplace?

10/03/2026

The Cornell Seven case has drawn national attention and raised difficult questions around serious allegations, due process and how cases like this unfold in the public eye.

As more information continues to emerge, it is worth looking carefully at what has been alleged, what we know at this point and what remains unresolved.

There are real people at the center of this case, and the allegations deserve to be treated with appropriate seriousness. At the same time, the legal process exists for a reason.

How do we balance taking allegations seriously with avoiding conclusions before all of the facts are known?

10/02/2026

A former Auburn football staffer is facing felony charges over something most employers think about as a civil issue: trade secrets.

The charges reportedly involve theft of trade secrets and computer tampering, and that is where this case gets interesting from an employment law perspective.

Those are claims we often see play out in civil employment litigation. What you do not see nearly as often is someone being arrested over them.

But the underlying principle is pretty simple: theft is still theft.

An employer’s confidential information, trade secrets and computer systems can all carry legal protections, and improperly accessing, taking or sharing that information can create more than just civil exposure. Depending on the conduct and the applicable state law, there can be criminal consequences too.

According to media reports, the allegations here involve sensitive Auburn Athletic Department information being provided to a competitor. The full facts still have to play out, but the case is a useful reminder for both employers and employees that workplace data and confidential information should be treated seriously.

Sports law and employment law intersect in some interesting places. This is one of them.

If you have a question about trade secrets, computer access or where employment law crosses into criminal law, drop it in the comments and I may break it down in a future video.

10/01/2026

A lawyer’s job is to advocate for the client but that does not mean the lawyer should simply do everything the client asks.

There are times in litigation when a client wants to react immediately, take a certain position, or make a decision that may feel right in the moment but does not make sense when you look at the case as a whole.

That is where experience matters.

A good lawyer should be willing to tell a client, “I don’t think that’s a good idea.” And sometimes, the answer needs to be even stronger than that.

Litigation is not linear. There are highs, lows, quiet periods, and moments where everything seems to happen at once. If you react to every development without keeping the bigger picture in mind, you can create problems for yourself.

The best lawyer-client relationships are the ones where there is enough trust for the lawyer to push back when necessary.

Have a question about civil litigation or the lawyer-client relationship? Drop it in the comments.

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