Sports Scholarship Lawyer and Athletic Scholarship Attorney Services

Athlete Defender is the right choice for any student-athlete that is looking for an experienced sports scholarship lawyer. If you are facing scholarship revocation, or if your benefits are being reduced, you are often left feeling powerless.

When you have a passionate athletic scholarship attorney vigorously advocating for your interests you can rest assured that your legal rights will be respected.

Jason A. Setchen P.A.

Our founding sports scholarship lawyer is Jason Setchen, and he brings a unique set of attributes to the table. After playing football in high school, Jason went on to play college football for the University of Miami Hurricanes. He fully understands the dynamic that exists between universities and student-athletes from a firsthand perspective, so he can sincerely empathize with his clients. Jason was the attorney in two of the most prominent collegiate sports scandals of the last decade, namely: the Brian Bowen Adidas/ University of Louisville scandal and the Nevin Shapiro/ University of Miami scandal.

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When you consider our qualifications, you can see that Athlete Defender is the ideal resource if you need an athletic scholarship lawyer you can rely on our firm for effective advocacy. We would be more than glad to discuss your situation if you are ready to take action!

You can request a consultation appointment if you give us a call at 305-856-4044 or you can use a contact form via this website that you can fill out if you would prefer to reach out to our firm electronically. Any communication will remain confidential.

Professional Athlete Advocacy and More

Jason Setchen has worked with many professional athletes in all aspects of legal representation.  Jason is not a sports agent and does not provide contract advisory services with respect to professional contracts.  However, Jason has represented professional athletes in disputes with coaches, teams, and leagues and has handled player disputes against agents.  Jason has also successfully handled and defended professional athletes in investigations and administrative disciplinary actions brought forth by teams and leagues.  Athlete Defender advocates for athletes at all levels including at the professional sports level of the administrative process.

About Athlete Defender

Many times athletes find themselves being treated unfairly and feel as though they do not have “a voice” or independent support when encountering a disciplinary or administrative situation with their school, conference or an administrative governing body or league like the NCAA, NFL, NBA or other sports league.

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