Barry Axelrod
Barry Axelrod | |
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| Born | Barry Evan Axelrod August 21, 1946 Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 2024 (aged 77) Encinitas, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (AB, JD)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | lawyer, agent |
Barry Evan Axelrod (August 21, 1946 – May 9, 2024) was an American sports agent and lawyer who specialized in sports, entertainment and business law.
Early life[edit]
Barry Evan Axelrod was born on August 21, 1946, in Burbank, California.[1][2][3] He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in History[4] in 1968[1] and from UCLA School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1971.[1]
Legal career[edit]
Pre-legal career[edit]
While attending UCLA, he spent more than five years working part-time for a sports team physician, making friendships with many sports athletes who moved on to professional careers.[4]
Legal career[edit]
After three years in the general practice of law in a small firm, he joined the firm of Steinberg & Demoff as a partner and helped create the firm's Sports and Entertainment practice. Within two years, the firm represented approximately 100 athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLB, women's tennis, women's golf, auto racing and rodeo.[4]
He left the firm in 1978 and became a sole practitioner with a focus on Sports and Entertainment Law.[4]
He began operating his own law firm in Encinitas, California in 1979.[4]
He was a member of the Sports Lawyers Association and taught Sports Law at Pepperdine University Law School in 1994 to 1995.[4]
Notable clients[edit]
Axelrod's client list included Jake Peavy, Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Matt Morris, Matt Clement, Phil Nevin, as well as former San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers, broadcasters Rick Sutcliffe, Mark Grace and Wally Joyner, actors Mark Harmon and Pam Dawber, and lastly professional figure skater Michelle Kwan.[5]
Other activities[edit]
He served on the board of directors of the United States Anti-Doping Agency from 2000 to 2011.[4][6]
Death[edit]
Axelrod died at his home in Encinitas, California, on May 9, 2024, at the age of 77.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Martindale-Hubbell Law Profile
- ^ Hubbell, Martindale (April 2008). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: California (Volume 2 - 2008). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561607891.
- ^ The California Legal Directory. Legal Directories Publishing Company. 1973. p. 21.
- ^ a b c d e f g Barry Axelrod - Special Assistant to the General Manager (Archived bio)
- ^ "Our Background". 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-28.
- ^ USADA Names New Board Chair and Welcomes New Members
- ^ Miller, Bryce. "Legendary Encinitas agent Barry Axelrod remembered by Wally Joyner, Phil Nevin, others". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 10, 2024.