Christine Grant, pioneer for gender equity in sports and former UI women’s athletic director, dies at 85

Jan 2, 2022 | News, Sports Law, Title IX

  Christine Grant, the trailblazing former University of Iowa women’s athletics director, died on Friday at the age of 85. By, Rachel Schilke, Senior Print Editor  

Pilgrim Appointed to New York State Bar Association Task Force on the Treatment of Transgender Youth in Sports

Dec 9, 2021 | Civil Rights, Discrimination, News, Sports Law, Title IX

Pilgrim & Associates Arbitration, Law & Mediation LLC (P&AALM) Managing Attorney, Jill Pilgrim, is honored to be appointed to the New York State Bar Association Task Force on the Treatment of Transgender Youth in Sports, on December 7, 2021.  In this...

Pilgrim to Moderate TItle IX Sports Panel on November 12, 2021

Nov 9, 2021 | News, Sports Law, Title IX

Brooklyn Law School is hosting its first Sports Law Symposium on Friday November 12, 2021. Jill Pilgrim, Managing Attorney for Pilgrim & Associates Arbitration, Law & Mediation LLC will be moderating the panel of brilliant sports lawyers and administrators. ...

WHAT WOMEN ATHLETES WON WHEN TITLE IX BECAME LAW

Jul 15, 2021 | News, Sports Law, Title IX

See video of Jill Pilgrim and other prominent sport women as they discuss the impact of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 on women in college sports.  The webinar panel took place on June 24, 2021, and was hosted by Arizona State University’s...

P&A Legal Blog – Why Universities Should Implement Best Practices Related to Sexual Violence?

Mar 30, 2015 | Articles, Blog, Criminal Law, Discrimination, Title IX

By Stephen G. Bock, Esq. On March 24, 2014, the D.C. Circuit Court granted a motion by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) to dismiss claims brought by a former University of Virginia (“UVA”) student....

P&A Blog — Who’s Responsible for Sexual Violence on College Campuses? Part II

Mar 10, 2015 | Articles, Blog, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Discrimination, Education, Sports Law, Title IX

Continued . . . Pilgrim & Associates’ recent work performing a climate assessment on the issues of campus sexual violence at a publicly-funded institution of higher-education reinforces the frequently cited reasons for resistance to addressing this intimate and...