Dr. Colby Jubenville has reconnected with William Glover Jr., an attorney with U.S. Legal, Inc., and will implement Glover's legal knowledge and practices during Legal Issues 6500. Glover recently released "Sports Law Handbook (For Coaches and Administrators)". 

"Bill is someone I met early in my career and has great knowledge about the legal system, the law as it relates to sport, and sport as a profession," said Dr. Jubenville. "I look forward to implementing this resource into the program."

Glover took time out to discuss his book and the overall process of penning "Sports Law Handbook (For Coaches and Administrators)".

Who is the targeted audience of the new book?

The Book is designed to be a quick reference for Coaches and Athletic Directors on the law in language they can understand (no legalese). Of course that is not as very big market. It is also going to be used this Spring by two colleges for their Sports Law curriculum.

What was the biggest motivational factor in writing this book?

The subject "Sports Law" is one I am familiar with as an attorney and, as I mentioned, I taught the course for several years at Belhaven. My father was a high school football coach and my younger son is the Defensive Coordinator at Terry High School. I played college football at Ole Miss, so I have been around sports all my life. It will never be a money maker. However, after serving as the Attorney for Belhaven University for about 12 years, I saw the numerous legal questions that coaches and athletic directors deal with on a regular basis and I wanted to give them a way to easily understand the issues they face.

Compare this book to past books that you have written, what different lessons can be taken from it?

Writing a Book, no matter the size, is difficult. I cannot imagine undertaking such a project about a subject that I did not deeply care about.

What main issues and points do you think this book has made and how is it different from other books covering this topic?

The subject matter is not much different than most Sports Law books. The difference is that it is written in a manner that any layperson (i.e., not an attorney or academic) can easily understand. I had my son, who is a high school coach, read it and tell me if there was anything he did not understand, particularly what I like to call legalese.

How long did it take to write? What was the overall process?

It was written over a period of a number of years since I used a large part of my lecture notes that I developed for the Sports Law course that I teach at Belhaven University. It was still very difficult to put together in book form with all the proper citations.

Williams H. Glover Bio:

William (Bill) H. Glover received his B.B.A. from the University of Mississippi in 1973 and his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1976.  He Joined the firm of Wells Marble & Hurst in May 1976 as an Associate and became a Partner in 1979. While at Wells, he supervised all major real estate commercial loan transactions as well as major employment law cases. His practice also involved estate administration and general commercial law.

Bill joined the faculty of Belhaven University, in Jackson, MS, in 1996 as Assistant Professor of Business Administration and College Attorney.  While at Belhaven he taught Business Law and Business Ethics in the BBA and MBA programs; Judicial Process and Constitutional Law History for Political Science Department); and Sports Law for the Department of Sports Administration.

In 2004 he left Belhaven for a short stay at Wells Marble & Hurst, PLLC, as General Counsel and then joined the staff of US Legal Forms, Inc., in January of 2007, where he drafts forms, legal digests, and legal summaries.

Bill is a LTC and was Staff Judge Advocate for the Mississippi State Guard from 2004-2008. He transferred to 2 BDE as S-2 (Intelligence) in January, 2009 and now serves as the Commanding Officer of 2 BN HHC at Camp McCain near Grenada, MS.  He was called to active duty during Hurricanes Dennis (July, 2005), Katrina (August, 2005) and Gustav in 2008. He received the Meritorious Service Ribbon for service during Hurricane Katrina

Bill also played Football at the University of Mississippi in 1969-1971 under Coach John Vaught. His father, a former high school football coach, played for Coach Vaught in 1947. His youngest son Peter followed the family tradition of coaching by becoming Defensive Coordinator at Terry High School in Terry, MS in 2006 after playing college football at Mississippi College and Belhaven College.

Bill is the author of The Sports Law Book (For Coaches and Administrators) which can be purchased at the following Sites:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?r=1&ean=0578014491

http://www.amazon.com/Sports-Law-Handbook-Coaches-Administrators/dp/0578014491

http://www.lulu.com/content/6294157

His second Book, "Sports Law Handbook for Coaches and Administrators (with Legal Forms)" may be purchased on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Sports-Law-Handbook-Coaches-Administrators/dp/1439241791

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