William C. Odle
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Education, Employment, Litigation, Appellate
6 1/2 East 1st Street, Suite 2, Parkville, MO 64152
About William C. Odle
Practice Areas
- Education
- Employment
- Litigation
- Appellate
Education
- The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1988J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Winner, Henry Campbell Moot Court Competition
- Law Journal: Michigan Journal of International Law, Articles Editor, 1987 - 1988
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1984B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Major: English
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: With Highest Distinction
- Honors: With Honors
Representative Cases
- Soloviev v. Goldstein, 104 F.Supp.3d 232 (E.D.N.Y. 2015)
- Class v. Towson University , 806 F.3d 236 2015 (4th Cir. 2015)
- Cohane v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n , 2014 WL 1279151 (W.D.N.Y. 2014)
- Spirit Lake Tribe of Indians ex rel. Committee of Understanding and Respect v. NCAA, 715 F.3d 1089, 293 Ed. Law Rep. 689 (8th Cir. 2013)
- McAdoo v. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 736 S.E.2d 811, 288 Ed. Law Rep. 930 (N.C. App. 2013)
- Victory Through Jesus Sports Ministries Foundation v. Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, 640 F. 3d 329 (8th Cir. 2011)
- Maloney v. National Collegiate Ass’n , 379 Ill.App.3d 1088, 957 N.E.2d 594 (Ill. App. 4 Dist. 2008)
- Soloviev v. Goldstein, 104 F.Supp.3d 232 (E.D.N.Y. 2015)
- Class v. Towson University , 806 F.3d 236 2015 (4th Cir. 2015)
- Cohane v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n , 2014 WL 1279151 (W.D.N.Y. 2014)
- Spirit Lake Tribe of Indians ex rel. Committee of Understanding and Respect v. NCAA, 715 F.3d 1089, 293 Ed. Law Rep. 689 (8th Cir. 2013)
- McAdoo v. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 736 S.E.2d 811, 288 Ed. Law Rep. 930 (N.C. App. 2013)
- Victory Through Jesus Sports Ministries Foundation v. Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, 640 F. 3d 329 (8th Cir. 2011)
- Maloney v. National Collegiate Ass’n , 379 Ill.App.3d 1088, 957 N.E.2d 594 (Ill. App. 4 Dist. 2008)
Classes and Seminars
- Fixing College Basketball: The Rice Commission Report One Year Later, KCMBA CLE, May 2019
- Panelist, UMKC Film and the Law Series: Concussion, January 2018
- Recent Developments in Sports Law, KCMBA CLE, June 2018
- Panelist, College Athlete Compensation and Unionization and the Impact of NCAA Concussion Litigation, May 2017
- Hot Topics in Sports Law, KCMBA CLE April 2016
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1988
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- Kansas, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- The Sports Lawyers Association (Member)
- Missouri Bar (Member)
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (“KCMBA”), 2004 - 2005 (Board Member and Legal Counsel)
- KCMBA Sports and Entertainment Law Committee, 2017 - Present (Chair)
Past Positions
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Hon. Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., Law Clerk, 1988 - 1989
- Lathrop & Gage, L.C., Kansas City, Partner
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