Sydney Baxter, 2024

Sydney is a 2L here at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law from Hanover, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Albright College with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in legal studies. While there, she was a member and captain of the field hockey team, a public relations chair for the Sigma Kappa sorority, and a representative for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee for the Middle Atlantic Conference. Sydney has coached field hockey throughout her undergraduate career while also working as a barista and part-time baker. After law school, Sydney hopes to use her legal education and experiences as an athlete to continue supporting women in sports. 

Katie Braile, 2025

Katie Braile is a 1L at Villanova University from Long Island, New York. She graduated magna cum laude from Belmont University in 2019, where she received a B.B.A. in Music Business. Prior to attending law school, Katie worked in the entertainment industry, gaining experience in marketing, public relations, intellectual property, and talent management. She is passionate about gender issues in sports and hopes to utilize her background in intellectual property to help female athletes capitalize on their NIL. After law school, Katie aspires to work in-house at an agency and help grow the market for women’s sports.

Jacob Deradoorian, 2025

Jacob is a 1L who originally from Waterford, MI. He attended the University of Michigan, earning a degree in Economics. During his time in Ann Arbor, he worked as a student assistant for the football team for all three years, where his duties grew to include running the offensive scout team on a weekly basis. While he has a background in football, and experience working with collegiate student athletes for NIL representation purposes, he is similarly interested in working in European Football, in a future career as a player representative. On Saturdays, Jacob can be found cheering on his favorite Big Ten program.

Hanna Lambert, 2025

Hanna is a 1L at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and is originally from Alburtis, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Bryant University in 2022 with a B.S. in Business Administration with concentration areas in Politics and Law, and Team and Project Management. At Bryant, Hanna was a member of the D1 field hockey team and worked in Bryant’s athletic department as a  videographer for the football program. Her love of the sports world is heavily influenced by her mother. Hanna’s mother was a tri-sport athlete at Temple and was the coach of Hanna’s softball, soccer, and field hockey teams from elementary school to high school levels. After law school, Hanna hopes to hone her passion for sports and the law by securing a job as in-house counsel for a major professional sports organization or a professional sports team.

Madeline Maday, 2025

Madeline is a 1L at Villanova Law from Clarkston, Michigan. She graduated from Emory University with a major in Political Science and a minor in Sociology while competing on Emory's softball team. During Madeline’s career, the team won three United Athletic Association conference championships with two NCAA National Championship appearances, including a National Runner-Up finish in 2019. After undergrad, Madeline served as the head varsity softball coach at Detroit Country Day High School and as a private pitching instructor. After law school, Madeline hopes to pursue a legal career in NCAA collegiate athletics where she can continue her passion for student-athlete advocacy.

James McCauley, 2024

James is a 2L from Sacramento, CA, and played baseball and basketball in high school. He graduated from UCLA in 2020 with a degree in English, and was a Player Agent Intern at Priority Sports & Entertainment while in Los Angeles. After undergrad, he spent a year working as a strength coach at Optimum Athletes, a baseball training facility run by former Washington Nationals relief pitcher Ryan Matheus. While at Optimum, James oversaw the day-to-day strength and conditioning programs for several players currently on MLB rosters and roughly a dozen minor leaguers. He aspires to use the agency experience from Priority with his hands-on experience working with athletes at Optimum paired with the legal education from Villanova to work for an agency or with a team after graduating.

Christian Novarro, 2025

Christian is a 1L at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Originally from Long Island, New York, he graduated from Villanova University’s School of Business with a B.B.A in Economics and Business Analytics. Christian is a die-hard Baseball and Football fan who would like to combine his business analytical background and legal educations to work in either the MLB or NFL. 

Sydney Orr, 2024

Sydney is a 2L JD Candidate at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Originally from White Plains, NY, she ran track at Pepperdine University, where she also graduated with  B.A. in Sports Administration in 2021. While at Pepperdine, she interned at Wasserman and the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission. Sydney is passionate about the intersection between sports and civil rights. After law school, she hopes to work for a player’s association within one of the four major league sports. 

Hunter Parsons, 2024

Hunter is a 2L at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law from Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Seton Hall University in 2021 with a B.S. in Business Management, concentrating in Mathematical Finance and Sport Management. While at Seton Hall, Hunter worked in a variety of positions for the Seton Hall Athletic Department, including as an athletic facilities and operations intern as well as a men’s basketball ballboy. He most recently worked as a basketball operations analyst for Edwards Robinson Sports, where he completed player and team salary analysis projects for NBA personnel. Hunter is passionate about the world of basketball and hopes to combine his experience in finance with his knowledge from law school to work in NBA contract negotiation.

Rick Peña, 2024

Rick is a 2L from Bloomfield, New Jersey. He graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with his B.S. in Finance in 2017 and his MBA in 2018. While at FDU, Rick was captain of the soccer team and worked part-time as a retail associate at Nike. After graduate school, he worked as a finance manager in New York City for Venture For America, a nonprofit centered around entrepreneurship. After law school, Rick hopes to combine his knowledge and passion for soccer with his business and law background.

Veronica Sansone, 2024

Veronica is a 2L here at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law from North Wales, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the University of Scranton with a B.A. in History and a minor in Theology and Religious Studies. While there, she was a member and captain of the mock trial team. Veronica played field hockey her entire life and currently coaches a club team in the area.  After law school, Veronica hopes to use passion for sports and her legal education to continue to support collegiate athletes. Outside of law school, you can catch Veronica cheering for the Philadelphia Eagles!

Zack Slogoff, 2025

Zack is a 1L at the Charles Widger School of Law from Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Miami in 2022 with a B.A. in Political Science and a Minor in Communications Studies. Zack played varsity basketball at Lower Merion High School, the late Kobe Bryant's alma matter, where he was coached by Greg Downer. He spent two summers in college interning at Dilworth & Paxson LLP where he gained experience in the corporate law world, and he hopes to combine his love of athletics with his corporate interest in his future legal career. While basketball remains his passion, Zack enjoys and follows all sports and is an enormous Philly sports supporter.