James Acho

James "Jim" Acho is an American attorney,^[1] sports law professor and former editor of Sports Review Magazine. Acho is a frequent guest on sports talk radio shows on a national level, and in the Detroit area. He is known for high-profile cases involving sports figures,^[2][3][4] and is cited on air and in print as an authority on labor issues as applied to professional and collegiate sports unions and leagues.^{[5][1][6][7][8][9]}

Biography

Acho has been publicly credited by numerous retired NFL and MLB players for improved benefits and has represented current players in litigation and criminal defense.^{[10][11][12][13][10][14][15][16]}

Acho is a professor of sports law at Madonna University.^[17][18] American comedians/actors Randy and Jason Sklar always make at least one reference to Acho while guest hosting The Jim Rome Radio Show. ESPN's Howie Schwab also referred to Acho multiple times on Stump The Schwab^[19] and ESPN radio.

In January, 2015 Acho announced he'd accepted the nomination of retired NFL players to run for NFL Players Association Executive Director.^{[20][21][1][22][17][23][24][25][26][27][28]}

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