Name James Acho Role Attorney | ||
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Education University of St. Francis | ||
James "Jim" Acho is an American attorney, 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. Acho is cited on air and in print as an authority on labor issues as applied to professional and collegiate sports unions and leagues.
Biography
Acho has been publicly credited by numerous retired NFL and MLB players for improved benefits and has represented numerous current and retired players in litigation. Acho is a professor of sports law at Madonna University.
In January, 2015 Acho announced he'd accepted the nomination of retired NFL players to run for NFL Players Association Executive Director. Acho lost the election to incumbent NFLPA Chief DeMaurice Smith.