Marc Kligman
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1970 (age 55–56)
J.D., Tulane University Law School, 1995
Marc Kligman | |
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| Born | Marc Jeffrey Kligman 1970 (age 55–56) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Education | A&S, International Relations and Hispanic and Italian Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 1992 J.D., Tulane University Law School, 1995 |
| Occupations | Sports agent, criminal lawyer |
| Years active | 1995—present |
| Spouse | Leah |
| Children | 3 |
Marc Jeffrey Kligman (born 1970) is an American sports agent and criminal lawyer. After working in the San Diego County public defender's office from 1995 to 1998, he founded Total Sports Care Management and began representing players in Minor League and Major League Baseball and NCAA Division I coaches. He is noted for being a practicing Orthodox Jew.
Marc Kligman was born in 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in Stamford, Connecticut.[1][2] His father, a former United States Army Ranger in Korea, is an international commodities trader.[3] He attended a Jewish day school through sixth grade, although his family wasn't religiously observant.[3]
Kligman played football, basketball, and baseball in high school, earning 10 varsity letters.[4] He played varsity baseball at Johns Hopkins University, from which he graduated in 1992 with an A&S degree in International Relations and Hispanic and Italian Studies.[4][5] He earned his J.D. at Tulane University Law School in 1995.[6]
Career
Kligman worked for over three years as a criminal trial lawyer in the San Diego County public defender's office, handling 35 criminal jury trials.[3][2] He started his own criminal defense firm in 1999.[6]
In 1998[4] he founded Total Sports Care Management and began acquiring clients in his free time.[2] Deciding to combine his affinities for law and sports,[4] in 2000[1] he was certified by the Major League Baseball Players Association as a sports agent. His services include contract negotiations and player marketing.[5] His clients are players at both the Minor League and Major League level, and NCAA Division I coaches.[1][4] His Major League clients have included Carlos Ruiz (Philadelphia Phillies), Justin Bour (Philadelphia Phillies), Rob Scahill (Colorado Rockies), and Chris Heston (San Francisco Giants).[2][7][8]
Kligman serves as a guest arbiter in the annual National Baseball Arbitration Competition hosted by the Tulane Sports Law Society.[9][10]