Meet: Jaime M. Miettinen
Jaime M. Miettinen formed the law firm of Miettinen Law PLLC in 2015 because she wanted to develop a service with unique value for the local talent market that has not been provided before. While she handles business transaction matters in general, she specializes in those legal matters within the sports, entertainment, and the arts communities.
Beyond her solo practice, Jaime teaches “Sports Law” as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and is the acting Secretary on the College Football Players Association (CFBPA) Board of Directors.
While attending Tulane Law, in addition to being an active member of Tulane's Sports Law Society, she completed the university's Sports Law Certificate Program to have the background necessary to understand problems unique to the sports industry. Additionally, Jaime was an active member of the Sports Lawyers Journal, which the Sports Lawyers Association publishes annually, for two years and served as Volume 21's Senior Notes and Comments Editor.
Prior to founding Miettinen Law PLLC, Jaime also worked at the Entertainment Law Legal Assistance clinic in New Orleans, LA. There, she assisted low-income artists, musicians, and grass roots non-profits with their entertainment-related legal needs.
She serves her community by volunteering through the Detroit Sports Commission and running whatever charity races she can fit in her schedule. When she is not working, she also takes time to author a widely read sports law blog and record a podcast under the personal brand Sports Law Blonde™, unwind by playing piano and singing karaoke, and formerly teaching indoor cycling classes around Metro Detroit.
Speaking Appearances & Publications
Frequent sports legal expert cited in, e.g., The Detroit News, The Athletic, Front Office Sports (FOS), Bloomberg, REUTERS.
Panelist on numerous young attorney- and sports law-related panels presented by universities, legal societies, & bar association groups.
Judge for the annual Wayne Law NFL Contract Negotiation Competition.
Bi-weekly radio guest appearances on Sports Talk 1050 WTKA The Ticket’s “Inside the Huddle with Michael Spath”.
Special guest appearances on sports-focused podcasts, e.g., Beav’s Banter, Suits & Sidelines, College Athletics Corridor Podcast, The Bread & Circuses Podcast, & Sports Law Weekly.
Scholarly publication. Atkins v. Bert Belle/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan: Former NFL Defensiveback Tackling a Mixed Bag of Medical Opinions Is Denied Increased Benefits, Sports Lawyers Journal, Volume 20 (2013).
Education
J.D. & Sports Law Certificate, Tulane University Law School, 2014
B.A. Economics, University of Michigan, 2011
Admissions
Georgia, 2014
Michigan, 2015