Abigail Howard Email & Phone Number

West Point, New York, United States

West Point, New York, United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Boston, Massachusetts

- Administer the conference’s compliance program, including but not limited to: rules education, interpretations, compliance reviews, waivers, secondary violations, National Letter of Intent, NCAA Coaches Certification Test, and the NCAA Special Assistance and Student-Athlete Opportunity Funds.- Manage student-athlete academic issues and programs, including the NCAA academic performance data and the conference academic awards program.- Coordinate and manage NCAA legislation and governance issues and strategy.- Primary liaison to conference representatives serving on NCAA governance committees.- Coordinate conference nominations for NCAA committees.- Assist in managing the conference's constitution and bylaws.- Assist in preparation for the conference's Board of Presidents and Athletic Directors Council meetings.- Recording secretary at all key conference governance meetings.- Primary liaison to: compliance administrators, faculty athletics representatives, academic advisors and general counsels.- Serve as in-house legal counsel.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

- Served as a senior associate to the special victim’s team sex crimes and child abuse unit.- Represented the State of Indiana in all stages of criminal prosecution following the filing of charges in juvenile Misdemeanor, juvenile Major Felony, adult Misdemeanor and adult Level-6 Felony divisions in the most populated county in the State.- Prosecuted misdemeanor-level cases and felony cases including robbery, burglary, sex crimes, narcotics and gun possession offenses.- Chaired multiple jury trials and court trials.- Argued pre-trial motions and hearings, juvenile waivers to adult court, competency reviews and motions to suppress evidence or exclude witnesses.- Conducted depositions, plea negotiations, victim and witness preparation, bond reviews, sentencing hearings and violations of probation.

• Investigated major violations of NCAA legislation involving Division I men's basketball.• Interviewed witnesses, gather evidence and devise investigative strategy.• Analyzed legislation, case precedent and interpretations.• Evaluated evidence and conduct strategy sessions.• Drafted allegations, case summaries/briefs and related documents.• Presented cases at major infractions hearings.

Processed secondary violations submitted by member institutions and conducted inquiries into alleged rules violations.

Responsible for monitoring student employment, off-campus housing, outside competition, team travel expenses and official visits. Also assisted with educational efforts directed towards coaching staffs, student-athletes, boosters and the general public. Created the operating procedures manual for the compliance office.

Assisted lead attorneys in trial preparation involving allegations of mutual fund fraud against a registered broker. Responsible for authoring the trial brief presented to the federal judge presiding over the case.

Prepared discovery for construction defect litigation involving 23 plaintiffs and 8 defendants. Drafted provisions for an independent contractor agreement and terms for a single-member LLC operating agreement.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Sports and Entertainment Law Tax Law Certificate Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program Traffic Court Attorney

Bsba, Marketing, Transportation And Logistics

Activities and Societies: Varsity Women's Swimming and Diving Chimes Junior Class Honorary