Kacie E. Kergides

• Represent Florida religious institution in case involving student who allegedly sustained traumatic brain injury after fall during two-hand touch football game in gym class

• Co-Author, “Is Youth Football Safe? Recent Study Suggests it Might Not Be as Dangerous as we Once Thought,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Spring 2022
• Co-author, “Third Circuit Expands Liability for Colleges & Universities in Title IX Decision,” January 2022
• Co-author, “Qualified Immunity Shields Public High School Coach and Athletic Trainer from Liability,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Fall/Winter 2021
• Co-author, “All Pain, No Gain? Pryce v. Town Sports Int’l, LLC,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Summer 2021
• Co-author, “VACATED: DOE Pulls Title IX Provision Requiring In-Person Testimony For Statement Consideration In Live Hearings,” August 2021
• Co-author, “Important New Research Shows Practice – Not Game Play – Increases Exposure to Concussion,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Spring 2021
• Co-author, “Engendering Debate: The Varying State of Transgender Athlete Participation Policies,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Spring 2021
• Co-author, “Onyshko Appeal Knocked Out by Pennsylvania Superior Court,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Spring 2021
• Co-author, “Executive Order Sets Title IX Priorities: What to Expect & How to Make Your Institutional Voice Heard,” March 2021
• Co-author, “NJ Recreational Cannabis Law Raises Questions for Employers,” March 2021
• Co-author, “Title IX & Tenure: How Separate Standards Can Sow Institutional Discord,” February 2021
• Co-author, “$2.5M Judgment Against University for Overseas Sex Assault Serves as Reminder that Liability is Not Limited to Title IX,” February 2021
• Author, “States Challenge DOL’s Final Rule Regulating Tipped Employee’s Wages,” January 2021
• Quoted in, “Kacie Kergides Brings Vital Experience in Collegiate Athletics to Sports Law Practice,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Fall 2020
• Co-author, “Do You Even Properly Diagnose, Breaux?! Breaux Sues Saints’ Former Team Doctors in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Fall 2020
• Co-author, “Hydrate at Home: Another Court Refuses to Recognize Athlete’s Right to Hydration During Play,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Summer 2020
• Co-author, “Philadelphia Expands Paid Sick Leave Coverage for Individuals Impacted by COVID-19,” September 2020
• Co-author, “Arrington Settlement Update: Concussion Reporting Process,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Summer 2020
• Co-author, “Saved By The Bell—Penn State Dodges Further Litigation in Whistleblower Case,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Summer 2020
• Co-author, “Understanding Your Students’ First Amendment Rights is a “Snap”,” July 2020
• Co-author, “State Governments and Federal Agencies Update Guidance Regarding Workplace Re-Opening,” July 2020
• Co-author, “Higher Ed Needs to Step Up Its Zoom Game for Title IX,” May 2020
• Co-author, “DOL and IRS Issue Guidance and Temporary Rule on Paid Leave Under New COVID-19 Legislation,” April 2020
• Co-author, “How Employers Should Prepare for the Restart of Business,” April 2020
• Co-author, “The Arrington Settlement and Its Implications: What It Says and What It Doesn’t,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Spring 2020
• Co-author, “U.S. Department of Labor Provides Additional Guidance Regarding Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under the FFCRA,” March 2020
• Co-author, “U.S. Department of Labor Updates its Guidance on FFCRA Paid Leave Provisions,” March 2020
• Co-author, “Safe! Jury Finds High School Baseball Coach Not Liable In Bang-Bang Play,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Winter 2020
• Co-author, “The Cover-Up Is Always Worse Than The Concussion: Central Michigan’s Head Gymnastics Coach Fired for Inducing Athletes to Hide Injuries,” Sports Medicine and the Law, Fall 2019

• Panelist, “Staying Courtside and Out of Court: What Athletic Trainers Need to Know About the Legal Process,” 73rd Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 2022
• Presenter, “Anticipated Proposed Title IX Regulations,” Montgomery McCracken Webinar, June 2022
• Speaker, “Title IX: The Past, Present, and Future of Campus Investigations, Adjudications, and Litigation,” Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics’ Higher Education Compliance Conference, June 2022
• Presenter, “Damages in Sexual Misconduct Cases: A Data-Driven Approach to Controlling the Outcome,” West LegalEdcenter, January 2022
• Presenter, “Title IX”, University of Michigan, November 2021
• Speaker, “Sexual Abuse Litigation and Coverage Conference,” Perrin Conferences, October 2021
• Speaker, “College Athletic Trainers Society Spring Symposium for Athletic Trainers & Team Physicians,” College Athletic Trainers Society Spring Symposium, July 2021
• Speaker, “Interested Persons’ Symposium: The Role of the University in the Title IX Rulemaking Process,” April 2021
• Guest Lecturer, Villanova School of Law, Sports Law Society, October 2019
• Presenter, “Concussion Workshop: Medical-Legal Considerations,” Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Convention Sports Related Concussion Summit, January 2019
• Guest Lecturer, University of Michigan Athletic Training Administration Class, December 2018
• Presenter, “Recent Developments in Title IX, Public Relations & Crisis Response Handling,” College Athletic Trainer Society Spring Symposium for Athletic Trainers & Team Physicians, July 2021

• Germantown Academy, Varsity Soccer Assistant Coach

Kacie earned her J.D. degree from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law where she was a Student Works Editor for the Villanova Law Review. She received her A.B. degree in Politics from Princeton University where she was a member of the Women’s Varsity Soccer team.