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Biography
Kacie E. Kergides is an associate in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department. Kacie concentrates her practice on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other sports injury cases, commercial litigation, and employment matters (including Title IX). She focuses her practice on the institutional response to sex and/or gender-based harassment and misconduct (including Title IX) including: investigations; adjudication of student and employee disciplinary matters; and training and education.
She is also a member of the firm’s Catastrophic Sports Injury Defense Practice Group and defends catastrophic sports’ injury lawsuits. In addition, Kacie counsels athletes, schools, and sports organizations on sports-related injuries and minimizing risk, such as concussion and TBI and the proper management of sport-related concussions and other sport-related injuries.
Kacie has presented on minimizing risk exposure and compliance-related issues at various law schools and undergraduate universities including Villanova School of Law and University of Michigan, and before sports organizations, including the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Prior to joining Montgomery McCracken, Kacie was a Legal Extern in the compliance office at the University of Pennsylvania Athletics Department and a Legal Intern for the NBA Coaches Association. During law school, Kacie was a legal fellow to Andrew Brandt in the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law.
Selected Representations
- 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
Selected Publications
- 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, “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
Selected Speaking Engagements
- 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
Community Involvement
- Germantown Academy, Varsity Soccer Assistant Coach
Academic Achievements
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.