http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/09/06/shaqs-spit-splatters-the-news/ A blog for sports agents: Discussing sports business news, Sports Law, and other interesting sports related material Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:32:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/09/06/shaqs-spit-splatters-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-45796 ErinKane Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:01:53 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=683#comment-45796 I believe the agent's obligation is to the client, and I think most family members understand that although they enjoy a cordial or even friendly relationship with the agent that agent works for the athlete. If Shaq involved his agent in the prenup and his agent did his job, then Shaq has an iron-clad prenup. Beyond that it gets a little murky. As a woman who has read Ann Crittenden's "The Price of Motherhood," I hope any wife in this situation has the best representation she can find, and I hope she first found that representation around the time of the prenup. With personal matters like this it's different every time...In most cases, relatively blind allegiance to the client is probably the best bet for an agent who wants to stay in business. That said, I guess I think it's best not to parse the facts or judge just in case there's a reconciliation down the road. I believe the agent’s obligation is to the client, and I think most family members understand that although they enjoy a cordial or even friendly relationship with the agent that agent works for the athlete. If Shaq involved his agent in the prenup and his agent did his job, then Shaq has an iron-clad prenup. Beyond that it gets a little murky. As a woman who has read Ann Crittenden’s “The Price of Motherhood,” I hope any wife in this situation has the best representation she can find, and I hope she first found that representation around the time of the prenup. With personal matters like this it’s different every time…In most cases, relatively blind allegiance to the client is probably the best bet for an agent who wants to stay in business. That said, I guess I think it’s best not to parse the facts or judge just in case there’s a reconciliation down the road.

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