Jim Acho

James “Jim” Acho is an equity partner/shareholder in our Livonia office. Mr. Acho, a nationally respected litigation, employment, municipal defense, and sports law attorney, has been representing clients, including retired MLB players and current and retired NFL players in pension/disability/medical benefits/concussion issues, for over 25 years. James “Jim” Acho is an equity partner/shareholder in our Livonia office. He was named a Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Leader In The Law” for 2024, among the most prestigious independent honors an attorney in Michigan can receive. Mr. Acho is a nationally respected litigation attorney whose practice includes employment law, municipal defense, civil litigation, and sports law. He has represented retired MLB players and current and retired NFL players in pension, disability, medical benefits, and concussion-related matters for over 25 years. He has appeared more than 100 times on national and local sports radio shows over the years to discuss sports law issues and has been quoted in periodicals such the New York Times, Politico, Los Angeles Times, and Sports Illustrated. In 2010, The Sporting News said Jim has “quietly become one of the most respected sports attorneys in the country.” In 2015, in recognition for the work he has done on behalf of retired NFL players, a large and prominent group of respected NFL Hall of Fame players and retirees nominated Jim to run for the position of National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) Executive Director. In 2017 and 2018, he made national news when he won Pro Football Hall of Famers Gale Sayers and Pat Summerall’s concussion lawsuits. In 2024, Jim again made national news when he filed an NIL class action against the NCAA, the first lawsuit of its kind. For 14 years, Mr. Acho was the professor of sports law at Madonna University before retiring from the position. He left as the highest-rated adjunct professor in school history by student reviews and is still sought after as a public speaker/guest lecturer. In addition, Jim has been quoted, referenced or acknowledged in seven books the last 10 years, most recently Detroit Free Press sportswriter Dave Birkett’s critically-acclaimed 2024 book “The History of the Detroit Lions.”