William McCandless | Brooklyn Personal Injury Lawyer

William McCandless sold his sports agency in June of 2017 after a long and successful career representing professional basketball and football players.   During his career, McCandless worked for and along side NBA All-Stars, Olympians, and Euroleague stars, negotiating hundreds of contracts for his players. In 2008, after working for several agencies, including the largest basketball agency in the world, McCandless founded Three Eye Sports, an Atlanta-based boutique agency focused largely on the representation of American players abroad.

McCandless earned a BA in English from Trinity College in 1979.  There he was President of the college’s Interfraternity Council, and played both varsity football and baseball, earning All-New England honors in football in 1980.  He earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1982 at Hofstra University School of Law, where he was a Law Fellow and Editor-in-Chief of the International Property Investment Journal.  After a career as a litigator in New York City and Portland, McCandless transitioned to the representation of players on a full time basis in 1990.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	William McCandless Jr., Esq.	Brooklyn, NY	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Hofstra University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1982
Trinity College	Bachelors	English	1979

State / Court	Date
New York	1983

• Member | New York State Bar Association

• His record against Clubs is unblemished and his work has yielded thousands of dollars worth of sanctioned awards.

• Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) Legal Counsel
  In the course of representing both American and foreign players internationally, McCandless has defended and prosecuted many BAT claims. He has also represented several American players in connection with FIBA’s prosecution of “doping” cases. In BAT, McCandless’s record is unblemished, and he has recovered thousands of dollars for American and non-American players. In all cases where McCandless has represented players facing FIBA doping suspensions, the length of suspensions were reduced.

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
	9:00 am - 5:00 pm	9:00 am - 5:00 pm	9:00 am - 5:00 pm	9:00 am - 5:00 pm	9:00 am - 5:00 pm

William W. McCandless has been a Premium Member since January 11, 2022.
Lawyers with longer memberships tend to have more experience so we use the Membership date to help prioritize lawyer listings on search pages.

Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1983) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Unified Court System.	January 12, 2022

---

Above credentials have been verified independently by Lawyer.com.

As a service to our visitors and members, Lawyer.com displays the credentials for Premium Lawyer Profiles which Lawyer.com has independently verified. These are displayed at the at the 'Verified Credentials' table. Lawyer.com independently verifies these credentials when a lawyer signs up for a Premium Lawyer Profile. Each Premium Profile lawyer also certifies that they are licensed to practice as an attorney in their state, that they are in good standing with their applicable bar, and that they will notify Lawyer.com if this changes while they have an active profile.

• William McCandless
• LinkedIn