Staff
Samantha Ekstrand is a co-founding partner of Ekstrand & Ekstrand, LLP in Durham, North Carolina. She has advised over 100 college coaches across all three NCAA divisions on matters including crisis management, contract negotiations, Title IX, and team culture. Samantha holds a J.D. and M.A. in History from Duke Law School and a B.A. cum laude from Dartmouth College.
Holly G Wheeler
Legal Counsel
Holly G. Wheeler is an attorney and solo practitioner at the Law Offices of Holly G. Wheeler, focusing on business law, estate planning, family and custody matters, and personal injury. She also represents children pro bono in neglect cases through Lawyers for Children America. Holly holds a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law, an M.A. from Wesleyan University, and a B.A. from Princeton University. She serves as a Director on the Gateway Community College Foundation Board.
Kyle Ruchim
Legal Counsel
Kyle Ruchim is an attorney at Ruchim & Hudson, P.C. in Northbrook, Illinois, focusing on family law, real estate, and corporate matters. Before law, he served as captain of the Northwestern University baseball team and played three years of professional baseball. He earned his J.D. summa cum laude from DePaul University College of Law in 2019, where he was a Family Law Fellow and member of the National Trial Team, and was inducted into the Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers.