Steve Baker, Esq., San Francisco
Steve Baker is a nationally known San Francisco-based sports attorney and adjunct law professor at Golden Gate School of Law. He has negotiated millions of dollars of precedent setting NFL contracts for such players as Cleveland Browns' QB Jeff Garcia, Philadelphia Eagles’ fullback Jon Ritchie, Oakland Raiders' 2003 1st round draft choice defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha, Houston Texans’ linebacker Kailee Wong, 49ers' Linebacker Jamie Winborn and former NFL Pro-Bowlers Ken Harvey, Ray Brown and Brian Mitchell.
Mr. Baker has also represented numerous basketball, baseball and broadcasting clients and is frequently interviewed and consulted by the national press on collective bargaining, athlete salaries, and the economic dimensions of the sports marketplace. His firm takes on only a few new clients each year so as to provide a great deal of personal attention to them in contract negotiation, athletic training, off-field marketing and public relations work.
His recent marketing deals include the Lincoln Navigator television campaign featuring Jeff Garcia and he is currently featured in the Good Guys "experts" advertising campaign. He also serves on a number of charitable boards dealing with youth education and has created numerous youth programs, including “ Brian Mitchell Sports Math Science” and “Kailee Wong’s Well Wishes.” Mr. Baker is a graduate of Tufts University and Cornell Law School. He lives with his wife, Fox News Channel reporter, Claudia Cowan, and twins, in Mill Valley, California.
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