Chelsea D. Townsend

Chelsea D. Townsend, Esq. is a legal professional with extensive experience in sports law and compliance. Currently serving as a Certified Contract Advisor at the NFL Players Association since October 2019, Chelsea has also held associate attorney positions at Goldberg Segalla from January 2022 to December 2023 and at Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. from January 2024 to September 2024. Prior to this, Chelsea worked as a Compliance Manager for the Amateur Athletic Union from September 2019 to October 2021, as well as gaining experience as a Legal Resident and Summer Legal Intern at the Wake County Public Defenders Office in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Chelsea holds a Doctor of Law (JD) degree from Elon University School of Law (2016-2018) and a Bachelor of Arts in Sport Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2012-2016).