Jammy Kiggundu
JAMMY M. KIGGUNDU
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| Born | September 10, 1978 |
| 🏫 Education | Juris Doctor, UNM SOL |
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Jammy M. Kiggundu (September 10, 1978) is an American lawyer, social advocate, news contributor and former NBA Agent.[1], best known for his legal representation of professional athletes, professional sports organizations, professional entertainers and entertainment providers.
Kiggundu has been seen on ABC, NBC[2][3], and FOX[4] news stations, NPR[5], CW39[6], Business Insider[7] and featured in over 490 national and international news[8] outlets including The American Reporter, The London Times, and The Boston Herald[9][10]
Kiggundu is an award recipient of the 2018 Lawyers of Distinction for Excellence in Sports & Entertainment Law[11], the National Black Lawyers 2018 Top 100 lawyers[12], and the 2016 Houstonia Magazine Top Lawyers[13] award.
Kiggundu also served as Chair of the Entertainment & Sports Law Section of the Houston Bar Association[14] on two different occasions and is founding partner of the Texas based law firm, Douglass & Kiggundu, PLLC[15], a multiple service law firm.
EARLY LIFE
Kiggundu was born in 1978 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His father, Badru Kiggundu and mother Nulu Kiggundu were immigrants from Uganda. The family relocated to several states, including New York, Pennsylvania, Alabama, before settling in New Mexico where Kiggundu along with his sisters Sarah, Nia and Janet were predominately raised. Kiggundu went to private and public schools before graduating from West Mesa High School in 1997 where Kiggundu played basketball and ran track. He attended the University of New Mexico where he ran track and earned All-Conference Academic honors in the Mountain West Conference, Most Valuable Athlete honors, and was elected a team captain. Kiggundu graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2002 with a Bachelors degree in Criminology, and briefly pursued a career in the FBI[16] before earning a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2005. He was a member of the legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi.
Kiggundu moved to Texas in 2005 and was married in 2010 to Rosina Anaya.
LEGAL PRACTICE
Kiggundu is licensed to practice in Texas for a multi service law firm. Including his representation of businesses and consumers, he has notably represented various clients in matters involving The Voice television series; Universal Music Group; Geffen Records; Interscope Records; A&E Television Network; Roc Nation; Lionsgate; Warner Bros; the New York Knicks; the Denver Nuggets; Hakeem Olajuwon; NBA-TV; Rick Ross, Meek Mill and Waka Flocka; the “Krunk-Komedy Tour” featuring the Ying Yang Twins, Travis Porter, Lil Scrappy, Yung Joc, Young Dro, and DJ Nabs; Rap‑A‑Lot Records; J. Prince Entertainment; Andre Ward; professional boxing promoters; current and former professional athletes in the NBA, NFL and MLB; professional singers; music producers; actresses; record labels; the fashion editor of XXL Hip‑Hop Magazine[17]; a fashion show; reality television personalities and concert promoters. Mr. Kiggundu has represented clients in matters involving several globally recognized organizations and cases earning national attention[18].
ADVOCACY
Kiggundu is also a social advocate[19]; he has traveled the United States meeting with families and organizations, giving news interviews and key- note speaking in public forums, including town-halls on issues impacting the community. He has been the keynote speaker or a panelist at various events, including speaking at St. Mary’s University School Of Law and the University of New Mexico. Kiggundu’s public service announcements have been featured on American Airlines in-flight entertainment, TALK BUSINESS 360 TV[20] channels on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV. He has also been a spokesperson for organizations such as Crime Stoppers of Houston[21] on issues such as Cyber Safety and Cyberbullying.
REFERENCES
- ↑ "NBA Agent". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Marshall, Khambrel (2019-11-12). "How one Houston group is hoping to prevent veteran suicides". KPRC. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ Team, WDSU Digital (2019-12-05). "WATCH AGAIN: Project Community town hall: The technology gap". WDSU. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "'Everything we do, we do in his honor,' parents still reeling son lost to cyberbullying". foxsanantonio.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ Lu, Catherine (2020-08-12). "Special Edition: HISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Granita Lathan, Psychiatrist Dr. George Santos and Social Advocate Jammy Kiggundu (August 12, 2020)". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "CyberBullying: The Mission to Stop it Now". CW39 Houston. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ Davis, Charles. "Video shows 'USPS whistleblower' was not alone when swearing to affidavit alleging mail-in ballot fraud". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ Admin, Author. "{UAH} Dr.Badru Kiggundu's son is now a regular on a US TV channel, KPRC Channel 2". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Boston Herald". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Boston Herald". Boston Herald. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Lawyers of Distinction Membership Directory - Find A Lawyer". www.thelawyersofdistinction.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ Lawyers, The National Black. "Top 100 National Black Lawyers | African American Attorneys". https://nbltop100.org/. Retrieved 2021-08-25. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Top Lawyers | News & City Life". Houstonia Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Houston Bar Association". www.hba.org. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Douglass & Kiggundu, PLLC - Law Firm, Corporate Lawyer | Houston, TX". www.dkcounsel.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Welcome to FBI.gov". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Subscribe - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "A&E, 'Lady Hoggers' Stars Sued for Allegedly Stealing Pig-Hunting Show (Exclusive)". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Home". Jammy K. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Recent Episodes". TALK BUSINESS 360 TV. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Report Houston-Area Crimes Online | Crime Stoppers Of Houston". crime-stoppers.org. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
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