User:Daryl Buford

BIOGRAPHY

Daryl R. Buford Attorney at Law Certified Agent, MLBPA

Daryl earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from U.C. Berkeley in 1989 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California Law Center in 1992. He is also an active member of the California State Bar and a certified agent with the Major League Baseball Players Association.

Buford’s experience in personal management includes the entertainment, music and sports industries. He worked for prominent Hollywood talent agencies and a major record label performing extensive work in licensing, copyright and royalty agreements. Buford’s professional experience provides a solid backdrop for the types of services professional athletes need today; athletes have the ability to reach broad segments of society through television, radio, film, diverse literary devices and interactive multimedia. Buford enhances client opportunities while bridging multiple marketing vehicles.

Buford has represented all-stars and top prospects and negotiated more than 100 professional baseball player contracts as well as endorsement and commercial marketing agreements. Buford also maximizes client opportunities in international markets that include Japan, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

Buford hails from a professional sports family. His younger brother, Damon Buford, was a major league standout for 8 years and his father, Don Buford, won 3 consecutive ALCS titles and 1 World Series Championship with the Baltimore Orioles and has worked in the major leagues for more than 45 years as a player, coach and front office executive.