Marc Kligman

Marc Kligman was born in 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. His father, a former United States Army Ranger in Korea, is an international commodities trader. He attended a Jewish day school through sixth grade, although his family wasn't religiously observant. He earned his J.D. at Tulane University Law School in 1995. ==Career==

Kligman worked for over three years as a criminal trial lawyer in the San Diego County public defender's office, handling 35 criminal jury trials. His Major League clients have included Carlos Ruiz (Philadelphia Phillies), Justin Bour (Philadelphia Phillies), Rob Scahill (Colorado Rockies), and Chris Heston (San Francisco Giants). Kligman serves as a guest arbiter in the annual National Baseball Arbitration Competition hosted by the Tulane Sports Law Society. ==Other activities==

After relocating from San Diego to Las Vegas in 2013, Kligman established two independent baseball club teams for 10-year-old and 12-year-old boys, which his two sons joined. Kligman both administers and coaches the teams. ==Personal life==

During his time at law school, Kligman was introduced to the Chabad community at Tulane University and became interested in Orthodox Jewish observance. He began observing Shabbat and keeping kosher after moving to San Diego, eventually wearing a kippah full-time. He was a baal korei (Torah reader) for the Chabad of University City, taught a weekly Torah class, and founded a "Monday Lunch and Learn" at a local kosher restaurant. When the Winter Meetings occur during the Hanukkah holiday, he organizes candle lighting for Jewish attendees. Kligman has a first-degree black belt in taekwondo and a Practitioner 4 rank in Krav Maga. ==References==