Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Erin Kearney is entering her fifth season with the Texas Rangers. She was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Counsel in January 2023, having previously held a position as Senior Corporate Counsel and later Associate General Counsel. Erin also serves as the Corporate Secretary for the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation.
Erin oversees all legal functions for the team and its development and entertainment focused affiliates, with matters ranging from baseball to event production to real estate development. Her responsibilities include providing guidance and counsel on all matters pertaining to the Club, extending from corporate governance to negotiating contracts and managing litigation matters.
Prior to joining the Rangers, she worked in private practice for over 20 years, first as a paralegal and then as a lawyer after graduating from law school. As a part of the Sports and Entertainment Group at DLA Piper, she focused her law practice on sports-related transactions ranging from the building of new sports venues to the relocation of certain professional sports teams. Through her work at DLA Piper as outside counsel for the Rangers, Erin was able to nurture a client relationship with the organization’s legal team and later successfully lobby for her transition to Rangers’ employee and Texas resident.
A native of Massachusetts, Erin earned her Bachelor of Science in from Tufts University and her J.D. summa cum laude from New York Law School. She resides in Bedford with her husband Mike and daughter Celine.