Wayne Odesnik says he has hired Miami defense attorney Christopher Lyons to represent him. Odesnik pled guilty to importing human growth hormone (HGH) into Australia just before the tournament in Brisbane in January. The ITF and ATP are investigating the matter.
Lyons is the same lawyer who defended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth, who pleaded guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida last year. Lyons also represented former football star Warren Sapp, who earlier this year was arrested in Florida a day before the Super Bowl on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery, but was never prosecuted for lack of concrete evidence.—M.C.