Dick Cass Richard W . " Dick " Cass ( born on January 13 , 1946 ) is the President of the NFL ' s Baltimore Ravens . Biography . Prior to joining the Ravens , Cass worked as counsel for the Dallas Cowboys , where he represented Jerry Jones in his acquisition of the club and Washington Redskins , where he represented the Jack Kent Cooke estate in that team ' s sale to Daniel Snyder as well as the central NFL offices . He was named Ravens President in April 2004 , succeeding David Modell , son of Ravens founder Art Modell in that role . He helped Steve Bisciotti in acquisition of the Ravens from Art Modell . In his role as team president of the Ravens , he oversees all aspects of the organization . Legal career . From 1972 until 2003 , Cass was employed with Wilmer , Cutler & Pickering , and later became a partner of the D . C . - based law firm . He was also chairman of the firm ’ s Business Transactions Section and a member of its Management Committee . Cass also had a general corporate and securities practice , representing companies and entrepreneurs in corporate partnership and securities transactions . In 2002 , Cass served as counsel to the owner of the NBA ' s Charlotte Hornets in the team ’ s relocation to New Orleans . The next year , 2003 , Cass served as Counsel to the Independent Commission of the US Olympics Committee . Legal work witin the NFL . In 1989 , Cass represented Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in the acquisition of the team and Texas Stadium . He also advised Jones on a variety of matters , including sponsorship contracts , the Collective Bargaining Agreement ( CBA ) and salary cap , NFL broadcast arrangements , Internet policies , stadium financing , estate planning , local broadcast partnerships , and the NFL substance abuse programs . From 1992 to 1993 , Cass was retained by the NFL as an advisor pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement with players . In 1999 , Cass represented the estate of the late Jack Kent Cooke in the sale of the Redskins to Daniel Snyder . The very next year , In 2000 , he represented Steve Bisciotti in the purchase of the Ravens from the Modell family . Early life and education . As a child , Cass , whose father was a career Coast Guard enlisted man , moved around the country with his parents , making stops in Virginia , Maryland , Michigan , California , Washington , D . C . , Florida and Massachusetts . Cass graduated from Mercersburg Academy , where he was student body president and captain of the football , basketball and baseball teams . Cass graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton in 1968 . Played rugby as a junior and senior after a knee injury , resulting in knee surgery , kept him from athletics his first two years . He also graduated from Yale Law School in 1971 obtaining a degree . Personal life and family . Cass ’ s wife , Heather , owns an architecture firm , Cass and Associates . She is also a graduate of Yale ( School of Architecture ) and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects . Their daughter , Courtney , is a Columbia graduate who taught in New York City public schools for three years and has since earned a law degree from the University of Virginia , and is currently the executive director for Teach for America Baltimore . Their son , Willy , is a graduate of St . Albans HS in Washington , D . C . and a 2008 Yale University graduate with a degree in biomedical engineering , and is currently a medical student at The University of Maryland School of Medicine .