Mr. Sparks concentrates his practice in civil trial and
appellate practice in the areas of class actions, insurance litigation, and ERISA and employee benefits litigation.
Mr. Sparks' practice is nationwide in scope.
Experience:
- Court-appointed lead class counsel in several certified
nationwide ERISA and insurance litigation class actions.
- Lead counsel in multiple nationwide settlement class
actions.
- Counsel on numerous insurance litigation matters throughout
the United States.
- Counsel on numerous multi-district litigation matters
consolidated by the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation.
- Co-counsel on litigation in Mississippi arising out of
Hurricane Katrina.
- Co-counsel representing former members of the insolvent
Kentucky workers' compensation fund, AIK Comp.
Education:
J.D., Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of
Law (1990)
B.A., Northern Kentucky University (1987)
Bar Admissions:
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State: |
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Kentucky (1990)
Ohio (2001) |
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Federal: |
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Eastern District of Kentucky (1990)
Western District of Kentucky (1990)
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1991)
Eastern District of Wisconsin (2000)
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2002) |
Professional Affiliations:
Kentucky Bar Association
Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
