Background
Sparks, Brian C. was born on September 1, 1955 in Seymour, Indiana, United States.
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Brian C. Sparks
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Southeast Missouri State University (Bachelor of Science, 1978. Associate of Science, 1978). Saint Louis University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1985).
New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1986).
Career
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Tampa, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1985, Missouri. 1986, United States. Tax Court.
1990, United States.
Court of Federal Claims. 1991, Florida.
Alpha Kappa Psi. Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Cardinal Key (highest undergraduate honor).
Order of the Woolsack.
Managing Editor and Tax Law Reform Symposium Editor, Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1984-1985. Associate Editor, The Florida Bar Florida Will and Trust Manual, 1997.
Contributing Author, Shepard"s McGraw Hill, Incorporated., "The Florida Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes," Florida Taxation, State Taxation Series, 1991. Author: "The Bradley-Gephardt Fair Tax Plan-Is it Fair To Corporations and Individual Shareholders?" 29 Saint Saint Louis University L. J. 1253 (1985).
Certified Public Accountant: Missouri, 1980.
Member: Hillsborough County (Vice Chair, Tax Section, 1997). Missouri and American (Sections of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Taxation) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Tax Section: Chairman, Taxation of Gratuitous Transfers Committee (1996-1997), Vice Chairman (1995-1996).
Company-Chairman, Specialty Tax Areas Committee (1994-1995).
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section: Publications Coordinator (1997). Editor, The Florida Bar Journal, Probate and Trust Law Division Articles (1997), Executive Council (1997).
Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council (Director, 1996). Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants.
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Vice President and Secretary, Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation, Incorporated. Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms.
Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other.
The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968. The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association.
A former president of the State Bar of Georgia. Two past presidents of The Florida Bar.
And many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Cardinal Key (highest undergraduate honor). Order of the Woolsack. Managing Editor and Tax Law Reform Symposium Editor, Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1984-1985.
Associate Editor, The Florida Bar Florida Will and Trust Manual, 1997.
Contributing Author, Shepard"s McGraw Hill, Incorporated., "The Florida Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes," Florida Taxation, State Taxation Series, 1991.
