Background
Sparks, Joe P. was born on May 24, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
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Joe P. Sparks
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Arizona State University (Bachelor of Science, 1965). University of Arizona (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Career
State of Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe, 465 United States. 545 (1983); United States v. Superior Court, 697 P.2d 658 (1985); United States of America and San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Gila River Irrigation District, Globe Equity No. 59 (1992); Burns v. Jaquays Mining Corporation, 752 P.2d 28 (1987).Worked at Sparks, Tehan & Ryley, P.C. (Scottsdale, Arizona) specializing in Real Estate, Zoning, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law, Corporation, Financial Institutions, Indian Affairs, Water Rights, Natural Resources, Environmental, Municipal, International, Construction Contract Law and Civil Litigation in all State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Arizona, United States. District Court, District of Arizona and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. United States. Claims Court. 1982, United States. Supreme Court.
Chairman, Gila River Stream and Judication Steering Committee. Member, University of Arizona Law Review, 1968-1969. Author: "The Indian Stronghold and the Spread of Urban America," Arizona Law Review, Volume 10, No.
3, Winter, 1968. Member, Board of Directors, Maricopa County Young Lawyers Association, 1969-1971. Member: The Presidents National Advisory Environmental Control Council, 1970-1973. Arizona State Power Plant and Power Line Study Commission, 1971-1974.
Founding Member and Director, Scottsdale Bar Association, 1972-1974. Member, The Presidents Air Quality Advisory Board, 1973-1975. Member: Scottsdale and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Arizona (Member, Environmental and Natural Resources, International and Real Property Sections). Sparks, Tehan & Ryley, P.C. is a Scottsdale based Law Firm founded by Joe P. Sparks in 1972. The Firm's focus, developed over the past twenty-four years, is primarily commercial, real estate and estate planning, with additional special emphasis in natural resource and Indian affairs law.
The Firm has been strongly committed to the Scottsdale legal community since its inception. Mr. Sparks was one of the founding directors of the Scottsdale Bar Association. Mr. Tehan has served as President of the Association, as well as a director of the Association for several years.
Membership
Member, University of Arizona Law Review, 1968-1969.
