Background
Sparks, Thomas L. was born on November 5, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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Thomas L. Sparks
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Oakland University (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). University of Detroit (Juris Doctor, 1975). Michigan State University (Master of Business Administration, 1985).
Career
Worked at Farhat, Story & Kraus, P.C. (East Lansing, Michigan) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Practice in State and Federal Courts. Trials and Appeals. Criminal, Personal Injury, Family, Business, Corporate, Tax, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Environmental, Computer, Bankruptcy and Zoning Law. State and Local Administrative Agencies.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, Michigan. 1983, New York; 1976, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
1981, United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan and United States. Supreme Court.
Co-author: "Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions," Issue of Colleague, Volume 1 Number 3, July 1988. Assistant Attorney General, Michigan, 1975-1988.
Special Assistant, Attorney General, 1993. Member: Ingham County (Chairperson, Health Law Section) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan.
National Health Lawyers Association. The firm represents a broad variety of individual, business, financial service and institutional clients in litigation and business matters. Located near the state capital, the firm handles many cases for clients affected by governmental decisions and actively practices in state and federal trial and appellate courts and administrative agencies.
The firm's business attorneys, who hold advanced degrees in accounting and taxation, represent individuals, financial institutions and small to medium-sized businesses in tax, commercial, lending and estate planning matters.
Membership
Member: Ingham County (Chairperson, Health Law Section) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan. National Health Lawyers Association.
Connections
M. Kay Lawrenz; children: Meredith, Brian.
