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| | Address | | 7503 First Street | | Scottsdale, Arizona 85251-4501 | | (Maricopa Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| The Sparks Law Firm, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Real Estate, Zoning, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law, Corporations, Business, Contracts, Banking, Indian Law, Water Rights, Natural Resources, Environmental, Municipal, International, Personal Injury and Civil Litigation in State, Federal and Tribal Courts. | | Year Established: 1972 | Firm Profile:
The Sparks Law Firm, P.C. is a Scottsdale based Law Firm founded by Joe P. Sparks in 1972. The Firm's focus, developed over 36 years, is primarily commercial, real estate, estate planning, wrongful death, personal injury and civil litigation, with additional special emphasis in natural resources, water rights, Indian affairs law and International 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. The firm has served as General Counsel, pro bono for the 21 member, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona since 1972. Joe P. Sparks is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. REPORTED CASES: State of Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe, 465 U.S. 545 (1983); United States of America v. Gila River Indian Community, 31 F.3d 1428 (9th Cir. 1984), 804 F.Supp. 1 (D.Ariz. 1992) (same case) (Globe Equity No. 59 1935 federal consent decree for Gila River), and United States of America v. Gila River Indian Community, 920 F.Supp. 1444 (D.Ariz. 1996) (related case); Goddard v. Babbitt, 547 F.Supp. 373 (D.Ariz. 1982); Arizonans for Fair Representation v. Symington, 828 F.Supp. 684 (D.Ariz. 1992); Campbell v. Superior Court, 479 P.2d 685 (1971); Fuenning v. Superior Court, 680 P.2d 121 (1983); United States v. Superior Court, 697 P.2d 658 (1985); Burns v. Jaquays Mining Corp., 752 P.2d 28 (1987); In Re the General Adjudication of all rights to Use Water in the Gila River System and Source, 9 P.3d. 1069 (Ariz. 2000); San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Superior Court of Arizona, 972 P.2d 179 (Ariz. 1999); In re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Gila River System and Source, 989 P.2d 739 (Ariz. 1999); San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Bolton, 977 P.2d 790 (Ariz. 1999); United States v. Gila Valley Irrigation District, 31 F.3d 1428 (9th Cir. 1994); and United States v. Gila Valley Irrigation District, 920 F. Supp. 1444 (D.Ariz. 1996); In re the General Adjudication of All rights to Use Water in the Gila River System and Source, 201 Ariz. 307 (2001); In re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Gila River System and Source, 127 P.3d 882 (2006). | | Firm Size: 4 | Representative Clients:
San Carlos Apache Tribe; Yavapai-Apache Nation; Tonto Apache Tribe; Inter Tribal Council of Arizona; Pascau Yaqui Tribe. | Reference:
Valley First Community Bank. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
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Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | Joe P. Sparks (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Claims Court; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1965); University of Arizona (J.D., 1969). Chairman, Gila River Stream and Adjudication Steering Committee. Member, University of Arizona Law Review, 1968-1969 and 1983—. Author: "The Indian Stronghold and the Spread of Urban America," Arizona Law Review, Vol. 10, No. 3, Winter, 1968. Listed in Who's Who in America. Member: The Presidents National Advisory Environmental Control Council, 1970-1973; Arizona State Power Plant and Power Line Study Commission, 1971-1974; Preeminent Lawyers of America. Founding Member and Director, Scottsdale Bar Association, 1972-1974. Member, The Presidents Air Quality Advisory Board, 1973-1975. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Environmental and Natural Resources, International and Real Property Sections). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Transactions; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Natural Resources Law; Indian Law; Water Rights; Civil Litigation; International Law; Environmental Law. | | ASSOCIATE | | Laurel A. McElhaney (Associate) born Livonia, Michigan, June 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2008, Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.M., 1999); George Washington University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Indian Law; Real Estate; Water Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources. | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Pamela L. Sparks (Historian/Archivist) | | Melissa Gard |
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