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About Mark
Mr. Sparks is a veteran trial lawyer with over 14 years of civil litigation experience on behalf of plaintiffs and foreign citizens against both domestic and international chemical and transnational companies, involved in major disputes concerning products liability, general negligence, corporate fraud, conversion, judgment enforcement, judgment collection, and foreign litigation.
Mr. Sparks’ international transactional, litigation and arbitration experience focuses on numerous national and foreign-based companies in multiple jurisdictions including: Asia, Europe, North America, Central America, and South America.
He represents plaintiffs in numerous cases in both state and federal courts throughout California and the United States. Mr. Sparks acts as counsel for banana farm workers in Central America who were exposed to a banned pesticide, including overseeing the litigation of over 9,700 toxic tort cases.
Mr. Sparks’ international transactional, litigation and arbitration experience focuses on numerous national and foreign-based companies in multiple jurisdictions including: Asia, Europe, North America, Central America, and South America.
He represents plaintiffs in numerous cases in both state and federal courts throughout California and the United States. Mr. Sparks acts as counsel for banana farm workers in Central America who were exposed to a banned pesticide, including overseeing the litigation of over 9,700 toxic tort cases.
Experience
Law Clerk
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
1998-2000
N/A
Admission
TX
1998
Education
Baylor University
B.A. (summa cum laude)
1995
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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American Bar Association
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Inter-American Bar Association
Honors / Awards
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Eastern District of Texas Local Rules Advisory Committee—appointed in2008
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Texas Super Lawyers—Texas Rising Star (International Litigation)2011
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Texas Super Lawyers—Texas Rising Star and (Personal Injury)2006 / 2010
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Judge Joe J. Fisher Chief Judge Emeritus Endowed Presidential Law Scholarship
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Achievement Award for the Highest Achievement in the Study of Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights Survey1996
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Phi Beta Kappa1995
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Baylor University Richard D. Huff Distinguished Student in Political Science1995
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Baylor University Outstanding Student in Political Science, and1994 / 1995
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Pi Sigma Alpha, (National Political Science Honor Society)1994
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Phi Sigma Tau, (International Honor Society in Philosophy)1994
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Alpha Chi, (National College Honor Scholarship Society)1994
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Kingston’s Review
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Golden Key National Honor Society
Notable Work
Publications
Illicit Drug Trafficking Around The World, 24 Am.J.Crim.l.203 () (Reviewing OBSERVATOIRE GEOPOLITIQUE DES DROGUES, The Geopolitics of Drugs)
1996
The Cite Stuff, The Advocate, ()
2002
There Is Absolutely No Solid Precedent For American Legal Precedent—And It’s Unamerican To Adhere To Any Precedent At All, Jefferson County Bar Journal, Vol.1, Issue 4, 4th Qtr. ()
2005
Current Developments And Trends In Texas Privilege Law, Jefferson County Bar Association CLE seminar and Speech, December 1,
2006
Thailand Is Better Than The United States, Jefferson County Bar Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 4, 4th Qtr.()
2007
Procedural Law. A Texas Overview and a Comparative Analysis, 7 Inter-American Bar Association Law Review, co-authored with Henry Dahl, ()
2008
The Marriage Myth, Jefferson County Bar Journal, Vol. 4, Issues 3 and 4, 1st Qtr. ()
2009
Guantanabomination, Jefferson County Bar Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 1, 1st Qtr. (
2009
I’m Un-American, You’re Un-American, What Were We Talking About?, Jefferson County Bar Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 3, 3rd Qtr. ()
2009
National Adoption Day Successfully Prevents Sparks From Writing About Religion, Jefferson County Bar Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 4, 4th Qtr. ()
2009
The Second Big Oil Gamble, Jefferson County Bar Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 3, 3rd Qtr. ()
2010
I Got Your Mandate Right Here, Jefferson County Bar Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 4, 4th Qtr. ()
2010
Additional Info
Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P. Highlights
Personal Injury, Litigation, Motor Vehicle, , On-the-Job Injuries, Chemical Exposure and Toxic Torts Business and Financial Litigation Hurricane Insurance Claims
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