Areas of Practice

Douglas Sparks has a history of successful litigation on behalf of persons injured through accidental or criminal negligence. While money cannot compensate for the trauma of a serious injury or death, those injured are entitled to just and fair damages. Sparks is proud of his record of sustained success, obtaining compensation for over 95% of personal injury clients, and winning the vast majority of his jury trials.

Douglas Sparks has filed lawsuits on behalf of over fifty families whose loved ones have died due to the negligent or purposeful misconduct of others, and has never failed to recover money after instituting litigation in a Wrongful Death case.

A sampling of just some of the cases which have been handled by Douglas Sparks is listed below. Many of these cases have been profiled in the media, and you can learn more about them by visiting our Press Coverage page.

Wrongful Deaths
Sexual Assaults
Burn Injuries
Legal and Medical Malpractice
Victims of Crime
Automobile / Bus / Train / Pedestrian Injuries
Slip and Fall
Civil Rights Violations / False Arrests
Criminal Defense

Wrongful Deaths

Medical negligence causing death
Prison inmate deaths
Domestic violence victim murdered after seeking police protection (the first successful case filed in DC under this legal theory)
Toddler death after fall from apartment building window
Police and security guard shooting deaths

Sexual Assaults

Minor raped in public school
Minors sexually assaulted by students on school grounds
Woman raped by intruder in apartment building
Women sexually molested by ambulance attendants during transport to hospital
Teenage girl molested by basketball coach (convicted sex offender)
Woman raped in Holiday Inn Hotel room

Burn Injuries

Woman scalded by water spewing from defective heater core in car
Restaurant patron burned by scalding soup spilled by waitstaff
Prisoner severely burned by boiling grease hurled by violent inmate

Legal and Medical Malpractice

Cancer misdiagnosed by hospital doctors caused drastically reduced life expectancy
Former attorney failed to prosecute claim
Failure to treat medical condition caused loss of sight

Victims of Crime

Woman stabbed by intruder in apartment building elevator
Man shot by carjackers (suit filed against victim’s own auto insurer)
Patient in mental hospital blinded by violent schizophrenic
Inmate sustained spinal cord injuries from jailhouse stabbing
Autistic man assaulted by bus attendant

Automobile / Bus / Train / Pedestrian Injuries

Woman pedestrian killed in hit and run
5 year old boy killed by motorcycle
Pedestrian’s leg crushed by police cruiser in crosswalk
Pedestrian’s hip broken by reckless bicycle courier
Mother and child permanently injured in intersection auto collision
Innocent bystander severely injured after high speed police chase
Thousands of other motor vehicle collisions

Slip and Fall

Out of town senior permanently injured during escorted D.C. tour
Teacher required multiple surgeries after tripping over restaurant step
Postman injured knee when steps to house collapsed
Homeowner required surgery after tripping over exposed water meter cover adjacent to sidewalk
U.S. Park Ranger underwent surgery after tripping on temporary stairs at Labor Day Concert
Retired jeweler tore rotator cuff after tripping over defect on public median walkway

Civil Rights Violations / False Arrests

Hearing impaired man severely beaten and unlawfully arrested by hotel security guards
Middle school student suspended for walking on public sidewalk
College intern falsely arrested and assaulted by police officer
Inmates beaten, maced, and abused by guards in DC Jail
Latin American teenager falsely arrested by store security
Domestic violence victims deprived of constitutional rights to bodily integrity by police failure to protect from assaults

Criminal Defense

Douglas Sparks has successfully defended numerous persons accused of serious criminal offenses including First Degree Murder, Kidnapping, Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, and Drug Offenses. Although now focusing primarily on civil personal injury matters, Sparks continues to accept meritorious criminal cases from clients seeking top-notch legal representation.

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