Douglas Sparks epitomizes the tough, relentless D.C. trial attorney. He approaches cases with unflinching determination and passion, regardless of a client’s social or economic standing. Indeed, many clients report finding success with Sparks only after insurance companies, or other lawyers reject their claims. Frequently these cases result in memorable victories. Tragedies evolve into life-changing opportunities and offer new hope to those who had nearly given up.
For almost 30 years, Sparks has handled wrongful death, personal injury, civil rights, and criminal cases, ranging from high-profile, multiparty litigation to routine automobile accidents. He is renown for taking on the government and big insurance companies.
Sparks filed the only successful lawsuit in the Washington metro area for police failure to protect a young mother from domestic violence. She was brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend despite having obtained a civil protection order. Sparks exposed the police department’s policy of minimizing domestic violence warning signs and won the first settlement of its kind. As a result, the murder victim's small children have a brighter future.
Sparks represented the families of more than a thousand pretrial detainees and prisoners who were assaulted or killed in jail. In the case of one inmate stabbed to death at the Lorton prison, Sparks won an $850,000 jury award, the largest reported verdict against the D.C. government for an inmate’s death.
Sparks sued the D.C. Public School System on behalf of teenage girls sexually molested by a basketball coach who'd been hired despite being a convicted sex offender. These girls endured great trauma, yet the success of their lawsuits enabled them to embark on fresh starts in life.
Suits filed against the government for failing to supervise ambulance crews that sexually molested women during transport to the hospital also resulted in hard fought victories. For more on Douglas Sparks' "Cases in the News" Click Here.
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