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Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Originally from Texas, she has spent nearly her entire life in the state, with the exception of her time attending law school. Her roots trace back to Wichita Falls, but she has primarily lived in Irving. A passionate sports enthusiast, she is an avid supporter of the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, Oklahoma Sooners, Dallas Wings, and Dallas Mavericks. Throughout the years, she has been deeply involved in her church community, serving in various leadership and volunteer roles, including choir member, Youth Sunday School teacher, Board of Trustees member, Chairperson of the Education Committee, and positions on the Staff Parish Relations Committee and Church Council. She also served as President of the United Methodist Women and held office with the Dallas Denton District of United Methodist Women. Although she stepped back from active church service to focus on raising her children, she plans to return to volunteer work once her youngest child, who is nearing the end of her junior year, has left the nest.

I have been an strong supporter of my clients throughout my entire career, Aggressive when nacessary,but compassionate always. Many years of courtroom experience have proven to me that a strong case presentation is the best way to show that my clients are  confident in their positions and are aware of the law and the facts of their position. My years of jury trial experience, and trials before judicial officers,gives me the ability to present my client's cases in a confident and effective way. Being self assured,poised,and assertive brings sucess in settlement or try to achieve the best results at a reasonable cost. This has brought me, and my clients, success with dignity.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Gary D. Sparks is an accomplished attorney who has successfully represented hundreds of husbands, wives, parents, military service members and same sex couples with their divorce and other family law legal disputes for more than a decade.. In fact, you may have heard Gary during one of his multiple appearances as a special guest on the Ronn Owens Program on KGO-AM 810 in San Francisco discussing current California divorce and family law issues, and he has been interviewed by both local and national publications in addition to publishing several of his own legal guides and blog.. Gary graduated 1st in his class from the John F. Kennedy University School of Law, where he was awarded Magna Cum Laude honors for excellence in academic achievement, in addition to numerous other scholarly awards. He clerked for the Family Law court while in law school and served as the managing editor of the Law Review.  As a result of his good standing and academic accomplishments, Gary was certified by the State Bar of California to engage in the limited practice of family law while still a law student. He worked for several years as a student instructor, and then afterwards as a teaching assistant at the School of Law, and today continues to privately tutor and advise law students in their studies and in preparation for the bar exam and their future careers. He also serves as a mentor for new lawyers.. Prior to founding his own firm in 2009, Gary was a partner at Holmes, Moore & Sparks, a well-known family law firm in Walnut Creek with a rich 25+ year history of successful family law advocacy across the East Bay.. Gary has a reputation in the legal community for being firm, yet fair, in dealing with other parties and attorneys. His time clerking for the court gave him valuable insight and experience into the inner workings of our legal system, flawed as it may be. Gary enjoys legal research and analysis, and is highly skilled at presenting oral argument in court. Gary practices law from the perspective of a divorced father who learned the legal system firsthand during his own highly contested custody case, which eventually drove him to attend law school with the objective of practicing family law.. Gary is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, the Contra Costa County Bar Association, the Solano County Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and is a member of the Bay Area Regional Standing Committee (BARSC) of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of California which proposes, reviews and recommends legislation to our state assembly and senate each year. Gary regularly presents pro-per divorce clinics and has served as a “Lawyer in the Library,” and also volunteers to assist self-represented parties reach agreements at their mandatory Settlement Conferences at the courthouse.. Gary is admitted to practice law in all state courts throughout California.  He is also active in community service and is an ardent supporter of students in public education.  Gary is a recipient of the Unsung Hero Award for his past efforts with the Vanished Children’s Alliance to locate, recover and reunify missing and abducted children with their families, and is a member of the Masons of California and a supporter of the Masons 4 Mitts program providing baseball gloves to underprivileged children here in the Bay Area.. Gary is an avid golfer with a handicap that is far too high for his liking. He enjoys football, baseball, mountain and road biking, loves riding on his Vulcan Mean Streak cruiser and spending time with his family and dog, Harley.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Faye continues to represent clients at mediation, settlement negotiations and in all phases of litigation. Her practice is concentrated in complex domestic relations and parenting disputes. She has substantial experience in cases dealing in both large and small marital estates, including those with residential and commercial properties, closely-held businesses, trusts and pensions, as well as alimony, insurance and other related matters. Many of her cases also include contested issues involving children in divorce and paternity cases, such as residential placement, parenting schedules, co-parenting and child support.. In her practice, Faye works closely with other professionals in areas such as real estate, parenting abilities, retirement benefits, financial planning, tax implications and business valuations, to assure that each client is provided comprehensive representation tailored to his or her unique case.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.