Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI-DWI, White Collar Crimes; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2007
Education: Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
Details
The founder and owner of Sparks Law Firm in Fort Worth, Texas, Justin M. Sparks is a reputed trial attorney with over 15 years of legal experience. Mr. Sparks devotes his practice to providing exceptional legal counsel and aggressive representation to those who stand accused of or are under investigation for any type of felony or misdemeanor offense. He tends to all types of criminal law cases, including white collar crimes, violent crimes, juvenile crimes, firearms, DWI charges, drug charges, expunctions and other state and federal offenses as well.
A former assistant district attorney with the Tarrant County district attorney’s office, Mr. Sparks has invaluable insight into the criminal justice system from both sides. During this tenure, he closely worked on grand jury investigations, plea negotiations, jury trials and hearings. This experience allows him to better anticipate the prosecution’s tactics, enabling him to devise the most effective defense strategy possible on behalf of those he serves.
Having represented thousands of cases and appeared for hundreds of court trials, Mr. Sparks has helped defend the rights and liberties of countless individuals across Texas, securing numerous acquittals and dismissals in both state and federal courts. He has been recognized as a Top Attorney by the Fort Worth Magazine and has also secured a spot on its “Top List.”
A 2004 graduate of Baylor University – Hankamer School of Business, where he secured a double major B.B.A. degree in economics and real estate, Mr. Sparks obtained his Juris Doctor in 2007 from Texas A&M University School of Law (formerly Texas Wesleyan University School of Law). Along with practicing before state courts in Texas, he is admitted to practice before all the U.S. District Courts in the state as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
Highly active in his legal community, Mr. Sparks is a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Tarrant County Bar Association and the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, among his other professional affiliations. He also regularly conducts lectures and seminars across the region on a variety of topics related to criminal law. In addition, he has also been rated with a perfect 10/10 score on Avvo.
Practice areas
Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI, Criminal Defense: White CollarFocus areas
Arrest & Arraignment, Assault & Battery, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Criminal Law - Federal, DUI/DWI, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, False Accusations, Felony, Misdemeanor, Murder, Parole, Probation, Sex Offenses, Theft, White Collar Crime
- 40% Criminal Defense
- 30% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
- 30% Criminal Defense: White Collar
First Admitted: 2007, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.sparkslawfirm.com/justin-sparks
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- State of Texas Federal Court
- Texas Law Shield
- Firearms Program Attorney
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- US Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- State Bar Texas
- National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Voted, by peer vote, Top attorney in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Magazine, Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2023
- Selected by peer vote and recognized as a Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly, 2023
- Selected by peer vote and recognized as a Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly, 2022
- Voted, by peer vote, Top attorney in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Magazine, Top Attorney Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2022
- Selected by peer vote and recognized as a Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly, 2021
- Voted, by peer vote, Top attorney in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Magazine, Top attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2021
- Selected by peer vote and recognized as a Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly, 2020
- Voted, by peer vote, Top attorney in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Magazine 2020., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2020
- Selected by peer vote and recognized as a Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly, 2019
- Voted, by peer vote, Top attorney in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Magazine 2019., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2019
- Voted, by peer vote, Top attorney in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Magazine 2018., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2018
- Selected by peer vote and recognized as a Rising Star in Criminal Law (Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly) for four consecutive years (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Texas Rising Star - Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly, 2017
- Voted, by peer vote, Top attorney in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Magazine 2017., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2017
- Selected by peer vote and recognized as a Rising Star in Criminal Law (Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly) for four consecutive years (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Texas Rising Star - Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly, 2016
- Voted, by peer vote, Top attorney in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Magazine 2016., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2016
- Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, https://www.texasbar.com/, 2016
- Selected by peer vote and recognized as a Rising Star in Criminal Law (Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly) for four consecutive years (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Texas Rising Star - Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly, 2015
- Voted, by peer vote, Top attorney in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Magazine 2015., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2015
- Selected by peer vote and recognized as a Rising Star in Criminal Law (Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly) for four consecutive years (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Texas Rising Star - Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly, 2014
- Voted, by peer vote, Top attorney in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Magazine 2014., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2014
- Voted, by peer vote, Top attorney in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Magazine 2012., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2012
- Voted a Top Attorney in Fort Worth by peer vote, Fort Worth Magazine, 2011., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2011
- Voted a Top Attorney in Fort Worth by peer vote., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2010., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, 2010
- Voted Top Attorney in Fort Worth, peer vote, 360 West Magazine 2018., Top Attorney in Fort Worth, 360 West Magazine, 360 West Magazine, 2018
- Baylor University, Bachelor of Business Administration, Majors: Economics and Real Estate, 2004
- Weimar High School
- Criminal Defense
- DWI / DUI
- Firearms
- Texas Law Shield.
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2014 - 2017