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Joy L. Sparling
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Joy L. Sparling

Partner

P: 310.414.8146

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Biography

Joy Sparling is a partner at Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel in the firm’s Illinois office. Joy heads up the Asbestos Litigation Intake Department, and in addition to asbestos has a special interest in complex product liability cases. A native of Davenport, Iowa, Joy earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois. She was awarded a Juris Doctor degree with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she was a Baker & McKenzie International Law Scholar. Joy was admitted to the State Bar of Illinois in 1987. She is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Rock Island County Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

  • Asbestos Litigation
  • Toxic Tort
  • Product Liability
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Medical Devices

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1987

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, J.D. with honors, 1985
  • Trinity College, Deerfield, Illinois, B.A., 1982

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • American Association for Justice
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  • Chicago Bar Association

Other Appointments

  • Chair Qualified, Cook County, Illinois Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1990-present

Honors & Awards

  • Baker & McKenzie International Law Scholarship, 1983-1985

Our Results

$880 million award

Historic settlement for over 1,300 survivors of clergy and adult abuse within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, marking a pivotal moment for justice.

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$725.5 million award

A Philadelphia jury awarded a record verdict against ExxonMobil for failing to warn about cancer risks due to benzene in its petroleum products.

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$20 million award

Confidential settlement for the wife of a Rhode Island man who died of mesothelioma cancer after exposure to window glazing compound contaminated with asbestos.

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$725M Benzene Verdict Against Exxon Earns National Media Attention

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$725M Benzene Verdict Against Exxon Earns National Media Attention

June 6, 2024 Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel partners Patrick Wigle and Rajeev Mittal and Locks Law Firm partner Andrew DuMont were named among Law360’s “Lions of the Week” for their $725.5 million toxic exposure verdict against ExxonMobil. The May 9 verdict in Philadelphia’s First Judicial District court generated national media attention based on the sheer size of […] READ MORE

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