RICHARD SPARACO, ESQ. Biographical Information Richard Sparaco is 54 years of age, and was born in Brooklyn, New York. He has 29 years of courtroom trial experience. He has an Avvo rating of "Excellent." You can see his ratings and review at Avvo.com. He attended Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, and graduated in 1974. He was awarded a full-tuition academic scholaraship from the Board of Trustees of St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn, N.Y., where he obtained his B.A. cum laude in 1978. He was also a 1974 New York State Regents Scholar. In 1981 he graduated Rutgers Law School, Camden, N.J. and was awarded a Juris Doctor degree, and was admitted to practice by the New Jersey in 1981 and the Pennsylvania Bar in 1984. Courts he is admitted to practice in:     State of New Jersey     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania     U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit     United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania     United States District Court - District of New Jersey     Supreme Court of the United States of America. From 1981 to 1982 he served as a law clerk for the Office of Administrative Law in Trenton, New Jersey. He was a Burlington County Assistant Prosecutor from 1982 to 1984. He has been in private practice in Cherry Hill and Mt. Holly since 1984. Mr. Sparaco has represented the citizens of the communities where he practices in defense of criminal prosecutions, for persons who are injured as the result of negligence, and those who need to get a fresh start under the United States Bankruptcy laws. High-Profile & Notable Cases: United States v. Serdar Tatar.     Internationally known as the "Ft. Dix Six" Terrorism Case. Six men from Cherry Hill and Philadelphia were charged with Attempted Murder and Conspiracy to Murder members of the military on the Ft. Dix military base. Mr. Sparaco represented Serdar Tatar, who allegedly provided a map of Ft. Dix to his coconspirators. Trial lasted from September to December, 2008. On December 22, 2008, the jury acquitted 25-year-old Serdar Tatar of the Attempted Murder charge. The jury convicted Tatar of the conspiracy, and was sentenced by the Hon. Robert Kugler, J.D.C. in April of 2009 to 33 years in prison, despite a Sentencing Guideline that called for a Life Sentence. Mr. Sparaco continues to represent Tatar on appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The codefendants represented by other counsel received life sentences. United States v. Saul Febo.     Saul Febo was the leader of one of the most prolific drug organizations in the history of Camden, New Jersey. Facing life in prison, Febo pleaded guilty and received a ten year sentence. Febo testified in the political corruption trial of former Camden City mayor Milton Milan, who was convicted and sent to federal prison. United States v. Martinez     Mortgage Fraud Indictment. Martinez pleaded Not Guilty and, represented by Richard Sparaco, was prepared to go to trial when the U.S. Attorney agreed to dismiss the indictment. Martinez pleaded guilty only to obstruction of justice, and was sentenced to federal probation. State of New Jersey v. J.B.     Defendant charged with aggravated sexual assault. Verdict: Not Guilty.