Seraphim David Sparrow

Seraphim is an accomplished litigator, skilled at representing a diverse clientele involved in complex business disputes, insurance litigation, product defect cases, personal injury claims, wrongful death actions, and a variety of other civil litigation matters.

Seraphim has significant experience with all aspects of litigation, including discovery, depositions, motion practice, mediation, arbitration, and trial. Since beginning his litigation practice, Seraphim has taken or defended more than 100 depositions and deposed experts in the areas of engineering, OSHA compliance, neurology, orthopedic surgery, psychiatry, chiropractic care, pain management, and lifecare planning. Seraphim has a track record of strong written advocacy, including having drafted and won a Motion for Summary Judgment regarding a $1,000,000 punitive damages claim. He also has arbitrated four cases, each time earning a verdict that beat the opposing party’s last settlement offer.

During his time at ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Seraphim gained valuable legal experience as an extern with the Honorable Judge Kenton Jones at the Arizona Court of Appeals, where he researched and helped draft memorandum decisions regarding complex civil and criminal legal matters. Seraphim began his litigation experience early, achieving the top oral argument score in his Legal Advocacy course, and earning the CALI Award for his Law, Litigation, and Science course. He also pursued his passion for positively impacting his community by serving as a student volunteer with the Homeless Legal Assistance Project and as a Rule 39 Limited Practice Student Attorney at the ASU Law Post-Conviction Clinic. Finally, Seraphim honed his legal research and writing skills through service as an Executive Editor of the American Bar Association’s science and technology journal, Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science and Technology.

Before practicing law, Seraphim earned his undergraduate degree in political science, with honors, from the University of California, Davis. While at UC Davis, Seraphim played Division 1 Men’s Rugby, served on the Campus Judicial Board, and learned to accept that he was never going to be a professional soccer player.