Funeral Service Law: Liability, Litigation, and Best Practices

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Robert Sparacio, Esq.

Robert D. Sparacio is a licensed attorney in Illinois and is admitted to practice in the U.S. federal court system. He earned his Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law and a B.S.C. from DePaul University. He also completed a postgraduate course in trial technique taught by Chicago attorney Fred Lane. Sparacio is also a licensed funeral director and embalmer and a graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science. He practiced law for 21 years as a partner in a large Chicago law firm where he specialized in corporate litigation his first three years, and then served as managing partner and lead litigator in the firms DuPage County office handling contract and tort litigation. He also spent 16 years as a licensed funeral director and embalmer with Service Corporation International, serving as General Manager of its Great Lakes Preneed Division for three years and later managing one of the company’s largest funeral homes in Illinois overseeing three locations with more than 1500 calls annually for 16 years. Sparacio served as an adjunct professor at Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling Illinois for 30 years. He taught Funeral Service Law, Business Law, Business and Funeral Home Management, and Funeral Arrangements, instructing more than 3500 students during his tenure. He has also lectured at numerous funeral service and legal seminars on topics including the FTC Funeral Rule, OSHA requirements, the Right of Disposition, tort liability involving funeral directors, cremation litigation, preneed funeral contracts, and the legal responsibilities of funeral home managers. His presentations have included programs for organizations and companies such as the Illinois Funeral Directors association, Local Union #727, FDSA, Lake Forest Casket Company, York Casket and Batesville. Sparacio has been a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Funeral Directors Association, Justinian Society of Lawyers of DuPage County, and Lex Leggio Society of DePaul University. He has also participated in the Lawyers Assistance Program of Cook County providing guidance and counseling to law students and young attorneys beginning their legal careers. He is the author of a book called – “FUNERAL SERVICE LAW AND PRACTICE, A practical guide to legal compliance and risk management for funeral service professionals, students, and attorneys”. Holzer Books, LLC, Publisher, Dover, Delaware, 2026. The book can be ordered on Amazon or Sparacio’s website at “sparaciofunerallaw.com.

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