Jon B. Sparkman

Jon B. Sparkman is a shareholder at Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A. in Manchester, New Hampshire. His practice includes corporate law, business succession, business taxation, mergers and acquisitions, nonprofit organizations, healthcare, regulatory compliance, individual taxation, and professional liability matters. He advises businesses and tax-exempt organizations on transactions, governance, growth, risk management, and tax planning, with particular experience serving healthcare, education, religious, disability-services, social-services, and arts organizations.

Sparkman earned a JD, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in 1990 and a BS, summa cum laude, from Bob Jones University in 1985. He is admitted in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. His legal and academic background supports a practice that integrates corporate structuring, taxation, compliance, and transactional planning. He helps clients evaluate business decisions with attention to tax consequences, regulatory requirements, governance responsibilities, and long-term organizational objectives.

Sparkman works with nonprofit organizations on formation, internal governance, tax-exempt status, constituent relationships, and regulatory matters. He also counsels business clients on growth strategies, tax planning, transactions, and risk management. His tax practice includes advising on New Hampshire tax issues and representing clients in audits before the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration. He regularly presents continuing education programs for accountants on state tax topics and related business concerns.

Jon B. Sparkman has received New England Super Lawyers recognition for tax law and multiple Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year honors in corporate, nonprofit and charities, and closely held companies and family businesses law. He has served as legal counsel and director for the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and on boards of New Hampshire business and arts organizations. His practice combines corporate, tax, nonprofit, and regulatory experience for organizations navigating complex decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Former Chair, Tax Section, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Legal Counsel and Director, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (2012 – 2021)
• Director, New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts (2013-2023)
• Director, The Wilds Christian Association, Inc.
• Director, New Hampshire Business and Industry Association (2018-2023)
• Board of Directors and Member, Tax Committee, New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants (2004-2007)
• Elder, Grace Bible Church of Dracut

Licensed State

• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire

Education

• Suffolk University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• Bob Jones University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) (Summa Cum Laude)

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