David “Rosebud” Sparer is an attorney who works in Madison, Wisconsin. He has been involved with co-ops for 40 years. A significant part of his legal practice involves working with co-ops. He works will all sorts of co-ops - housing co-ops, worker co-ops, grocery co-ops, etc. This involves everything from helping them create their organization, to issues related to successful operation, including member relations, to litigation. He also works with non-profits helping them obtain non-profit status, and has successfully done this with dozens of housing co-ops around the country. He lived in a housing coop in the 70s through the 90s in Madison. His other primary area of practice is tenants' rights litigation. He has also been a serious Buddhist and Tai Chi practitioner for over 40 years.
