Robert W. Bivins
Managing Partner
bbivins@bhpalaw.com
Other Profiles:
John M. Hemenway
Partner
Kelly D. Haywood
Attorney
Eric A. Cruz
Associate Attorney
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Robert W. ("Bob") Bivins is a founding partner and the managing partner of Bivins & Hemenway, P.A. Bob has held an "AV" rating from Martindale Hubbell for 16 years, and has been listed as a Florida Super Lawyer three consecutive years. Bob is a third generation Tampa Bay area resident, who in addition to his legal practice is also involved in property management, cattle ranching, and other agricultural enterprises. Bob's practice focuses on commercial, business law, and real estate transactions.
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Practice Areas:
Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Title Insurance; Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Banks and Banking; Mortgage Law; Property Law; Finance; Contracts; Leases and Leasing; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Environmental Law; Probate; Agency and Distributorships; Partnership Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mediation; Construction Law; Copyrights; Debtor and Creditor; Eminent Domain; Franchises and Franchising; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Trademarks; Intellectual Property; Premises Liability; Equipment Finance and Leasing; Resorts and Leisure; Agricultural Law; Animal Law
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Education:
University of South Florida, B.A., 1982
University of Florida, J.D., with honors, 1985
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Court Admissions:
1985, Florida
1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
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Professional Memberships:
The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Environmental and Land Use Law)
Hillsborough County Bar Association (Past Chairman, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Committee, 1989-1990)
International Society of Primerus Law Firms (Co-Chairman, Commercial Law Practice Group; Member, Real Estate Practice Group; Member, Primerus Executive Committee)
Real Estate Investment Council of Tampa Bay
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Civic Membership and Activities:
Tampa Connection, Inc., Past Chairman 1997-1998
Leadership Tampa Alumni Association, Inc.
Leadership Brandon Alumni Association, Inc.
Brandon Family YMCA Advisory Board, Past Chairman
Campo Family YMCA Advisory Board, Chairman
Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, Inc., Past Director, Advisory Board
Optimist Club of Tampa, Inc., Director and Past President
Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, Chairman
Winthrop/Bloomingdale Area Council, Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, Past Co-Chairman
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Biography:
Named as Florida Super Lawyer, 2009, 2010, 2011
Law Clerk to Chief Justice Parker Lee McDonald, Florida Supreme Court, 1985-1987
Editor-in-Chief, University of Florida Law Review, 1985
Author:
- "Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Courts," 42 The Arbitration Journal 58, 1987
- "Keys to Success in a Real Estate Transaction," National Business Institute, 1994
- "Advanced Principals of Title Insurance in Florida," National Business Institute, 2001
- "Silencing The Name Droppers: The Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982," 36 University of Florida Law Review 841, 1984
- Co-Author, "A Tale of Two Theories: The Expanding Dimensions of Mail, Wire, and Securities Fraud Liability," The Florida Bar Journal, October 1988
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