Robert (Bob) W. Bivins is a native of Clearwater, Florida, and the managing partner of Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., a law firm with offices in Valrico. Bob graduated with a B.A. in finance from the University of South Florida in 1982 and a J.D. with honors from the University of Florida in 1985, where he served as editor in chief of the University of Florida Law Review. After joining the Florida Bar in 1985, Bob served as law clerk to Chief Justice McDonald of the Florida Supreme Court until entering private practice in the Tampa Bay area in 1987. In the years since, Bob has gained extensive experience in all aspects of real estate, business and corporate law, lending transactions, title insurance, and estate planning.

Bob has held an AV Preeminent* rating, the highest an attorney can receive, for 15 consecutive years. He is also a frequent seminar speaker and an active member of numerous professional, civic and charitable organizations throughout his community, including current service as the chairman elect for The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, Inc. He also serves as chairman of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms ("Primerus") Commercial Law Group, as chairman elect of the Primerus Business Law Institute, and as chairman of the 2011 Annual Giving Campaign for the Campo Family branch of the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, Inc.

_{*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.}