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John Matthew Hemenway
Bivins & Hemenway, P.A.
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John M. Hemenway is a founding partner of Bivins & Hemenway, P.A. John serves as a trusted legal advisor to business owners, real estate investors, and families seeking to preserve and pass down their wealth and values. His practice focuses on estate planning and probate, small and closely held businesses, and real estate, combining experience in each of these areas to provide a comprehensive approach to transactions and planning.
John earned his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Florida. John regularly presents at legal education seminars on both probate and estate planning topics, and is published on estate planning techniques and best practices, including most recently in Checkpoint WG&L Estate Planning on structuring trusts to receive retirement benefits.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate
Fees
- Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
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- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Partner
- Bivins & Hemenway, P.A.
- - Current
- Associate
- Fuller Holsonback Bivins & Malloy, P.A.
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Education
- University of Florida
- J.D. | Law
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- Honors: Graduated Cum Laude; Received Honors in Appellate Advocacy; Received Book Award in Legal Drafting
- Activities: Association for Law and Business (Vice President, Fall 2005)
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- University of Florida
- B.S. | Economics
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- Completed substantial coursework in Decision and Information Sciences (now Information Systems and Operations Management) at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including computer programming and systems design.
- Honors: Graduated with Honors
- Activities: Omicron Delta Epsilon (International Economics Honor Society); Portfolio Management Association
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Awards
- Rising Stars
- Florida Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars
- Florida Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars
- Florida Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars
- Florida Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars
- Florida Super Lawyers
Professional Associations
- Florida Fellow Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Participant, Class v
- - Current
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- Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Board of Directors (2017-)
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- Young Lawyers Section, International Society of Primerus Law Firms
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Executive Committee (2014-18); Chair (2016-17)
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- Greater Brandon Community Foundation
- Volunteer Legal Counsel
- - Current
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- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
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- International Society of Primerus Law Firms
- Member
- - Current
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- Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Co-Chair, Winthrop/Bloomingdale Area Council (2012); Member, Accreditation Task Force Communications Committee (2011)
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- Florida State Bar # 27906
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Member, Business Law Section; Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (IRA, Insurance & Employee Benefits Committee and Asset Protection Committee)
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- Tampa Connection
- Member, Class of 2011
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- Leadership Brandon
- Member, Class of 2008
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Design Trusts for Maximum Retirement Plan Tax Deferral
- Checkpoint WG&L Estate Planning
- Adapting to the Changing Concerns of Trusts and Estates Clients in the Current Planning Environment
- Inside the Minds: Best Practices for Structuring Trusts and Estates, 2014 ed. (Aspatore Books/Thompson Reuters)
- Effective Estate Planning for the Modern Family in Uncertain Times
- Inside the Minds: Strategies for Trusts and Estates in Florida, 2013 ed. (Aspatore Books/Thomson Reuters)
Speaking Engagements
- Utilizing Lifetime QTIP Trusts in Estate Planning: Tax Issues, State Limitations, Key Provisions, and Options
- Strafford
- IRAs and RMDs After the SECURE Act: What You Need to Know and Do Right Now
- National Business Institute
- Taking the First Step: Filing an Estate in Probate Court, and Understanding the Role of the Personal Representative in Probate, The Probate Process from Start to Finish
- National Business Institute
- Advanced Wills: Writing Provisions to Prevent Disputes, and IRA Trusts: Preserving the Maximum Available Stretchout of RMDs, Advanced Estate Planning
- National Business Institute
- Transfers During Life and Inter-Vivos Trusts, Estate Planning and Administration: The Complete Guide
- National Business Institute
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