Chris Givens - Partner

Education

• University of Florida - Bachelor of Sciences - 1999
• Florida State University College of Law - Juris Doctorate - 2003

Bar Admissions

• State Courts of Florida

Selected Honors & Memberships

• Member, Florida Bar Association
• Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Member, Florida Justice Association
• Member, Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
• Member, Family Law Inn of Tampa
• Member, Hillsborough County Family Law Executive Counsel

Experience & Advocacy

• Assistant State Attorney for the 13^th Judicial Circuit – 2003-2005
• Knox & Givens, PA – 2005-2009
• Givens Law Group – 2009 – present

Publications

• Co-author, Alimony chapter, Florida Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida State Bar Continuing Legal Education; Seventh Edition (2006), Eighth Edition (2008), Ninth Edition (2009), Tenth Edition (2010)
• Co-author, Modification of Child Support chapter, Florida Proceedings After Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education; Ninth Edition (2009)

Practice Areas

• Family Law
• Divorce
• Child Custody
• Support
• Alimony
• Property Division
• Recovery of Attorneys Fees & Costs
• Alimony and Child Support Modification Actions
• Family Law Enforcement Actions
• Enforcement and Defense of Domestic Violence Injunctions
• Personal Injury
• Premise Liability
• Malpractice
• 1st Party Litigation
• Sinkhole Litigation