Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business & Corporate, Estate Planning & Probate
Licensed in Florida since: 2010
Education: University of Florida Levin College of Law
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Selected to Rising Stars: 2018 - 2024 Bivins & Hemenway, P.A.
1060 Bloomingdale AvenueValrico, FL 33596 Phone: 813-643-4900 Email: Eric A. Cruz Visit website
Details
I am a Partner with Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., a law firm located in Valrico, FL. My practice focuses on business law, real estate transactions, and estate planning, but I also practice in other areas such as commercial law, corporate law, contracts, commercial real estate, real estate title insurance, leases and leasing, banks and banking, trusts, and probate, among others. I assist clients in both transactional and litigation matters. I also currently handle the majority of the residential real estate closings completed by my firm.
I earned my law degree, cum laude, from the University of Florida. My education included a strong emphasis on business and estate planning topics, and I developed further experience with estate planning and probate matters by serving as a student extern in the probate division of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Alachua County, Florida.
First Admitted: 2010, Florida
Professional Webpage: http://www.bhpalaw.com/eric-a-cruz/
- New Tampa Family YMCA - Youth Sports Volunteer Coach
- Family of Christ Christian School - Volunteer Basketball Coach
- Muller Elementary School - School Advisory Committee
- The Tampa Connection Alumni Committee - Community Connection Chair, 2017
- University of Florida Warrington College of Business, 2003-2007
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2007-2010
- Speaker, Drafting Documents to Cure Defects, National Business Institute, 2018
- A summary of legal mistakes commonly made by small business owners, and resulting consequences and issues created by the same., Author, Common Mistakes Made by Small Business Owners, Important Legal Topics Affecting Companies Today, International Society of Primerus Law Firms Business Law News, 2013, 2013
- A brief overview of the most common misconceptions of homeowners living in communities governed by homeowners' associations., Author, Homeowners’ Associations: Four Common Myths, International Society of Primerus Law Firms Business Law News, 2014, 2014
- A quick guide to short sale transactions., Author, Short Sale Basics, BizLife, 2014
- A summary of common issues encountered by investors in the State of Florida when purchasing real property in foreclosure auction sales., Author, A Warning to Investors in Florida: Superior Liens Survive Foreclosure Sales, Stare Decisis, International Society of Primerus Law Firms, 2015
- Chair, Tampa Connection Board of Directors, 2021
- Immediate Past Chair, Tampa Connection Board of Directors, 2022
- Florida Bar, Business Law Section
- Vice Chair, Tampa Connection Board of Directors, 2019
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Florida Board of Bar Examiners, Selected to provide professional services for the preparation and scoring of the General Bar Examination
- The Tampa Connection, 2015
- Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- International Society of Primerus Law Firms
- Leadership Brandon, 2011
- Florida Bar, Young Lawyers Division Law Student Mentoring Program
- The Tampa Connection Board of Directors
- Florida Bar, Young Lawyers Division
- Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce
- Network Professionals, Inc., Brandon Chapter (Former President, Secretary, and Membership Chair)
- The Tampa Connection Alumni Committee
Office location for Eric A. Cruz
1060 Bloomingdale Avenue
Valrico, FL 33596
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2018 - 2024