John M. Hemenway
Top rated Estate Planning & Probate attorney in Valrico, Florida
Bivins & Hemenway, P.A.
Practice Areas: Estate Planning & Probate, Business & Corporate, Real Estate
Licensed in Florida since: 2006
Education: University of Florida Levin College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2013 - 2021 Bivins & Hemenway, P.A.
1060 Bloomingdale AvenueValrico, FL 33596 Phone: 813-643-4900 Email: John M. Hemenway Visit website
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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, from fundamentals to advanced will and trust techniques, and is published on estate planning techniques and best practices, including most recently in Trusts & Estates on separate and joint trusts. John is a graduate of Class V of the ACTEC Florida Fellows Institute.
First Admitted: 2006, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.bhpalaw.com/john-m-hemenway/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Graduate, Class V of the Florida Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), 2022
- President (2023-2024), Board of Directors (2017-2024), Tampa Bay Estate Planning Counsel, 2024
- Member, IRA, Insurance & Employee Benefits Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (2019-), Subcommittees on: Retirement Accounts Designated to Minors Under the Florida Uniform Transfers to Minors Act; Exempt Status of RMDs; and 529 Plans, 2024
- Member, Asset Protection Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (2019-), 2024
- Chair, Young Lawyers Section of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, 2016
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Volunteer, Bay Area Legal Services Frontline Heroes Project, 2020
- Volunteer for the Newsome Band Boosters, Inc., as outside general counsel (2016-2018), 2018
- Volunteer, Hillsborough Education Foundation (2015-2017), 2017
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- National Business Institute, Florida Probate and Trust Administration, Spaker, "What You Need to Know About Trusts" and "Accounting/Distributions in Trust Administration", 2024
- National Webinar, Strafford, Speaker, Trusts in Estate Planning: Types of Trusts and Determining When to Use Them, Key Provisions, Asset Protection, 2024
- Trusts & Estates, November 2023 issue, Author, Distinguishing Use Cases for Joint and Individual Trusts, 2023
- National Webinar, Strafford, Speaker, Joint vs. Individual Trusts in Separate and Community Property States, 2023
- RPPTL Law School Programming at WMU-Cooley Law School, Speaker, How to Avoid Probate: Trusts & Beneficiaries, 2023
- National Business Institute, Florida Probate and Trust Administration, Speaker, "What You Need to Know About Trusts" and "Accounting/Distributions in Trust Administration", 2022
- National Business Institute, Florida Probate Process: In 7 Simple Steps, Speaker, “Opening the Estate” and “Preparing the Personal Representatives for the Job”, 2022
- National Webinar, Strafford, Speaker, Joint vs. Individual Trusts in Separate and Community Property States, 2022
- Florida Probate and Trust Administration, National Business Institute, Speaker, "What You Need to Know About Trusts" and "Accounting/Distributions in Trust Administration", 2021
- National Webinar, Strafford, Speaker, Utilizing Lifetime QTIP Trusts in Estate Planning, 2020
- National Teleconference, National Business Institute, Speaker, IRAs and RMDs after the SECURE Act: What You Need to Know and Do Right Now, 2020
- The Probate Process From Start to Finish, National Business Institute, Speaker, "Taking the First Step: Filing an Estate in Probate Court" and "Understanding the Role of the Personal Representative in Probate", 2020
- Checkpoint WG&L Estate Planning, Author, Design Trusts for Maximum Retirement Plan Tax Deferral, 2019
- Advanded Estate Planning, National Business Institute, Speaker, "Advanced Wills: Writing Provisions to Prevent Disputes" and "IRA Trusts: Preserving the Maximum Available Stretchout of RMDs", 2018
- Estate Planning and Administration: The Complete Guide, National Business Institute, Speaker, "Transfers During Life and Inter-Vivos Trusts", 2018
- The Probate Process from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, Speaker, "Taking the First Step: Filing an Estate in Probate Court" and "Understanding the Role of the Personal Representative in Probate", 2017
- Probate Boot Camp, National Business Institute, Speaker, "First Steps" and "Educating the Personal Representative", 2016
- Brandon Regional Hospital Medical Resident Seminar, Speaker, “What Grey’s Anatomy Didn’t Teach You: Fundamental Asset Protection Principles”, 2016
- Estate Planning and Administration: The Complete Guide, National Business Institute, Speaker, "Transfers During Life and Inter-Vivos Trusts", 2015
- Inside the Minds: Best Practices for Structuring Trusts and Estates, Aspatore Books, Author, "Adapting to the Changing Concerns of Trusts and Estates Clients in the Current Planning Environment", 2014
- The Probate Process From Start to Finish, National Business Institute, Speaker, "Uncovering the Laws of Intestacy and How They May Apply", 2014
- Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts, National Business Institute, Speaker, "Basic Tax Considerations - What You Need to Know in Order to Choose the Appropriate Plan", 2014
- Inside the Minds: Strategies for Trusts and Estates in Florida, Aspatore Books, Author, "Effective Estate Planning for the Modern Family in Uncertain Times", 2013
Office location for John M. Hemenway
1060 Bloomingdale Avenue
Valrico, FL 33596
Selections
3 Years Super Lawyers
9 Years Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2013 - 2021