Chris Givens - Partner
Education
- University of Florida - Bachelor of Sciences - 1999
- Florida State University College of Law - Juris Doctorate - 2003
Bar Admissions
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 13th Judicial Circuit – 2003-2005
- Knox & Givens, PA – 2005-2009
- Givens Law Group – 2009 – present
Publications
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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
- Premises Liability
- Malpractice
- 1st Party Insurance
- Sinkhole Litigation