John N. Spivey
Partner
Vice-President
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
- DUI/DWI
- All Felonies
- All Misdemeanors
- All Juvenile Crimes
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney, The Florida Bar, 1997
- RCP 3.112 Death Penalty Qualified, Florida Supreme Court
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1991
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, Little Rock, Arkansas
- J.D. - January, 1991
- Honors: Law Journal Scholarship, Full Tuition, Fall 1990
- Honors: Legal Services Clinic
- Honors: Rule XV Certified Student Attorney
- Honors: Legal Research Pool Associate
- Law Review: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal, Articles Editor, 1991
- National Criminal Defense College, Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
- Graduate - June, 1995
- University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
- Master of Public Administration - November, 1987
- University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
- B.A. - May, 1986
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
- Associate of Arts - May, 1985
Published Works
- Note, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) - Pattern Element Does Not Require Multiple Schemes, 12 U.Ark.Little Rock, L.J. 557, 1990
- Survey, Constitutional Law, 13 U.Ark.Little Rock L.J. 331, 1991
Classes/Seminars
- Instructor, Florida Defender Trial College
- Instructor, Law Enforcement Academy, Bragg Center
- Lecturer, Florida Public Defender Association
- Speaker, Lake County Public Schools
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Florida Bar Association, Member
- Lake County Bar Association, Member
- Florida Public Defender's Association, Member
- Florida Bar, Member, Consumer Protection Committee
- Lake County Teen Court, Judge
- Lake County Children's Foundation, Former Member, Board of Directors
Past Employment Positions
- State of Florida, Fifth Judicial Circuit , Inverness, Florida, Chief Assistant Public Defender, Office Supervisor, 1998
- Bob Crawford, Commissioner of Agriculture, Florida Cabinet, Tallahassee, Florida, Senior Attorney, 1996 - 1998
- Fifth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida, Tavares Florida, Assistant Public Defender, 1991 - 1996
- Cearley Law Firm, P.A., Little Rock, Arkansas, Student Attorney, 1989 - 1990
- Orange County Planning Department/Office of Management and Budget, Orlando, Florida, Analyst, 1985 - 1987
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
