Background
Snyder Rivas, Florence was born on March 6, 1952 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States.
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Florence Snyder Rivas
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Florida Atlantic University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1973). Emory University (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Career
Worked at Rivas & Rivas (Boca Raton, Florida) specializing in Communications and Media, Mediation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Georgia. 1976, Florida.
Phi Alpha Theta.
Adjunct Professor, Communications Law, Florida Atlantic University, 1982.
Member: Board of Trustees, Poynter Institute for Media Studies, 1993. Board of Trustees, The Florida Bar Foundation, 1995.
Advisory Board, Bureau of National Affairs Media Law Reporter, 1988. Leadership Florida; Board of Regents, 1990-1994.
Leadership Florida Institute Board, 1995.
Board of Directors, South Florida Public Telecommunications, 1984-1993. Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, 1988-1993 (Treasurer, 1990-1993). Certified Mediator, all Florida Courts.
Hearing Officer for Division of Administrative Hearings/ In re: High Speed Rail Applications, 1990-1991.
15th Judicial Circuit Certified Court Arbitrator. Member: The Florida Bar (Company-Chairman, Second Annual Workshop for Practicing Journalists, 1991.
Vice Chairman, 1980-1984 and Chairman, 1984-1985, Media Relations Committee. Vice Chairman, Communications Law Section, 1983-1986.
Chairman, Media Law Conference, 1982, 1985.
Chairman, Special Florida Bar Grievance Committee, 1993-1994). (Also Of Counsel to Milledge, Iden & Held, Miami, Florida).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Board of Trustees, Poynter Institute for Media Studies, 1993. Board of Trustees, The Florida Bar Foundation, 1995. Advisory Board, Bureau of National Affairs Media Law Reporter, 1988.
Leadership Florida.
Board of Regents, 1990-1994. Leadership Florida Institute Board, 1995. Board of Directors, South Florida Public Telecommunications, 1984-1993.
Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, 1988-1993 (Treasurer, 1990-1993).
Certified Mediator, all Florida Courts. Hearing Officer for Division of Administrative Hearings/ In re: High Speed Rail Applications, 1990-1991.
15th Judicial Circuit Certified Court Arbitrator. Member: The Florida Bar (Company-Chairman, Second Annual Workshop for Practicing Journalists, 1991.
Vice Chairman, 1980-1984 and Chairman, 1984-1985, Media Relations Committee.
Vice Chairman, Communications Law Section, 1983-1986. Chairman, Media Law Conference, 1982, 1985. Chairman, Special Florida Bar Grievance Committee, 1993-1994).
(Also Of Counsel to Milledge, Iden & Held, Miami, Florida).
