Background
Spiva, J. Walter was born on January 21, 1950 in Sparta, Tennessee, United States.
Spiva, J. Walter was born on January 21, 1950 in Sparta, Tennessee, United States.
Middle Tennessee State University (Bachelor of Science, 1976). Memphis State University (Juris Doctor, 1988).
Worked at Foley & Lardner (Orlando, Florida) specializing in Corporate Finance Law, Airport Law. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Florida. Comments Editor, Memphis State University Law Review, 1987-1988.
Member, Moot Court Board.
Author: "Appellate Review of Trial Courts" Determination of Reasonable Attorney"s Fees - Federal Lodestar Method Rejected," 17 Member Saint U. L. Review 163, 1986. Recipient: Corpus Juris Secundum Annual Award, 1986, 1987, 1988.
American Jurisprudence Awards for Property I, Civil Procedure I, Criminal Procedure I, Income Taxation, Corporations, Professional Responsibility Equity and Securities Regulation. Member: The Florida Bar.
American Bar Association.
Member, Moot Court Board.