Background
Rivas, Robert was born on January 21, 1957 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Rivas, Robert was born on January 21, 1957 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
University of Florida (Bachelor of Arts, 1979). Nova Law Center (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1991). Spoken languages: Spanish.
Worked at Rivas & Rivas (Boca Raton, Florida) specializing in Civil Trial and Appellate Practice, Communications and Media Law, Civil Rights, Intellectual Property. Admitted to the bar, 1991, Florida. 1997, United States. Supreme Court.
Author: "When Is a "Private" Document a Public Record", 67 Florida
Bar Journal December 1993 (with J. Allison De Foor, II). "Access to PrivateDocuments Under the Public Records Acting," 16 Nova Law Review 1229, 1992.
"Probate of a Lost Will in Florida," 65 Florida Bar Journal 44, October 1991.
"A Proposal to Fix Florida"s Broken System of Post-Conviction Relief from Illegal Sentences," 14 Nova Law Review 1147, 1990.
Member, Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Incorporated. Chairman, Media Law Conference, 1994.
Member, Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Incorporated. Chairman, Media Law Conference, 1994.
