Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

State University Of New York, School Of Law
Juris Doctor      1984-1987

Union College (New York)
Bachelor of Arts       1981-1984

Mount Pleasant High School (New York)
College Preparatory Diploma      1975-1979

PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS

The Florida Bar       January 6, 1993
The New York Bar       January 26, 1988
Arbitrator Qualified By Florida Supreme Court       January 20, 2007
Mediator (Family Law) Certified By Florida Supreme Court      February 23, 2007
Mediator (Circuit Civil) Certified By Florida Supreme Court      February 23, 2007
Mediator (County Court) Certified By Florida Supreme Court      February 23, 2007
U.S. Court Of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit      April 7, 1997
U.S. District Court, Middle District Of Florida       March 23, 1995
U.S. District Court, Northern District Of New York      1989-1994

PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

The Florida Bar       Since 1994
The New York Bar       Since 1988
Collier County Bar Association       Since 1993
Thomas S. Biggs American Inn of Court       1995/1996 and 2003/2007
Schenectady County (NY) Bar Association       1988-1993
City Of Schenectady (NY) Municipal Housing Authority       1988-1992
Law, Order & Justice, Incorporated of Schenectady (NY)       1990-1993
Rotary Club Of Naples, Sunset Rotary Lodge       2002-2004
Center For Abused Women & Children, Collier County, Florida       2003-2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mediation / Arbitration Services:       2007 - Present
      Beginning October 1, 2007 I have been primarily practicing as a mediator and arbitrator. I have conducted approximately 1,000 such proceedings in the area of circuit civil litigation and family law.

Florida Bar Grievance Committee:       2007 - 2010

Circuit Court Magistrate: 1999 to 2007
     From January 1999 to January 2007, I was employed by the Office of Court Administration as a Magistrate for the 20th Judicial Circuit Court. In this capacity I assumed the role of an assistant to the presiding Circuit Court judges. Cases were assigned to the Magistrate by Judges Daniel R. Monaco, Judge Ted H. Brousseau, Judge Hugh D. Hayes, Judge Fred Hardt, Judge Lawrence D. Martin, Judge Lauren L. Brodie, Judge Franklin G. Baker, Judge Ramiro Manalich, Judge Eugene C. Turner, Judge Vince Murphy and Judge William L. Blackwell.
     As Magistrate, I was vested with jurisdiction over all family law hearings and trials, case management for family law, juvenile dependancy, all civil litigation matters, Marchman Act and Baker Act (involuntary placement) hearings and matters relating to probate court. I also presided as a Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer for cases involving individuals charged with child support delinquency by the Florida Department Of Revenue.
     In March of 1999 I was appointed as Traffic Court Hearing Officer and assigned the duty of presiding over the trials of all civil traffic citations issued by law enforcement officers in Collier County, Florida. In this capacity I assumed the capacity of an assistant to the County Court judges.

Collier County Attorney's Office: 1997-1998
     As an Assistant County Attorney, employed primarily in the Litigation Department as trial counsel representing Collier County in state and federal court concentrating the areas of employment and discrimination law, constitutional and civil rights, personal injury/premises liability and construction law. Also frequently given assignments in separate areas of administrative law. Appeared before and was questioned by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners, at public meetings, on numerous occasions.

Assistant State Attorney, Twentieth Judicial Circuit (Florida): 1993-1996

Assistant District Attorney, Schenectady County (New York): 1989-1993

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CASES PRESIDED OVER AS MAGISTRATE:

Magistrate 20th Judicial Circuit, Family Law Trials/Circuit Civil Trials: 550
Traffic Court Hearing Officer Collier County Court, Trials: 8,500
Magistrate 20th Judicial Circuit Court, Family Law Hearings: 6,000
Magistrate 20th Judicial Circuit Court, Circuit Civil Discovery Hearings: 2,750
Magistrate 20th Judicial Circuit Court, Marchman Act Trials: 500
Magistrate 20th Judicial Circuit Court, Baker Act Trials: 300
Case Manager 20th Judicial Circuit Court: 3,100
Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer, 20th Judicial Circuit Court, Trials: 4,100
Magistrate 20th Judicial Circuit Court, Probate/Competency Trials: 130
Administrative Hearing Officer, City of Schenectady (New York): 1

      Total Estimated Number Of Cases Heard: 25,931

PUBLICATIONS

May 2007      Judge Simpson Is an Able and Effective Jurist
Fort Myers News Press, Editorial Page B
Guest Opinion By Larry S. Pivacek, Esquire

Fall 2002       Collier County's Unified Family Court System Florida Clearing House
By the Honorable Daniel R. Monaco and General Master Larry S. Pivacek

April 2002       The View From The Bench
The Adverse Witness
Collier County Bar Association
By the Honorable Cynthia A. Ellis and General Master Larry S. Pivacek

November 2002      General Master Program Nears Second Year Of Operation North Naples Journal
By Larry S. Pivacek, General Master, Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court

May 2002      2002 Family Law Division Updates
Adverse Witness
Collier County Bar Association
The Judge's Corner
By Lawrence Samuel Pivacek, General Master, 20th Judicial Circuit

June/July 2002       Civil Discovery Motions Referred To General/Special Master
Adverse Witness
Collier County Bar Association
The Judge's Corner By Honorable Daniel R. Monaco and General Master Lawrence Samuel Pivacek

August 1999       Arrest Warrant In The Home Of A Third Party B The Additional Need For A Search Warrant
Lee County Sheriff's Office The Training Bulletin
The Legal Corner
By Lawrence Samuel Pivacek, General Master

June/July 2001       Unified Court Brings Relief To Families In Crisis In The Judicial System
Adverse Witness
Collier County Bar Association, The Judge's Corner
By Honorable Cynthia A. Ellis and General Master, Lawrence Samuel Pivacek