Bonita Springs Attorney Richard Mancini Elected Vice President of the Foundation for the Developmentally Disabled

Fort Myers, FL, October 19, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Attorney Richard Mancini, an associate in the firm's Bonita Springs office, has been elected vice president of the Foundation for the Developmentally Disabled. The Foundation strives to provide an enhanced quality of life for Collier County citizens with developmental disabilities through quality affordable housing, social and recreational activities, and support groups.

Attorney Mancini is a commercial litigator and his practice includes securities and investor-related litigation, arbitration and mediation. He frequently represents clients in matters concerning contract disputes, landlord/ tenant disputes, insurance/annuity disputes, as well as real estate and foreclosures. He lectures on topics of investor relations, broker/dealer compliance issues and investment fraud, and is an adjunct professor in the School of Professional Studies, Legal Studies, at Hodges University.

Attorney Mancini received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida, and his law degree from the St. Thomas University School of Law, with honors.

Henderson Franklin is one of the largest law firms between Tampa and Miami with over 55 attorneys practicing in the areas of business and tax planning, estate planning and administration, family law, land use and environmental law, commercial and civil litigation, workers' compensation, employment law and real estate. One of the state's oldest firms, Henderson Franklin was founded in Fort Myers in 1924 and currently operates offices in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs and Sanibel Island. For more information on Mancini or Henderson Franklin, please visit www.henlaw.com.

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