Record Number of Henderson Franklin Attorneys Selected as 2009 Florida Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars

Fort Myers, FL, July 09, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Fourteen attorneys at the law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., were selected for inclusion in the 2009 Florida Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists appearing in Florida Super Lawyers® magazine. While only 5% of lawyers in the entire State are named to Florida Super Lawyers®, no more than 2.5% are named to the Rising Stars list. The multi-phase selection process includes a statewide survey, an independent evaluation, and a peer review of candidates. Rising Stars candidates must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less.

Henderson Franklin's six (6) 2009 Florida Rising Stars attorneys include John Agnew, Amanda Brock, Erin Houck-Toll, Luis Rivera, Bruce Sands and Cody Vaughan-Birch.

Henderson Franklin's eight (8) 2009 Florida Super Lawyers® include Michael Corso, Thomas Gunderson, John Noland, John Potanovic, Russell Schropp, L. David Sims, Bruce Stanley Sr., and Guy Whitesman.

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is one of the largest law firms between Tampa and Miami. A full-service firm, Henderson Franklin has 55 attorneys practicing in the areas of business and tax planning, estate planning, family law, commercial and civil litigation, workers' compensation, employment law, real estate, and land use and environmental law. 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 on Sanibel Island. For more information on the attorneys mentioned above, or on Henderson Franklin, please visit www.henlaw.com.

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