Fort Myers Attorney Scott Beatty Selected for Gulfshore Business Magazine's Top 40 Under 40

Fort Myers, FL, September 03, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Scott A. Beatty, a shareholder and commercial litigator, was selected as one of Gulfshore Business Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40, noting his dedication to the Southwest Florida business community and his role as mentor to his colleagues. 40 Under 40 salutes local professionals who have distinguished themselves in their professions and in the community.

Beatty focuses his civil and commercial litigation practice in business disputes and real estate litigation, construction and lien law litigation, contract disputes, collections and foreclosures. He also handles appeals throughout the state of Florida. For several years, Beatty coaches and mentors students at Fort Myers High School Academy of Law for the statewide mock trial competition. He is also very involved with the Boy Scouts of America and the Christian Chamber of Southwest Florida.

Beatty received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University, cum laude, in 1993 and his law degree from the University of Miami, cum laude, in 1996.

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, eminent domain, 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 Beatty or Henderson Franklin, please visit www.henlaw.com.

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