Fort Myers Attorney Erin Houck-Toll Earns Florida Bar Board Certification in Tax Law

Fort Myers, FL, October 20, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Fort Myers Attorney Erin Houck-Toll, an associate in the firm’s Business & Tax division, has become Board Certified in Tax Law by The Florida Bar. Certification is the highest level of recognition by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in the areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida. Attorneys who become board certified also are evaluated as to their character, ethics and reputation for professionalism in the practice of law. Board certified lawyers are legal experts dedicated to professional excellence.

Houck-Toll concentrates her practice in the areas of federal and state taxation, as well as many aspects of business planning including health care law and mergers and acquisitions. She serves on the board of the Empowerment of Alliance of Southwest Florida and is a graduate of the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce Leadership program. She has also been recognized by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine in 2009 and 2010 as a “Rising Star” in the field of business and corporate law.

Houck-Toll received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University; her law degree from Tulane University (cum laude); and, her L.L.M. (Taxation) from the University of Florida.

Henderson Franklin is one of the largest law firms between Tampa and Miami with 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 Houck-Toll or Henderson Franklin, please visit www.henlaw.com.

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