Fort Myers Attorney Vicki Sproat Elected President of Southwest Florida Chapter of ABOTA

Fort Myers, FL, February 25, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Southwest Florida law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Fort Myers Attorney Vicki Sproat has been elected President of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”). ABOTA was founded in 1958 and is an organization dedicated to defending the American civil justice system. ABOTA membership is restricted to trial lawyers of high personal character who meet the exacting standards for courtroom excellence and professionalism.

Attorney Sproat has been Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial Law since 1991. Her primary areas of practice are defense of employers in all aspects of employment law and general civil litigation. Attorney Sproat is AV-rated rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She received her undergraduate degree from Denison University and her law degree from Ohio State University.

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 operates offices in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs and Sanibel Island. For more information on Attorney Sproat or Henderson Franklin, please visit www.henlaw.com.

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