Fort Myers Attorney Robert Shearman Elected to Henderson Franklin's Executive Committee

Fort Myers, FL, June 22, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney Robert Shearman, a stockholder in the firm’s Tort & Insurance Litigation division has been elected to serve a three-year term on the firm’s Executive Committee. Shearman joined the firm in 1989, is Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Shearman represents numerous municipal, public and private entities in the defense of tort, civil rights, employment and real estate matters. He provides preventative harassment and discrimination training for employers, frequently lectures on employment law, real estate and tort litigation, and has been published in employment law journals. Shearman is active in the Southwest Florida community and currently serves on the United Way Allocation Committee and coaches youth sports. He is a former trustee of the Calusa Nature Center and past president of the Southwest Florida Seminole Booster Club. Shearman received his undergraduate degree from Emory University and his law degree from Florida State University.

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is one of the largest law firms between Tampa and Miami. A full-service firm, Henderson Franklin has over 55 attorneys practicing in the areas of business and tax planning, estate planning, family law, commercial and civil litigation, eminent domain, immigration law, 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 Shearman or Henderson Franklin, visit www.henlaw.com.

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