Fort Myers Attorney Erin Houck-Toll Appointed to Special Equestrians Board

Fort Myers, FL, March 31, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Southwest Florida law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney Erin Houck-Toll has been appointed to the Special Equestrians Board. The nonprofit organization helps children and adults with disabilities by providing a structured therapeutic horseback riding program and equine-assisted activities. The mission of Special Equestrians is to improve the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals with disabilities through the equine experience whom are referred by doctors, therapists and teachers. The organization, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt local charity, is supported solely by individual donations and service fees donated by riders. For additional information, contact 239-226-1221 or visit www.specialequestrians.net.

Houck-Toll is Florida Bar Board Certified in Tax Law and concentrates her practice in the areas of federal and state taxation, including representing taxpayers before the IRS and Florida Department of Revenue. She also assists clients in many aspects of business planning, health care law matters, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property issues.

Houck-Toll serves on the Executive Council for the Tax Section of The Florida Bar, on the Board of the Empowerment of Alliance of Southwest Florida and on the Board of Trustees for the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium. She also serves on the Greater Fort Myers Chamber Women in Business Committee and is Chair of the Chamber’s 2012 Leadership class. Houck-Toll received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University, her law degree from Tulane University and her Masters (Taxation) from the University of Florida.

Henderson Franklin is one of the largest law firms between Tampa and Miami with nearly 55 attorneys practicing in the areas of business and tax planning, estate planning and administration, divorce and family law, eminent domain, immigration law, land use and environmental law, commercial and civil litigation, 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.