Fort Myers Attorney Guy Whitesman Elected to University of Florida Law Center Association Board of Trustees

Fort Myers, FL, June 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Attorney Guy E. Whitesman has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida Law Center Association, Inc. The Association acts as a supporting organization to the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Through the Association's Trustees, it assists the Law School in the budgetary process, provides financial and volunteer resources, facilitates student mentoring programs and funds a number of student and faculty programs, scholarships and activities. Whitesman upon learning of his election indicated that he was honored to be elected to serve among the current "blue ribbon" members of the Board of Trustees and looked forward to assisting the Association and UF Law School in meeting current and future challenges in legal education. "My education from UF College of Law has served me well over the last 25 years and I am looking forward to returning the favor by serving the College."

Whitesman chairs Henderson Franklin's Business and Tax division and concentrates his practice in business, income tax and estate tax planning and mergers and acquisitions in a variety of industries ranging from agriculture, health care, insurance to retail. He also serves as general counsel to a number of the firm's clients. Whitesman has received much recognition over the years, including being named to Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite and Florida Super Lawyers® Magazine for seven consecutive years, as one of the top attorneys in Florida. He is also AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Whitesman is a long time active member of the Executive Council of the Florida Bar Tax Section and former Chair. He is also a Florida Bar Board Certified tax attorney and past chair of Tax Law Certification Committee. Whitesman is very active in the Southwest Florida community and currently serves as trustee of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, trustee of the Edison-Ford Winter Estates Foundation, as director of the Community Cooperative Ministries, Inc., and as director of the Edison Pageant of Light of Fort Myers, Inc.

Whitesman received his undergraduate (B.A.) and law degree (J.D.) from University of Michigan, and his Masters in Taxation (LLM Tax) from the University of Florida. He can be reached at 239.344.1180 or via email at guy.whitesman@henlaw.com.

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 Mr. Whitesman or Henderson Franklin, please visit www.henlaw.com.