Henderson Franklin Welcomes Attorney Richard Akin to Litigation Team

Fort Myers, FL, September 28, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Attorney Richard Akin joined the firm and will serve in the Tort & Insurance Litigation and Commercial Litigation practice areas. Akin also speaks on litigation topics, including negligent security in “Mall Cop: Friend or Foe” at the firm’s annual Claims Defense Update seminar recently held in Tampa on September 20, 2012.

While attending law school, Akin served as a legal intern for the Health and Human Services Policy Council in the Florida House of Representatives. After graduating magna cum laude from Florida State University Law School in 2009, Akin worked for a Tallahassee law firm for three years before relocating to Fort Myers to join Henderson Franklin. He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 2006. Akin is a member of the Trial Lawyers Section and Young Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar.

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is one of the largest law firms between Tampa and Miami. A full-service firm, Henderson Franklin has 55 attorneys practicing in the areas of business and tax planning, estate planning, family law, commercial and civil litigation, 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 operates offices in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, and on Sanibel Island. For more information on Akin or Henderson Franklin, please visit www.henlaw.com. Akin can be reached at 239.344.1182 or via email at richard.akin@henlaw.com.