Mancini Elected to Bonita Springs Area Chamber Board of Directors

Fort Myers, FL, August 15, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Richard Mancini, an attorney in the firm's Bonita Springs office, was elected to the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The United States Chamber of Commerce awarded the Bonita Springs Chamber with “Five-Star Accreditation,” one of the highest honors bestowed on chambers that support pro-growth and economic policies at the federal, state and local level.

Mancini concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, banking/financial institutions, and mediation and arbitration. He represents clients in complex business disputes, contract disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, insurance/annuity disputes, as well as real estate litigation and foreclosures. Mancini also handles contested estate and trust matters, breach of fiduciary duty litigation, and represents beneficiaries of estates and trusts. Mancini is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator and a FINRA certified arbitrator and represents clients in securities and investor related disputes.

Mancini is very active in the Southwest Florida community. He is the immediate past Chairman of the Bonita Springs/Estero Economic Development Council (BSEEDC) and is currently serving on the BSEEDC Board of Directors as Secretary. Mancini is also past President of the Foundation for the Developmentally Disabled in Naples and now serves on the Foundation’s Advisory Board. He is also active with the Great Dock Canoe Race and Friends of Foster Children of Southwest Florida.

Mancini received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida (1987), and his law degree from the St. Thomas University School of Law, with honors (1998). Mancini can be reached at 239.344.1254 or via email at richard.mancini@henlaw.com.

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, 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, Naples and Sanibel Island. For more information on Mancini or Henderson Franklin, please visit www.henlaw.com.