14 Henderson Franklin Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America® for 2017

Fort Myers, FL, August 24, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. is pleased to announce that fourteen (14) attorneys were recently selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for 2017. The attorneys, along with their respective practice area and office location include:

• Charles Basinait, Environmental Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Fort Myers
• David L. Cook, Real Estate Law, Bonita Springs
• Michael J. Corso, Professional Malpractice Defense Law, Personal Injury Litigation Defense, Fort Myers
• David K. Fowler, Real Estate Law, Fort Myers and Sanibel
• Thomas H. Gunderson, Real Estate Law, Fort Myers
• Denis H. Noah, Real Estate Law, Fort Myers
• John A. Noland, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Fort Myers
• David M. Platt, Trust and Estates Law and Trust and Estates Litigation, Sanibel
• Russell P. Schropp, Land Use & Zoning Law, Land Use & Zoning Litigation, Fort Myers
• Robert C. Shearman, Commercial Litigation, Fort Myers
• Bruce M. Stanley Sr., Personal Injury Defense Litigation, Fort Myers
• G. Donald Thomson, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Bonita Springs
• Beth T. Vogelsang, Family Law, Fort Myers and Bonita Springs
• Guy E. Whitesman, Business Organizations, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Tax Law and Trust and Estate Law, Fort Myers

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 83,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and Best Lawyers have received more than 13 million votes to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 7.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 55,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel Magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

Since 1924, Henderson Franklin has been assisting clients build their homes, businesses and communities in Southwest Florida. Henderson Franklin is the largest, locally-based law firm between Tampa and Miami with 55 attorneys dedicated to providing a wide range of legal services in the areas of business and tax planning, estate planning, family law, commercial and civil litigation, eminent domain, immigration law, intellectual property, workers' compensation, employment law, real estate, and land use and environmental law. Henderson Franklin operates offices in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Naples and Sanibel Island. For more information on the attorneys mentioned above, please visit www.henlaw.com.