Henderson Franklin Attorney Erin Houck-Toll Achieves Health Law Expert Designation

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Aug. 3, 2015 - PRLog -- The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Erin Houck-Toll, a stockholder in the Business & Tax Division, has become Board Certified in Health Law by The Florida Bar. Houck-Toll has been Board Certified in Tax Law since 2010 and is one of three dual board health and tax law attorneys in the entire state of Florida. Board certified lawyers’ experience and competency have been rigorously evaluated, and they are the only Florida lawyers allowed to refer to themselves as specialists or experts. Board certified lawyers have met The Florida Bar’s highest standards for special knowledge, skills and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in the practice of law.

Houck-Toll assists clients in business planning, health care law, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property issues. She also has an active federal and state taxation practice, representing individuals, businesses, non-profits and tax exempt organizations before the IRS, Florida Department of Revenue, and United States Tax Court. Houck-Toll serves on the Executive Council for the Tax Section of The Florida Bar and serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors of Special Equestrians, Inc. She also serves on a United Way Allocation Committee.

Houck-Toll has been honored throughout her legal career. She was named one of Gulfshore Business Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 (2012) and has been recognized by Florida Super Lawyers® magazine (2009-2011, 2013-2014) for her work in business and corporate law.

Houck-Toll has also achieved the highest AV rating by Martindale Hubbell. Houck-Toll received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University (B.A., 1999); her law degree from Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 2004); and, her L.L.M. (Taxation) from the University of Florida (2005). She can be reached at erin.houck-toll@henlaw.com or by phone at 239.344.1296.

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, and on Sanibel Island. For more information on Houck-Toll, visit www.henlaw.com.