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Erin Houck-Toll is Florida Bar Board Certified in both Health Law and Tax Law. She chairs Henderson Franklin’s Health Care, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Organizations & Planning and Tax practice areas. Erin advises businesses, health care organizations, entrepreneurs and nonprofit entities on federal and state taxation, business planning, mergers and acquisitions, health care law and tax-exempt organization matters. She also represents taxpayers before the Internal Revenue S...

Marshall P. Bender is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Marshall P. practices law in Fort Myers, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Marshall P. Bender since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Marshall P. Bender is held by other lawyers.

Russell Knight is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Russell, who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, and Naples, Florida has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Russell is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. Russell Knight has practiced family law exclusively for more than 19 years. He is the founder of The...

Philip V. Howard is a partner in the Fort Myers office. He focuses his practice in the areas of Trust and Estate Litigation, Guardianship Litigation, Fiduciary Litigation, and Estate Planning. Philip has significant trial experience in the areas of inheritance disputes, fiduciary disputes, contested wills and trusts, guardianship disputes, elder exploitation injunctions and elder exploitation lawsuits and other contested probate matters. Although Philip focuses his practices on the 20th Judic...

Attorney Anthony J. Dimora is a partner at Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A., where he manages the firm’s Marco Island, Florida office. He represents individuals, families, and businesses in Marco Island and Naples, focusing his practice on estate planning, wills and trusts, guardianship, probate and trust administration, business law, and residential and commercial real estate matters. His litigation practice includes Litigation - Real Estate, addressing disputes involving property ...

Jay R. Faeges is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law. Jay R. practices law in Naples, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Jay R. Faeges since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jay R. Faeges is held by other lawyers.

Kenneth D. Krier is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Naples office. Since 1975, he has focused his practice on estate and tax planning, charitable giving and estate and trust administration. Ken moved to Naples from Fairfield, Connecticut in 1984. His wife, Beth Krier, is a Circuit Judge for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades Counties). They have four children between them.

Danielle M. Balczon is a partner in the firm’s Ft. Myers office. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology. She subsequently obtained her Juris Doctor Degree from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. While in law school, Balczon studied abroad at Cambridge University and served as an intern in Alabama State University’s Athletic Department. Prior to joining Cole, ...

Jeanette focuses her practice in estate and gift tax planning, and the administration of trusts and estates in Florida. Jeanette has nearly three decades of experience, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor - Attorney of the Year Award from the Collier County Bar Association. Jeanette’s team approach, incorporating clients’ accountants, financial planners and corporate trustees makes her a valued and trusted advisor in the preservation of wealth and legacies. Her experience includ...

Philip Freidin has been practicing law for 50 years and has devoted his life to representing clients who have been seriously injured by the wrongful acts of others. Phil has represented plaintiffs in some of the most significant personal injury and medical malpractice cases in Florida’s history and has earned his status as a pillar in the South Florida legal community. As one federal judge recently wrote, “he is unquestionably among the upper echelons of lawyers in our district.&r...