16 Henderson Franklin Attorneys Recognized in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch in America

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. is pleased to announce that fourteen (14) lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® with an additional two attorneys honored in the 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America^® are categorized by geographic region and practice area. Selection is determined through rigorous peer reviews of professional expertise, followed by a comprehensive verification process to confirm the nominees are actively practicing and in good standing. The fourteen (14) attorneys named to 2025 The Best Lawyers in America^® list and practice areas include:

• Scott A. Beatty – Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
• J. Matthew Belcastro – Construction Law
• Michael J. Corso – Legal Malpractice Law (Defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), and Professional Malpractice Law (Defendants)
• Thomas H. Gunderson – Real Estate Law
• Eric Gurgold – Trusts and Estates
• Erin Houck-Toll – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Health Care Law, and Tax Law
• Carlos A. Kelly – Commercial Litigation
• David J. Ledermann – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• C. Richard Mancini – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Christina M. O’Brien – Family Law
• Douglas B. Szabo – Commercial Litigation
• G. Donald Thomson – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
• Beth T. Vogelsang – Family Law
• Jeff E. Wright – Land Use and Zoning Law

Candidates can only be considered for one recognition at a time, either “Ones to Watch” or traditional Best Lawyers awards. “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” is not a seed list to “The Best Lawyers” and all hopeful candidates must be nominated, vetted by their peers and undergo an authentication process before they are recognized by Best Lawyers. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular distinction. The following lawyers are recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:

• Kayla Richmond – Family Law
• Robert V. White – Litigation – Construction

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