Fort Myers Attorney Carlos Kelly Elected VP of Museum of History Foundation Board

FORT MYERS, Fla. - March 26, 2014 - PRLog -- The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Attorney Carlos A. Kelly, a stockholder in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group, has been elected Vice President of the Southwest Florida Museum of History Foundation Board.

The Foundation was formed in 2001 “to foster the educational mission of the Southwest Florida Museum of History.” The Foundation, along with the Museum staff, strives to make the Museum an innovative, educational and engaging resource for approximately 15,000 visitors a year. From exhibits detailing the lives and contributions of early inhabitants to stirring memorials to fallen war heroes, the Museum tells the story of Southwest Florida through art, literature, and photos.

Kelly handles eminent domain matters and other real property disputes, business claims, including fraud and contract lawsuits, shareholder disputes, and other claims between business partners. He has been published by The Florida Bar and writes on eminent domain topics on Henderson Franklin’s blog, The Legal Scoop on Southwest Florida Real Estate.

Kelly also volunteers in the community and, over the years, has served the United Way, the American Heart Association, the City of Fort Myers Economic Development Advisory Board, the Department of Children and Families, and Teen Court. He also chairs the Membership Committee for the Lee County Bar Association.

Kelly received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993) and his law degree from Emory University (J.D., 1997). He can be reached at 239.344.1326 or via email at carlos.kelly@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 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, Sanibel Island and Naples. For more information on Kelly or Henderson Franklin, please visit www.henlaw.com.