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The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., announced the following: Stockholder Alane C. Laboda has recently been named Florida Marketing Chair for the

Laboda Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting, to be held next year in New Orleans. DRI is the national organization of defense trial lawyers and corporate counsel which provides numerous educational and informational resources to DRI members, and offers many opportunities for liaison among defense trial lawyers, Corpo- rate America, and state and local defense organizations. Laboda focuses her litigation practice in the areas of auto, premises and professional liability, defense of medical and legal malpractice actions, general federal and state criminal defense and civil, white collar and fraud litigation. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Lee County Alliance for the Arts and on the parent Advisory Board for Lee Memorial Health Systems. Laboda received her undergraduate degree from George Washington University in 1989 and law degree from the University of Miami in 1992.

Porter J. Terrence Porter has joined The Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society, a statewide association whose membership consists of Supreme Court certified circuit-civil mediators who have proven experience in the resolution of civil and commercial disputes. Porter is a state-certified Circuit Court Mediator and a qualified arbitrator. His law practice concentrates in product liability, wrongful death, personal injury and construction litigation. Porter has been active in community affairs, serving as a member of the school board of Bishop Verot High School, a member of the Speakers Bureau for Habitat for Humanity

and on the advisory council for the Bishop Verot Foundation.

Tricia A. Spivey has returned to the firm as a stockholder in the Fort Myers office, concentrating her practice in the area of Divorce, Marital and Family Law. Spivey is a Board Certified Marital and Family Lawyer and a Certified Family Law Mediator. As a Certified Family Law Mediator, she works to help parties reach a mutually acceptable and voluntary agreement in cases involving property distribution, parental responsibility, support, and financial issues. Spivey received her undergraduate degree from Florida Southern College and her law degree from Florida State University in 1994. She is a member of the Association of Family Law Professionals, Inc., and has served on the Board of Directors (2001-2003). She is also a member of Lee County Bar Association for Women Lawyers, Lee County Bar Association.

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