Erin Houck-Toll

Erin Houck-Toll is an attorney at Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. in Fort Myers, Florida, and chairs the firm’s Health Care, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Organizations & Planning, and Tax practice areas. Her work includes health care law, federal and state taxation, business planning, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property issues, and matters involving nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations. She also represents taxpayers before the IRS and Florida Department of Revenue.

Erin earned her J.D. cum laude from Tulane University, where she served on the Environmental Law Journal and received a certificate in environmental law. She earned her B.A. from Cornell University and later completed an LL.M. in Taxation at the University of Florida. Her legal and tax education supports a practice that requires careful analysis of business structures, health care regulations, tax obligations, transactions, and planning issues affecting organizations and their owners.

Erin advises clients on business formation and planning, health care matters, mergers and acquisitions, employee benefits and employment contracts, and tax planning and controversies. She also assists nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations with formation and applications for tax-exempt status. Her tax practice includes representing clients before federal and state taxing authorities, while her broader corporate work helps businesses evaluate transactions, organizational structures, regulatory requirements, and other legal issues connected to growth and operations.

Erin Houck-Toll is dual Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Tax Law. She has served on The Florida Bar Tax Certification Committee and previously on the Tax Section Executive Council. Her recognitions include listings in Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers, and Naples Illustrated’s Top Lawyers. Her combination of health care, tax, and business experience supports practical counsel for clients navigating regulatory requirements, transactions, tax matters, and organizational planning.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
• Member, The Florida Bar
• Chair and Member, Florida Bar Tax Certification Committee (2019-2020)
• Former Executive Council Member, Tax Section of The Florida Bar
• Vice President, Board of Directors, Special Equestrians, Inc.
• Past Member and Chair, Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Committee (2013)
• Member, United Way Allocation Committee

Licensed State

• Florida

Education

• University of Florida
  L.L.M. (Taxation)
• Tulane University
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Cornell University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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