EDGAR CASTRO

(Florida)

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Edgar Castro's core business is government affairs, community relations, and lobbying in Miami-Dade County and Tallahassee, Florida. As an expert in the public policy process at the municipal, county, and state levels, Edgar assists his clients in navigating their way through the ever-increasing maze of legislative and regulatory challenges to achieve their goals and objectives.

Edgar has successfully advocated for issues addressing the needs of businesses, trade associations, municipalities, and the Florida Bar before Florida's executive and legislative branches, administrative and regulatory agencies, Miami-Dade County, and a number of the municipalities therein. Edgar's clients rely on him to develop and implement offensive and defensive political strategies to successfully negotiate legislative provisions on their behalf. Edgar has advocated for his clients on issues relating to transportation, family law, gaming, telecommunications, financial services, emergency management, intellectual property, and energy. Additionally, Edgar assists his clients with their relationships within the Hispanic community by developing a strategic plan of engagement, while also facilitating access to important elected leaders and stakeholders in the Hispanic community.

Edgar began his political career in Tallahassee, working in the Governor's Office as a Legislative Assistant, for the Florida House of Representatives. Edgar's experience in this role taught him the intricacies of the legislative processes and committee procedures, helping him build strong ties to staff and members of both chambers and parties. Throughout his career, Edgar has worked on numerous political campaigns in Florida, including candidates in the U.S. House and Senate, Florida House of Representatives and Senate, and the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners.

In addition to his experiences in Tallahassee, Edgar worked in Washington, DC as a public policy consultant for a government relations and consulting company. There, Edgar was responsible for researching and analyzing Florida and federal legislative actions and making recommendations to help clients effectively respond to governmental opportunities while avoiding potential risks.

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Monte Stevens joins Southern Strategy Group after serving more than a decade in Florida government. After serving in the Legislative Affairs office of the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Financial Services, Monte joined the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) in 2008 where he led OIR's legislative and executive lobbying effort as Deputy Chief of Staff.

While at OIR, Monte was instrumental in the passage of legislation relating to all sectors of the insurance industry including landmark reforms to personal injury protection and homeowner's insurance. Most recently, Monte oversaw the passage and implementation of the NAIC model holding company act and principle based reserving for life insurers. Knowledgeable in all lines of insurance, Monte was frequently called upon to testify and present to legislative committees on a variety of subjects.

In addition to lobbying the Legislature, Monte also served as OIR's representative to the Governor and Cabinet in the rule making process. In this capacity, Monte led the effort to implement the country's first ever regulatory initiative on collateral requirements for reinsurers.

Monte also served as Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy for the Florida Medical Association where he was involved in the passage of significant medical malpractice reform. A native of Niceville, Florida, Monte was a member of two national champion debate teams at the University of Missouri-Kansas City before graduating with a degree in political science. Prior to returning to Florida, Monte attended graduate school, taught public speaking, and coached the debate teams at Kansas State University and Harvard University.

Monte and his wife Jodi live in Tallahassee.

CHRISTOPHER DUDLEY

(Florida)

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Chris joined the firm in November of 2000 after serving seven years in Florida government. During this time, Chris served as the Assistant to the Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Prior to serving in Governor Bush's administration, Chris served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Legislative Director, and Special Assistant to former Florida Education Commissioner and former Florida Lt. Governor Frank T. Brogan. Chris also served as a legislative aide in the Florida House of Representatives. Throughout the years, Chris has worked on various state and local campaigns, including the 1998 and 2002 Bush/Brogan gubernatorial campaigns.

A devoted community activist, Chris was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year in 2007. Chris has served on the Board of Directors for the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, where he served for two years as Chairman, the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Big Bend, and the Board of Directors for the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Chris is currently the Chairman of the Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, a not-for-profit statewide association representing agencies which serve homeless, runaway, and troubled youth. Chris also serves on the local advisory board for Hancock Bank and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Maclay School. Chris was recently appointed by Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority, an entity created by the Florida Legislature to promote the business and hospitality interests of downtown Tallahassee.

A native of Fort Myers, Florida, Chris Dudley graduated from the University of South Florida in 1993 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. Chris, his wife Susanne, and their two sons live in Tallahassee.

  • (850) 222-9075

  • 124 W. Jefferson St.Suite 502TallahasseeFlorida32301

Clients:
  • (850) 766-7580

  • 111 Frances DrHavanaFL32333-8635

Clients:
Clients:

1) Accenture LLP

2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC

3) Advocating for Seniors

4) Ajax Building Company, LLC

5) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility

6) AshBritt, Inc.

7) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.

8) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.

9) Assurant Group

10) AT&T Services, Inc.

11) Atkins North America, Inc.

12) bestbet Jacksonville

13) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC

14) Boatsetter

15) Bonefish & Tarpon Trust

16) Brandt Information Services

17) Broward College Foundation

18) Broward County

19) Busch Wildlife Sanctuary

20) C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc.

21) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.

22) CDR Maguire

23) Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

24) Cicero Action

25) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC

26) Citigroup Washington Inc.

27) City of Boca Raton

28) City of Coral Gables

29) City of Fort Lauderdale

30) Clara Homes

31) Cody Khan

32) Community Care Plan

33) Community US Fund Management Inc.

34) Coventry

35) CVS Health and All Affiliates

36) Delta Air Lines, Inc.

37) Development Corporation for Israel

38) DialCare, LLC.

39) Ducky Recovery, LLC.

40) Ecoresiliency Miami LLC

41) Ecosouth Florida, LLC

42) Elevated, LLC

43) Elite DNA Therapy

44) Emovis USA, Inc.

45) Environmental Resilient Communities LLC

46) EPAM Government Solutions, LLC.

47) Field of Dreams

48) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals

49) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

50) Florida Community Financial Services Association

51) Florida Credit Union Association

52) Florida Institute of Technology

53) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.

54) Florida Power & Light Company

55) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association

56) Florida Realtors

57) Florida Surplus Lines Association

58) Florida Transportation Builders Association

59) Florida Vacation Rental Management Association

60) Fox Corporation

61) G7 Security Services

62) Gartner, Inc.

63) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve

64) Graduation Alliance, Inc.

65) Grind Hard Ammo LLC

66) Haleon Consumer Healthcare

67) Hillpointe, LLC

68) Horsepower Electric

69) INSIGHTEC

70) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children

71) K9s for Warriors

72) Kalshi Inc.

73) Land Sea Homes

74) Lennar Homes, LLC

75) Litecon LLC

76) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.

77) Loggerhead Marinelife Center

78) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.

79) Melbourne Greyhound Park

80) Memorial Healthcare System

81) Miami-Dade County

82) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners

83) Neal Communities

84) Neal Land & Neighborhoods

85) Neal Land Development Group

86) New College Foundation, Inc.

87) Nile Inc.

88) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC

89) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.

90) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company

91) Orange Barrel Media

92) Orlando Health

93) Palm Beach Atlantic University

94) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

95) Palm Beach Zoo

96) Paypal

97) PCI Gaming

98) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.

99) Polk County Board of County Commissioners

100) Primerica, Inc.

101) PrizePicks

102) Project LIFT

103) Promise Network Inc.

104) Quintessence Marine, Inc.

105) RAI Services Company

106) Real Public Notices LLC

107) RELX Inc.

108) Renaissance Learning, Inc.

109) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC

110) Ryan, LLC

111) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.

112) SaferWatch, LLC

113) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

114) SAI Interactive

115) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

116) School Board of Brevard County

117) Sellers Dorsey

118) Sobe Sky Development, LLC

119) South Automotive Group

120) St. Petersburg College Foundation

121) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.

122) Starkey Hearing Technologies

123) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC

124) Take Stock in Children

125) Tamiami 137, LLC

126) Tampa Bay Rays

127) The City of Miami

128) The City of Venice

129) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.

130) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.

131) The Everglades Trust

132) The GEO Group, Inc.

133) The North Highland Company

134) Town Of Highland Beach

135) TRC Companies, Inc.

136) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

137) University of Florida Student Government Association

138) University of Miami

139) Veyer, LLC

140) Visa U.S.A. Inc.

141) Waste Management Inc. of Florida

142) WolfCap Team, LLC

143) Woolpert, Inc.

Clients:

1) 3M Company

2) abertis USA

3) Accenture LLP

4) ACT Education Corp.

5) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC

6) Adobe Inc.

7) Ajax Building Company, LLC

8) American Arbitration Association

9) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility

10) Assurant Group

11) bestbet Jacksonville

12) Broward County Clerk of the Court

13) Capio Partners

14) Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC

15) Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

16) Citigroup Washington Inc.

17) City of Boca Raton

18) City of Fort Lauderdale

19) Cityblock Health, Inc.

20) Collier County Public Schools

21) Coventry

22) CVS Health and All Affiliates

23) Delta Air Lines, Inc.

24) DialCare, LLC.

25) Discovery Education

26) Emovis USA, Inc.

27) EPAM Government Solutions, LLC.

28) Field of Dreams

29) Florida Association of District School Superintendents

30) Florida Association of Health Plans

31) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

32) Florida Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists

33) Florida Association of World IB Schools

34) Florida Institute of Technology

35) Florida Keys Educational Foundation, Inc.

36) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc.

37) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association

38) Florida Realtors

39) Florida Surplus Lines Association

40) Fox Corporation

41) Franklin County Board of County Commissioners

42) Gartner, Inc.

43) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve

44) Graduation Alliance, Inc.

45) Haleon Consumer Healthcare

46) Health Law Section of the Florida Bar

47) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

48) Innovation Foundation

49) Insurance Auto Auctions

50) Integrated Home Care Services, Inc.

51) Keystone Peer Review Organization, LLC dba Acentra Health

52) Lennar Homes, LLC

53) Lexmark International, Inc.

54) Loggerhead Marinelife Center

55) Mithril Defense

56) ModivCare Solutions LLC

57) Neal Land Development Group

58) New College Foundation, Inc.

59) NLP Logix

60) Northwest Florida State College Foundation, Inc.

61) Oportun, Inc.

62) Preferred Care Hospice LLC

63) Provado Mobile Health

64) Quintessence Marine, Inc.

65) RAI Services Company

66) RELX Inc.

67) Renaissance Learning, Inc.

68) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.

69) Safelite Group, Inc.

70) Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Van Wezel Foundation, Inc.

71) Sellers Dorsey

72) Service Contract Industry Council

73) South Automotive Group

74) St. John Advertising and Public Relations, Inc.

75) St. Petersburg College Foundation

76) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.

77) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC

78) Take Stock in Children

79) The City of Venice

80) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.

81) The Everglades Trust

82) The GEO Group, Inc.

83) The North Highland Company

84) The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida

85) The School Board of Pinellas County

86) The School Board of Sarasota County

87) The Travelers Indemnity Company

88) Trinity Education Group

89) UMA Education, Inc.

90) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

91) University of Florida Student Government Association

92) USAA

93) Veyer, LLC

94) Visa U.S.A. Inc.

95) Vistra Communications

96) Voya Services Company

97) Yamaha Marine

98) Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A

99) Zurich American Insurance Company

Clients:

DANIELLE SPINKS

(Florida)
  • (850) 443-1942

  • 1 CVS DriveWoonsocketRI02895-6146

Clients: