305-490-3414
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1604, Miami, FL, 33156,
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What distinguishes The Southern Group from others is where we draw our lobbyists from. Our lobbyists are almost all exclusively former government regulators, legislators or high-level government staff. We know what moves the wheels of government because, at one point in our careers, we moved those wheels ourselves.
2) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
3) Apple Inc
4) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
6) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) Delmas Homes LLC
12) Florida Blue
13) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
14) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
15) Florida Sheriffs Association
17) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
21) Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts
22) Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Courts
23) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
24) NASCAR, LLC
25) North Miami Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
26) North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency
27) Ocean Reef Club
28) Opa-Locka Community Redevelopment Agency
29) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
30) PRH 1301 S. Ocean Drive, LLC
31) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
35) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
15-20 years
National Children's Alliance, Bud Cramer Award
Florida Bar, Family Law Section, Legislative Achievement
Kristi House Service, Former President Service Award
SSG has won numerous fundraising awards and recognitions
Managing Partner, Miami office, The Southern Group
Chairman, Republican Party of Miami-Dade County
Executive Board, Republican Party of Florida
Nelson D. Diaz concentrates his practice on government and community relations. Nelson has successfully represented local governments, businesses, trade associations and other corporate clients before the Florida legislative and executive branches of government. Nelson has become one of Florida's young rising stars since serving as Chief Legislative Aide to the Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and now United States Senator, Marco Rubio.
In addition, Nelson has successfully represented corporate entities before the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, numerous Miami-Dade County agencies and departments, the City of Miami, the City of Hialeah, and several other municipal governments and authorities in Miami-Dade County. In addition to government relations, Nelson has successfully guided many corporate clients entering the South Florida market, providing community relations services. By advising new entrants to the market on who the key players are, which organizations to join, and how to navigate the local political waters, Nelson has assisted many clients successfully enter the South Florida and Miami markets.
Nelson began his political career as a volunteer in the 1996 Presidential campaign in Florida where he and many other young leaders, including now U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, State Senator Anitere Flores, Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, and many other now-elected officials, worked hard to build a strong Republican Party base in South Florida. Since then, Nelson has worked on countless political campaigns in Florida from federal races for Presidential and U.S. Senate, to state races for Governor, Cabinet offices, Florida House of Representatives, and Florida Senate, as well as many local government campaigns for county commission, city councils, and mayor's races. Nelson has also been active in various business and civic organizations locally, and counts many legislators, party officials, and legislative leaders among his personal friends. As a result of Nelson's service with U.S. Senator Rubio and his involvement in many campaigns, Nelson has established an extensive network of key contacts in Miami-Dade County and within the Florida Legislature. In fact, Nelson currently serves as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County and serves on the executive board of the Republican Party of Florida.
Active in the local community, Nelson served on the City of Miami's Historical and Environmental Preservation Board, protecting the city's historical and environmental treasures, as well as the Miami-Dade County Community Council of West Kendall, a local land use and zoning board. Additionally, Nelson serves as the Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors for Kristi House, Miami-Dade County's child advocacy center for child victims of sexual abuse and human trafficking as well as the Board of Directors of the Good Government Initiative, a bi-partisan organization dedicated to cultivating leaders of excellence in South Florida. Recently, Florida Governor Rick Scott appointed Nelson to the statewide Children and Youth Cabinet for his service and advocacy on behalf of Florida's children.
Nelson attended Florida International University, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in International Relations, with a Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, as well as minors in Political Science and Geography. Nelson graduated from the University of Florida, College of Law, cum laude, and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2004.
2026217122
1275 K Street, NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC, 20005,
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) 7-11, Inc.
3) Ashbritt
4) AT&T
5) Atlantic Pacific Communities
11) Brevard County
13) Broward County
14) Carfax, Inc.
17) CertainTeed, LLC
18) Charlotte County Airport Authority
19) City of Arcadia
20) City of Aventura
26) City of Marathon
28) City of Margate
29) City of Miami
30) City of Miramar
37) City of Sunrise
38) City of Tamarac
41) Equifax
42) First Service Residential Florida, Inc
43) Florida Apartment Association
44) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
45) Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
46) Florida Distributing Company
47) Florida High School Athletic Association
48) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
49) Florida Network of Children Advocacy Centers
50) Florida Pharmacy Association
51) Florida Power & Light Company
52) Florida Regional Councils Association
57) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
58) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
61) JARC Florida
62) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
64) Lauren's Kids
65) Learning Ally
66) MACtown
67) Martin Property Holdings Co. 1, LLC
68) Miami Beach Community Health Center
69) Miami Jewish Health Systems
70) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
72) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
73) Museum of Discovery & Science
75) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
76) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
77) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
78) OpenGov
79) Pacesetter Personnel Services
80) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
81) Penn Credit
82) Performance Title Services, Inc
83) Professional Opticians of Florida
84) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
85) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
86) Related Ross
89) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
90) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
91) Solemia
92) South Broward Hospital District
93) South West Florida Enterprises
95) Thriving Mind South Florida
96) Title Clerk Consulting Company, LLC
97) Town of Davie
99) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
100) Underdog Sports
101) University of Miami
102) Village of Estero
104) Village of Royal Palm Beach
105) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
106) White Rock Quarries
107) Whitman Family Development
108) Willdan Engineering
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) AT&T
2) Atlantic Pacific Communities
10) Charlotte County Airport Authority
11) City of Arcadia
12) City of Aventura
18) City of Marathon
20) City of Margate
21) City of Miami
22) City of Miramar
29) City of Sunrise
30) City of Tamarac
31) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
32) Florida Regional Councils Association
33) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
34) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
36) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
38) Lauren's Kids
40) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
42) OpenGov
43) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
45) Town of Davie
47) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
3) Cengage
10) Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM)
12) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
13) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
14) Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce
15) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
16) Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys, Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W Jefferson Street, OPB-DIR, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
3) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
8) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
10) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
14) Clara Homes
16) Community US Fund Management Inc.
17) Development Corporation for Israel
18) DialCare, LLC.
20) Elevated, LLC
21) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals
22) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
23) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
24) Fox Corporation
25) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
27) Hillpointe, LLC
28) INSIGHTEC
29) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
30) K9s for Warriors
31) Land Sea Homes
33) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
35) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
36) Neal Land Development Group
37) New College Foundation, Inc.
38) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
39) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
41) Orlando Health
42) Palm Beach Zoo
43) Paypal
44) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
45) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
46) PrizePicks
47) Project LIFT
50) RELX Inc.
51) Ryan, LLC
52) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
53) SaferWatch, LLC
54) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
56) St. Petersburg College Foundation
57) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
58) Starkey Hearing Technologies
61) Tampa Bay Rays
63) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
65) The North Highland Company
68) Woolpert, Inc.
1275 K Street, NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) 3M Company
2) A&J Capital
10) Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.
11) Florida Crystals Corporation
12) Florida Rural Economic Development Association, Inc.
13) Gold Coast Florida Regional Center
14) Intuit, Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
5) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
7) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
10) Atkins North America, Inc.
12) Boatsetter
14) Brandt Information Services
15) Broward College Foundation
16) Broward County
18) C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc.
19) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
20) CDR Maguire
22) Cicero Action
23) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
28) Clara Homes
29) Cody Khan
31) Community US Fund Management Inc.
32) Coventry
33) CVS Health and All Affiliates
35) Development Corporation for Israel
36) DialCare, LLC.
40) Elevated, LLC
42) Emovis USA, Inc.
43) Environmental Resilient Communities LLC
44) EPAM Government Solutions, LLC.
45) Field of Dreams
46) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals
47) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
48) Florida Community Financial Services Association
49) Florida Credit Union Association
50) Florida Institute of Technology
51) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
52) Florida Power & Light Company
53) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
54) Florida Realtors
55) Florida Surplus Lines Association
56) Florida Transportation Builders Association
57) Florida Vacation Rental Management Association
58) Fox Corporation
59) Gartner, Inc.
60) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
63) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
64) Hillpointe, LLC
66) INSIGHTEC
68) K9s for Warriors
69) Land Sea Homes
71) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
72) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
73) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
75) Memorial Healthcare System
77) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
78) Neal Land Development Group
79) New College Foundation, Inc.
80) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
81) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
82) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
84) Orlando Health
85) Palm Beach Atlantic University
86) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
87) Palm Beach Zoo
88) Paypal
89) PCI Gaming
90) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
91) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
92) Primerica, Inc.
93) PrizePicks
94) Project LIFT
98) RELX Inc.
99) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
100) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
101) Ryan, LLC
102) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
103) SaferWatch, LLC
104) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
105) SAI Interactive
106) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
107) School Board of Brevard County
108) Sellers Dorsey
109) Sobe Sky Development, LLC
111) St. Petersburg College Foundation
112) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
113) Starkey Hearing Technologies
114) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
116) Tamiami 137, LLC
117) Tampa Bay Rays
118) The City of Miami
119) The City of Venice
120) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
121) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
122) The Everglades Trust
123) The GEO Group, Inc.
124) The North Highland Company
126) TRC Companies, Inc.
127) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
128) University of Florida Student Government Association
129) University of Miami
130) Veyer, LLC
131) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
132) WolfCap Team, LLC
133) Woolpert, Inc.
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) AT&T
2) Atlantic Pacific Communities
10) Broward County
11) Carfax, Inc.
13) CertainTeed, LLC
14) Charlotte County Airport Authority
15) City of Arcadia
16) City of Aventura
22) City of Marathon
24) City of Margate
25) City of Miami
26) City of Miramar
33) City of Sunrise
34) City of Tamarac
37) Equifax
38) First Service Residential Florida, Inc
39) Florida Apartment Association
40) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
41) Florida Distributing Company
42) Florida High School Athletic Association
43) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
44) Florida Network of Children Advocacy Centers
45) Florida Pharmacy Association
46) Florida Smoke Free Association
50) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
53) JARC Florida
54) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
57) Lauren's Kids
58) Learning Ally
59) MACtown
60) Miami Beach Community Health Center
61) Miami Jewish Health Systems
62) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
64) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
66) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
67) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
68) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
69) OpenGov
70) Pacesetter Personnel Services
71) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
72) Penn Credit
73) Professional Opticians of Florida
74) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
75) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
76) Related Ross
79) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
80) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
81) Solemia
82) South Broward Hospital District
83) South West Florida Enterprises
85) Thriving Mind South Florida
86) Town of Davie
88) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
89) Underdog Sports
93) Village of Royal Palm Beach
94) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
7) Charlotte County Airport Authority
14) City of Marathon
16) City of Miami
17) City of Miramar
22) City of Sunrise
24) Florida Apartment Association
25) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
27) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
28) JARC Florida
29) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
30) Lauren's Kids
31) Miami Beach Community Health Center
32) Miami Jewish Health Systems
33) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
35) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
36) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
37) Pacesetter Personnel Services
38) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
39) Professional Opticians of Florida
40) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
41) Related Ross
44) Thriving Mind South Florida
46) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
(786) 247-8716
124 West Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32399-7018,
1) AAM Vertiports Florida LLC d/b/a VertiPorts by Atlantic
5) Better Tomorrow Treatment Center
6) Boatsetter
7) Brandt Information Services
10) Broward County Clerk of the Court
11) CDR Maguire
17) City of Miramar
18) City of South Miami, Florida
19) CityHouse Inc.
20) Continental Heavy Civil Corp.
22) Development Corporation for Israel
23) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
24) Florida Credit Union Association
25) K9s for Warriors
26) Land Sea Homes
27) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
29) NJAC Action
30) OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
31) Palm Beach Atlantic University
32) Paypal
34) Starkey Hearing Technologies
35) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
38) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
4) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
5) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
9) Brandt Information Services
10) Broward College Foundation
11) Broward County
13) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
14) CDR Maguire
16) Cicero Action
17) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
21) Clara Homes
23) Community US Fund Management Inc.
24) Coral Rock Development Group, LLC
25) Coventry
27) Development Corporation for Israel
28) DialCare, LLC.
30) Elevated, LLC
32) Field of Dreams
33) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
34) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
35) Florida Community Financial Services Association
36) Florida Credit Union Association
37) Florida Institute of Technology
38) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
39) Florida Power & Light Company
40) Florida Realtors
41) Florida Surplus Lines Association
42) Florida Vacation Rental Management Association
43) Fox Corporation
44) Gartner, Inc.
45) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
47) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
48) Hillpointe, LLC
50) INSIGHTEC
51) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
52) K9s for Warriors
53) Land Sea Homes
55) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
57) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
59) Memorial Healthcare System
60) Neal Land Development Group
61) New College Foundation, Inc.
62) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
63) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
64) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
65) Oportun, Inc.
67) Orlando Health
68) Palm Beach Atlantic University
69) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
70) Palm Beach Zoo
72) Paypal
73) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
74) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
75) PrizePicks
76) Project LIFT
80) RELX Inc.
81) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
82) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
83) Ryan, LLC
84) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
85) SaferWatch, LLC
86) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
87) SAI Interactive
88) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
89) School Board of Brevard County
90) Sellers Dorsey
92) St. Petersburg College Foundation
93) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
94) Starkey Hearing Technologies
95) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
97) Tampa Bay Rays
100) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
101) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
102) The Everglades Trust
103) The GEO Group, Inc.
104) The North Highland Company
105) TRC Companies, Inc.
106) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
107) University of Florida Student Government Association
108) University of Miami
109) Veyer, LLC
110) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
111) WolfCap Team, LLC
112) Woolpert, Inc.
(954) 383-6608
123 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
3) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
9) Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM)
11) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
12) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
13) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
14) Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce
15) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.