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
18) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
20) Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys, Inc.
22) Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts
23) Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Courts
24) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
25) NASCAR, LLC
26) North Miami Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
27) North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency
28) Ocean Reef Club
29) Opa-Locka Community Redevelopment Agency
30) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
31) PRH 1301 S. Ocean Drive, LLC
32) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
36) 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.
2) Alpha-gal Alliance Action Fund
4) Ashbritt
5) AT&T
6) Atlantic Pacific Communities
10) Best Buddies International
12) Brevard County
14) Broward County
15) Carfax, Inc.
18) CertainTeed, LLC
19) Charlotte County Airport Authority
20) Childcare Resources of Indian River
21) City of Arcadia
22) City of Aventura
29) City of Marathon
31) City of Margate
32) City of Miami
33) City of Miramar
40) City of Sunrise
41) City of Tamarac
44) Empower Pharmacy
45) Equifax
46) First Service Residential Florida, Inc
47) Florida Apartment Association
48) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
49) Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
50) Florida Distributing Company
51) Florida High School Athletic Association
52) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
53) Florida Network of Children Advocacy Centers
54) Florida Panthers
55) Florida Pharmacy Association
56) Florida Power & Light Company
59) Florida Smoke Free Association
60) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
63) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
64) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
67) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
68) JARC Florida
69) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
71) Lauren's Kids
72) Learning Ally
73) MACtown
74) Martin Property Holdings Co. 1, LLC
75) MB437, LLC
76) Miami Beach Community Health Center
77) Miami Jewish Health Systems
78) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
80) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
81) Museum of Discovery & Science
83) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
84) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
85) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
86) OpenGov
87) Pacesetter Personnel Services
88) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
89) Penn Credit
90) Performance Title Services, Inc
91) Professional Opticians of Florida
92) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
93) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
94) Related Ross
97) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
98) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
99) Solemia
100) South Broward Hospital District
101) South West Florida Enterprises
102) The GEO Group, Inc.
103) Thriving Mind South Florida
104) Title Clerk Consulting Company, LLC
105) Town of Davie
107) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
108) Underdog Sports
109) University of Miami
110) Village of Estero
112) Village of Royal Palm Beach
113) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
114) White Rock Quarries
115) Whitman Family Development
116) 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
19) City of Marathon
21) City of Margate
22) City of Miami
23) City of Miramar
30) City of Sunrise
31) City of Tamarac
32) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
33) Florida Regional Councils Association
34) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
35) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
37) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
39) Lauren's Kids
40) MB437, LLC
42) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
44) OpenGov
45) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
46) South West Florida Enterprises
48) Town of Davie
50) 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.
17) Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys, Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W Jefferson Street, OPB-DIR, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
3) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
4) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
9) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
10) Cicero Action
11) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
15) Clara Homes
17) Community US Fund Management Inc.
18) Development Corporation for Israel
19) DialCare, LLC.
21) Elevated, LLC
22) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals
23) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
24) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
25) Fox Corporation
26) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
28) Hillpointe, LLC
29) INSIGHTEC
30) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
31) K9s for Warriors
32) Kalshi Inc.
33) Land Sea Homes
35) Life Science Logistics, LLC
36) Litecon LLC
37) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
40) National Speech & Debate Association
41) Neal Communities
43) Neal Land Development Group
44) New College Foundation, Inc.
45) North American Transit Alliance
46) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
47) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
49) Orlando Health
50) Palm Beach Zoo
51) Paypal
52) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
53) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
54) PrizePicks
55) Project LIFT
58) RELX Inc.
59) Ryan, LLC
60) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
61) SaferWatch, LLC
62) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
64) St. Petersburg College Foundation
65) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
66) Starkey Hearing Technologies
69) Tampa Bay Rays
71) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
73) The North Highland Company
75) Waste Management Inc. of Florida
77) 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 Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
8) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
11) Atkins North America, Inc.
13) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
14) Boatsetter
16) Brandt Information Services
17) Broward College Foundation
18) Broward County
20) C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc.
21) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
22) CDR Maguire
24) Cicero Action
25) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
30) Clara Homes
31) Cody Khan
33) Community US Fund Management Inc.
34) Coventry
35) CVS Health and All Affiliates
37) Development Corporation for Israel
38) DialCare, LLC.
42) Elevated, LLC
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
62) Gartner, Inc.
63) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
66) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
67) Hillpointe, LLC
69) INSIGHTEC
70) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
71) K9s for Warriors
72) Kalshi Inc.
73) Land Sea Homes
75) Life Science Logistics, LLC
76) Litecon LLC
77) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
78) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
79) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
81) Memorial Healthcare System
83) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
84) National Speech & Debate Association
85) Neal Communities
87) Neal Land Development Group
88) New College Foundation, Inc.
89) Nile Inc.
90) North American Transit Alliance
91) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
92) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
93) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
95) Orlando Health
96) Palm Beach Atlantic University
97) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
98) Palm Beach Zoo
99) Paypal
100) PCI Gaming
101) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
102) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
103) Primerica, Inc.
104) PrizePicks
105) Project LIFT
106) Promise Network Inc.
107) Quintessence Marine, Inc.
108) RAI Services Company
110) RELX Inc.
111) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
112) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
113) Ryan, LLC
114) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
115) SaferWatch, LLC
116) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
117) SAI Interactive
118) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
119) School Board of Brevard County
120) Sellers Dorsey
121) Sobe Sky Development, LLC
123) St. Petersburg College Foundation
124) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
125) Starkey Hearing Technologies
126) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
128) Tamiami 137, LLC
129) Tampa Bay Rays
130) The City of Miami
131) The City of Venice
132) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
133) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
134) The Everglades Trust
135) The GEO Group, Inc.
136) The North Highland Company
138) TRC Companies, Inc.
139) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
140) University of Florida Student Government Association
141) University of Miami
142) Veyer, LLC
143) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
144) Waste Management Inc. of Florida
145) WolfCap Team, LLC
146) Woolpert, Inc.
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) Alpha-gal Alliance Action Fund
2) AT&T
3) Atlantic Pacific Communities
11) Broward County
12) Carfax, Inc.
14) CertainTeed, LLC
15) Charlotte County Airport Authority
16) Childcare Resources of Indian River
17) City of Arcadia
18) City of Aventura
25) City of Marathon
27) City of Margate
28) City of Miami
29) City of Miramar
36) City of Sunrise
37) City of Tamarac
40) Empower Pharmacy
41) Equifax
42) First Service Residential Florida, Inc
43) Florida Apartment Association
44) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
45) Florida Distributing Company
46) Florida High School Athletic Association
47) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
48) Florida Network of Children Advocacy Centers
49) Florida Panthers
50) Florida Pharmacy Association
55) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
56) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
59) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
60) JARC Florida
61) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
64) Lauren's Kids
65) Learning Ally
66) MACtown
67) MB437, 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
74) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
75) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
76) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
77) OpenGov
78) Pacesetter Personnel Services
79) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
80) Penn Credit
81) Professional Opticians of Florida
82) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
83) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
84) Related Ross
87) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
88) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
89) Solemia
90) South Broward Hospital District
91) South West Florida Enterprises
93) Thriving Mind South Florida
94) Town of Davie
96) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
97) Underdog Sports
101) Village of Royal Palm Beach
102) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
103) White Rock Quarries
104) Whitman Family Development
105) Willdan Engineering
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) Alpha-gal Alliance Action Fund
8) Charlotte County Airport Authority
9) Childcare Resources of Indian River
10) City of Arcadia
11) City of Aventura
17) City of Marathon
19) City of Miami
20) City of Miramar
25) City of Sunrise
27) Empower Pharmacy
28) Florida Apartment Association
29) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
31) Florida Smoke Free Association
32) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
33) Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller
34) JARC Florida
35) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
36) Lauren's Kids
37) MB437, LLC
38) Miami Beach Community Health Center
39) Miami Jewish Health Systems
40) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
42) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
43) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
44) Pacesetter Personnel Services
45) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
46) Professional Opticians of Florida
47) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
48) Related Ross
51) Thriving Mind South Florida
53) 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.
23) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
24) Florida Credit Union Association
25) K9s for Warriors
26) Land Sea Homes
27) Life Science Logistics, LLC
28) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
30) NJAC Action
31) OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
32) Palm Beach Atlantic University
33) Paypal
35) Starkey Hearing Technologies
37) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
38) Thomas Howell Ferguson, P.A.
42) 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 Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
6) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
10) Brandt Information Services
11) Broward College Foundation
12) Broward County
14) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
15) CDR Maguire
17) Cicero Action
18) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
22) Clara Homes
24) Community US Fund Management Inc.
25) Coral Rock Development Group, LLC
26) Coventry
28) Development Corporation for Israel
29) DialCare, LLC.
31) Elevated, LLC
33) Field of Dreams
34) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
35) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
36) Florida Community Financial Services Association
37) Florida Credit Union Association
38) Florida Institute of Technology
39) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
40) Florida Power & Light Company
41) Florida Realtors
42) Florida Surplus Lines Association
43) Florida Vacation Rental Management Association
44) Fox Corporation
45) Gartner, Inc.
46) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
48) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
49) Hillpointe, LLC
51) INSIGHTEC
52) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
53) K9s for Warriors
54) Kalshi Inc.
55) Land Sea Homes
57) Life Science Logistics, LLC
58) Litecon LLC
59) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
63) Memorial Healthcare System
64) National Speech & Debate Association
65) Neal Communities
67) Neal Land Development Group
68) New College Foundation, Inc.
69) North American Transit Alliance
70) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
71) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
72) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
73) Oportun, Inc.
75) Orlando Health
76) Palm Beach Atlantic University
77) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
78) Palm Beach Zoo
80) Paypal
81) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
82) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
83) PrizePicks
84) Project LIFT
88) RELX Inc.
89) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
90) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
91) Ryan, LLC
92) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
93) SaferWatch, LLC
94) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
95) SAI Interactive
96) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
97) School Board of Brevard County
98) Sellers Dorsey
100) St. Petersburg College Foundation
101) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
102) Starkey Hearing Technologies
103) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
105) Tampa Bay Rays
106) The City of Miami
107) The City of Venice
108) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
109) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
110) The Everglades Trust
111) The GEO Group, Inc.
112) The North Highland Company
113) TRC Companies, Inc.
114) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
115) University of Florida Student Government Association
116) University of Miami
117) Veyer, LLC
118) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
119) Waste Management Inc. of Florida
120) WolfCap Team, LLC
121) Woolpert, Inc.
(954) 383-6608
123 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
3) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM)
12) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
13) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
14) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
15) Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce
17) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.