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) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
8) Florida Blue
9) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
10) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
11) Florida Sheriffs Association
13) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
17) Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts
18) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
19) NASCAR, LLC
20) Ocean Reef Club
21) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
22) PRH 1301 S. Ocean Drive, LLC
23) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
27) 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.
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) 7-11, Inc.
2) Alpha-gal Alliance Action Fund
4) Armoured One
5) Ashbritt
6) AT&T
7) Atlantic Pacific Communities
11) Best Buddies International
13) Broward County
15) CertainTeed, LLC
16) Charlotte County Airport Authority
17) Childcare Resources of Indian River
18) City of Arcadia
19) City of Aventura
25) City of Marathon
27) City of Margate
28) City of Miami
29) City of Miramar
35) City of Sunrise
36) City of Tamarac
38) Deel, Inc.
40) Empower Pharmacy
41) Equifax
42) Florida Apartment Association
43) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
44) Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
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 Pharmacy Association
50) Florida Power & Light Company
54) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
57) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
58) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
61) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
62) JARC Florida
63) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
65) Lauren's Kids
66) Learning Ally
67) MACtown
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) OnGuard Inc.
79) OpenGov
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) Related Ross
87) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
88) Solemia
89) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
90) South Broward Hospital District
91) Swerdlow Group
93) Thriving Mind South Florida
94) Title Clerk Consulting Company, LLC
95) Town of Davie
97) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
98) Underdog Sports
100) Village of Estero
102) Village of Royal Palm Beach
103) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
104) White Rock Quarries
105) Whitman Family Development
106) Willdan Engineering
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) AT&T
2) Atlantic Pacific Communities
8) Charlotte County Airport Authority
10) City of Aventura
16) City of Marathon
18) City of Margate
19) City of Miami
20) City of Miramar
26) City of Sunrise
27) City of Tamarac
28) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
29) Florida Regional Councils Association
30) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
31) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
33) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
35) Lauren's Kids
37) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
39) OpenGov
40) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
42) Town of Davie
44) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
2) Cengage
9) Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM)
11) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
12) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
13) Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce
14) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
15) Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys, Inc.
16) Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys, Inc.
17) HISTORIC TOURS OF AMERICA, INC
20) Marine Preservation Society of the Florida Keys, Inc.
22) Monroe County School District
25) Ocean Reef Club
26) Ocean Reef Community Association
28) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
32) The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, Inc.
36) Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
37) WinCup, Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W Jefferson Street, OPB-DIR, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
5) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
6) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
11) Cicero Action
12) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
17) Development Corporation for Israel
18) DialCare, LLC.
20) Elevated, LLC
21) Florida Alliance for Seniors
22) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals
23) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
24) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
25) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
26) Fox Corporation
27) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
28) Hillpointe, LLC
29) INSIGHTEC
30) K9s for Warriors
31) Kalshi Inc.
33) Life Science Logistics, LLC
34) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
35) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
38) Neal Communities
40) New College Foundation, Inc.
41) Next Generation Ventures, Inc.
42) North American Transit Alliance
43) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
44) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
46) Orlando Health
48) Palm Beach Zoo
49) Paypal
50) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
51) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
52) PrizePicks
53) Project LIFT
56) RELX Inc.
57) Ryan, LLC
58) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
59) SaferWatch, LLC
60) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
61) St. Petersburg College Foundation
62) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
63) Starkey Hearing Technologies
66) Tampa Bay Rays
68) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
70) The North Highland Company
72) Welbe Health
73) Woolpert, Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
5) American Public Education, Inc.
6) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
9) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
10) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
11) Assurant Group
13) Atkins North America, Inc.
15) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
16) Boatsetter
18) Brandt Information Services
19) Broward College Foundation
20) Broward County
22) CDR Maguire
24) Cicero Action
25) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
30) Cody Khan
32) Coventry
34) CVS Health and All Affiliates
36) Development Corporation for Israel
37) DialCare, LLC.
40) Elevated, LLC
42) Emovis USA, Inc.
43) Field of Dreams
44) Florida Alliance for Seniors
45) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals
46) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
47) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
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) Fox Corporation
57) Gartner, Inc.
58) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
59) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
60) Hillpointe, LLC
62) INSIGHTEC
63) K9s for Warriors
64) Kalshi Inc.
67) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
68) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
69) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
71) Memorial Healthcare System
73) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
74) National Speech & Debate Association
75) Neal Communities
77) Nile Inc.
78) North American Transit Alliance
79) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
80) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
81) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
83) Orlando Health
84) 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
99) RELX Inc.
100) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
101) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
102) Ryan, LLC
103) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
104) SaferWatch, LLC
105) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
106) SAI Interactive
107) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
108) School Board of Brevard County
109) Sellers Dorsey
111) St. Petersburg College Foundation
112) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
113) Starkey Hearing Technologies
114) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
116) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.
117) The City of Miami
118) The City of Venice
119) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
120) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
121) The Everglades Trust
122) The GEO Group, Inc.
123) The North Highland Company
125) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
126) University of Florida Student Government Association
127) University of Miami
128) Veyer, LLC
129) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
130) Welbe Health
131) Woolpert, Inc.
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) Alpha-gal Alliance Action Fund
2) Armoured One
3) AT&T
4) Atlantic Pacific Communities
10) Broward County
11) CertainTeed, LLC
12) Charlotte County Airport Authority
13) Childcare Resources of Indian River
14) City of Arcadia
15) City of Aventura
21) City of Marathon
23) City of Margate
24) City of Miami
25) City of Miramar
31) City of Sunrise
32) City of Tamarac
34) Deel, Inc.
36) Empower Pharmacy
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
47) Florida Smoke Free Association
50) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
51) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
54) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
55) JARC Florida
56) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
59) Lauren's Kids
60) Learning Ally
61) MACtown
62) Miami Beach Community Health Center
63) Miami Jewish Health Systems
64) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
66) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
68) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
69) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
70) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
71) OnGuard Inc.
72) OpenGov
73) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
74) Penn Credit
75) Professional Opticians of Florida
76) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
77) Related Ross
79) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
80) Solemia
81) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
82) South Broward Hospital District
83) Swerdlow Group
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
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) Alpha-gal Alliance Action Fund
7) Charlotte County Airport Authority
8) Childcare Resources of Indian River
10) City of Aventura
16) City of Marathon
18) City of Miami
19) City of Miramar
23) City of Sunrise
25) Empower Pharmacy
26) Florida Apartment Association
27) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
29) Florida Smoke Free Association
30) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
31) Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller
32) JARC Florida
33) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
34) Lauren's Kids
35) Miami Beach Community Health Center
36) Miami Jewish Health Systems
37) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
39) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
40) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
41) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
42) Related Ross
44) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
45) Swerdlow Group
47) Thriving Mind South Florida
(786) 247-8716
124 West Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32399-7018,
1) AAM Vertiports Florida LLC d/b/a VertiPorts by Atlantic
5) Boatsetter
6) Brandt Information Services
9) Broward County Clerk of the Court
10) CDR Maguire
16) City of Miramar
17) City of South Miami, Florida
18) CityHouse Inc.
22) eTags
23) Florida Alliance for Seniors
24) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
25) Florida Credit Union Association
26) K9s for Warriors
27) Life Science Logistics, LLC
28) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
30) Palm Beach Atlantic University
31) Paypal
33) Starkey Hearing Technologies
35) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.
36) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
37) Thomas Howell Ferguson, P.A.
41) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
4) American Public Education, Inc.
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.
12) Brandt Information Services
13) Broward College Foundation
14) Broward County
16) CDR Maguire
18) Cicero Action
19) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
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 Alliance for Seniors
34) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
35) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
36) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
37) Florida Community Financial Services Association
38) Florida Credit Union Association
39) Florida Institute of Technology
40) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
41) Florida Power & Light Company
42) Florida Realtors
43) Florida Surplus Lines Association
44) Fox Corporation
45) Gartner, Inc.
46) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
47) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
48) Hillpointe, LLC
50) INSIGHTEC
51) K9s for Warriors
52) Kalshi Inc.
54) Life Science Logistics, LLC
55) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
56) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
59) Memorial Healthcare System
60) National Speech & Debate Association
61) Neal Communities
63) North American Transit Alliance
64) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
65) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
66) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
67) Oportun, Inc.
69) Orlando Health
70) Palm Beach Atlantic University
72) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
73) Palm Beach Zoo
75) Paypal
76) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
77) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
78) PrizePicks
79) Project LIFT
83) RELX Inc.
84) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
85) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
86) Ryan, LLC
87) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
88) SaferWatch, LLC
89) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
90) SAI Interactive
91) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
92) School Board of Brevard County
93) Sellers Dorsey
95) St. Petersburg College Foundation
96) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
97) Starkey Hearing Technologies
98) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
100) The City of Miami
101) The City of Venice
102) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
103) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
104) The Everglades Trust
105) The GEO Group, Inc.
106) The North Highland Company
107) TRC Companies, Inc.
108) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
109) University of Florida Student Government Association
110) University of Miami
111) Veyer, LLC
112) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
113) Welbe Health
114) Woolpert, Inc.
(954) 383-6608
123 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
2) 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.
17) HISTORIC TOURS OF AMERICA, INC
19) Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts
20) Monroe County School District
22) Ocean Reef Community Association
24) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
26) PRH 1301 S. Ocean Drive, LLC
27) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
