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.
(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 Panthers
51) Florida Pharmacy Association
52) Florida Power & Light Company
53) Florida Regional Councils Association
58) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
59) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
62) JARC Florida
63) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
65) Lauren's Kids
66) Learning Ally
67) MACtown
68) Martin Property Holdings Co. 1, LLC
69) MB437, LLC
70) Miami Beach Community Health Center
71) Miami Jewish Health Systems
72) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
74) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
75) Museum of Discovery & Science
77) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
78) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
79) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
80) OpenGov
81) Pacesetter Personnel Services
82) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
83) Penn Credit
84) Performance Title Services, Inc
85) Professional Opticians of Florida
86) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
87) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
88) Related Ross
91) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
92) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
93) Solemia
94) South Broward Hospital District
95) South West Florida Enterprises
97) Thriving Mind South Florida
98) Title Clerk Consulting Company, LLC
99) Town of Davie
101) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
102) Underdog Sports
103) University of Miami
104) Village of Estero
106) Village of Royal Palm Beach
107) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
108) White Rock Quarries
109) Whitman Family Development
110) 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
39) MB437, LLC
41) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
43) OpenGov
44) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
45) South West Florida Enterprises
47) Town of Davie
49) 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) Kalshi Inc.
32) Land Sea Homes
34) Litecon LLC
35) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
38) Neal Communities
40) Neal Land Development Group
41) New College Foundation, Inc.
42) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
43) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
45) Orlando Health
46) Palm Beach Zoo
47) Paypal
48) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
49) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
50) PrizePicks
51) Project LIFT
54) RELX Inc.
55) Ryan, LLC
56) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
57) SaferWatch, LLC
58) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
60) St. Petersburg College Foundation
61) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
62) Starkey Hearing Technologies
65) Tampa Bay Rays
67) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
69) The North Highland Company
71) Waste Management Inc. of Florida
73) Woolpert, 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) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
13) Boatsetter
15) Brandt Information Services
16) Broward College Foundation
17) Broward County
19) C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc.
20) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
21) CDR Maguire
23) Cicero Action
24) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
29) Clara Homes
30) Cody Khan
32) Community US Fund Management Inc.
33) Coventry
34) CVS Health and All Affiliates
36) Development Corporation for Israel
37) DialCare, LLC.
41) Elevated, LLC
43) Emovis USA, Inc.
44) Environmental Resilient Communities LLC
45) EPAM Government Solutions, LLC.
46) Field of Dreams
47) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals
48) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
49) Florida Community Financial Services Association
50) Florida Credit Union Association
51) Florida Institute of Technology
52) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
53) Florida Power & Light Company
54) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
55) Florida Realtors
56) Florida Surplus Lines Association
57) Florida Transportation Builders Association
58) Florida Vacation Rental Management Association
59) Fox Corporation
61) Gartner, Inc.
62) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
65) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
66) Hillpointe, LLC
68) INSIGHTEC
69) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
70) K9s for Warriors
71) Kalshi Inc.
72) Land Sea Homes
74) Litecon LLC
75) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
76) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
77) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
79) Memorial Healthcare System
81) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
82) Neal Communities
84) Neal Land Development Group
85) New College Foundation, Inc.
86) Nile Inc.
87) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
88) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
89) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
91) Orlando Health
92) Palm Beach Atlantic University
93) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
94) Palm Beach Zoo
95) Paypal
96) PCI Gaming
97) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
98) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
99) Primerica, Inc.
100) PrizePicks
101) Project LIFT
102) Promise Network Inc.
103) Quintessence Marine, Inc.
104) RAI Services Company
105) RELX Inc.
106) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
107) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
108) Ryan, LLC
109) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
110) SaferWatch, LLC
111) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
112) SAI Interactive
113) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
114) School Board of Brevard County
115) Sellers Dorsey
116) Sobe Sky Development, LLC
118) St. Petersburg College Foundation
119) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
120) Starkey Hearing Technologies
121) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
123) Tamiami 137, LLC
124) Tampa Bay Rays
125) The City of Miami
126) The City of Venice
127) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
128) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
129) The Everglades Trust
130) The GEO Group, Inc.
131) The North Highland Company
133) TRC Companies, Inc.
134) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
135) University of Florida Student Government Association
136) University of Miami
137) Veyer, LLC
138) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
139) Waste Management Inc. of Florida
140) WolfCap Team, LLC
141) 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 Panthers
46) Florida Pharmacy Association
47) Florida Smoke Free Association
51) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
54) JARC Florida
55) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
58) Lauren's Kids
59) Learning Ally
60) MACtown
61) MB437, LLC
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) OpenGov
72) Pacesetter Personnel Services
73) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
74) Penn Credit
75) Professional Opticians of Florida
76) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
77) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
78) Related Ross
81) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
82) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
83) Solemia
84) South Broward Hospital District
85) South West Florida Enterprises
87) Thriving Mind South Florida
88) Town of Davie
90) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
91) Underdog Sports
95) Village of Royal Palm Beach
96) 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) MB437, LLC
32) Miami Beach Community Health Center
33) Miami Jewish Health Systems
34) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
36) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
37) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
38) Pacesetter Personnel Services
39) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
40) Professional Opticians of Florida
41) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
42) Related Ross
45) Thriving Mind South Florida
47) 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.
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.
36) Thomas Howell Ferguson, P.A.
39) 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) Kalshi Inc.
54) Land Sea Homes
56) Litecon LLC
57) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
61) Memorial Healthcare System
62) Neal Communities
64) Neal Land Development Group
65) New College Foundation, Inc.
66) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
67) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
68) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
69) Oportun, Inc.
71) Orlando Health
72) Palm Beach Atlantic University
73) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
74) Palm Beach Zoo
76) Paypal
77) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
78) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
79) PrizePicks
80) Project LIFT
84) RELX Inc.
85) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
86) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
87) Ryan, LLC
88) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
89) SaferWatch, LLC
90) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
91) SAI Interactive
92) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
93) School Board of Brevard County
94) Sellers Dorsey
96) St. Petersburg College Foundation
97) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
98) Starkey Hearing Technologies
99) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
101) Tampa Bay Rays
102) The City of Miami
103) The City of Venice
104) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
105) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
106) The Everglades Trust
107) The GEO Group, Inc.
108) The North Highland Company
109) TRC Companies, Inc.
110) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
111) University of Florida Student Government Association
112) University of Miami
113) Veyer, LLC
114) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
115) Waste Management Inc. of Florida
116) WolfCap Team, LLC
117) 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
16) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
