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.
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
28) City of Marathon
30) City of Margate
31) City of Miami
32) City of Miramar
39) City of Sunrise
40) City of Tamarac
43) Empower Pharmacy
44) Equifax
45) First Service Residential Florida, Inc
46) Florida Apartment Association
47) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
48) Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
49) Florida Distributing Company
50) Florida High School Athletic Association
51) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
52) Florida Network of Children Advocacy Centers
53) Florida Panthers
54) Florida Pharmacy Association
55) Florida Power & Light Company
59) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
62) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
63) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
66) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
67) JARC Florida
68) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
70) Lauren's Kids
71) Learning Ally
72) MACtown
73) Martin Property Holdings Co. 1, LLC
74) MB437, LLC
75) Miami Beach Community Health Center
76) Miami Jewish Health Systems
77) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
79) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
80) Museum of Discovery & Science
82) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
83) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
84) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
85) OpenGov
86) Pacesetter Personnel Services
87) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
88) Penn Credit
89) Performance Title Services, Inc
90) Professional Opticians of Florida
91) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
92) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
93) Related Ross
96) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
97) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
98) Solemia
99) South Broward Hospital District
100) South West Florida Enterprises
101) The GEO Group, Inc.
102) Thriving Mind South Florida
103) Title Clerk Consulting Company, LLC
104) Town of Davie
106) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
107) Underdog Sports
108) University of Miami
109) Village of Estero
111) Village of Royal Palm Beach
112) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
113) White Rock Quarries
114) Whitman Family Development
115) 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.
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.
(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
24) City of Marathon
26) City of Margate
27) City of Miami
28) City of Miramar
35) City of Sunrise
36) City of Tamarac
39) Empower Pharmacy
40) Equifax
41) First Service Residential Florida, Inc
42) Florida Apartment Association
43) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
44) Florida Distributing Company
45) Florida High School Athletic Association
46) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
47) Florida Network of Children Advocacy Centers
48) Florida Panthers
49) Florida Pharmacy Association
54) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
55) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
58) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
59) JARC Florida
60) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
63) Lauren's Kids
64) Learning Ally
65) MACtown
66) MB437, LLC
67) Miami Beach Community Health Center
68) Miami Jewish Health Systems
69) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
71) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
73) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
74) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
75) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
76) OpenGov
77) Pacesetter Personnel Services
78) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
79) Penn Credit
80) Professional Opticians of Florida
81) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
82) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
83) Related Ross
86) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
87) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
88) Solemia
89) South Broward Hospital District
90) South West Florida Enterprises
92) Thriving Mind South Florida
93) Town of Davie
95) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
96) Underdog Sports
100) Village of Royal Palm Beach
101) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
102) White Rock Quarries
103) Whitman Family Development
104) 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
16) City of Marathon
18) City of Miami
19) City of Miramar
24) City of Sunrise
26) Empower Pharmacy
27) Florida Apartment Association
28) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
30) Florida Smoke Free Association
31) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
32) Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller
33) JARC Florida
34) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
35) Lauren's Kids
36) MB437, LLC
37) Miami Beach Community Health Center
38) Miami Jewish Health Systems
39) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
41) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
42) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
43) Pacesetter Personnel Services
44) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
45) Professional Opticians of Florida
46) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
47) Related Ross
50) Thriving Mind South Florida
52) 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) 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.
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 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.
