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
54) Florida Smoke Free Association
58) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
59) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
62) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
63) JARC Florida
64) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
66) Lauren's Kids
67) Learning Ally
68) MACtown
69) Martin Property Holdings Co. 1, LLC
70) MB437, LLC
71) Miami Beach Community Health Center
72) Miami Jewish Health Systems
73) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
75) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
76) Museum of Discovery & Science
78) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
79) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
80) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
81) OpenGov
82) Pacesetter Personnel Services
83) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
84) Penn Credit
85) Performance Title Services, Inc
86) Professional Opticians of Florida
87) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
88) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
89) Related Ross
92) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
93) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
94) Solemia
95) South Broward Hospital District
96) South West Florida Enterprises
98) Thriving Mind South Florida
99) Title Clerk Consulting Company, LLC
100) Town of Davie
102) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
103) Underdog Sports
104) University of Miami
105) Village of Estero
107) Village of Royal Palm Beach
108) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
109) White Rock Quarries
110) Whitman Family Development
111) 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 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) Litecon LLC
36) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
38) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
39) Neal Communities
41) Neal Land Development Group
42) New College Foundation, Inc.
43) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
44) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
46) Orlando Health
47) Palm Beach Zoo
48) Paypal
49) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
50) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
51) PrizePicks
52) Project LIFT
55) RELX Inc.
56) Ryan, LLC
57) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
58) SaferWatch, LLC
59) 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) Waste Management Inc. of Florida
74) 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) Litecon LLC
76) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
77) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
78) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
80) Memorial Healthcare System
82) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
83) Neal Communities
85) Neal Land Development Group
86) New College Foundation, Inc.
87) Nile Inc.
88) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
89) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
90) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
92) Orlando Health
93) Palm Beach Atlantic University
94) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
95) Palm Beach Zoo
96) Paypal
97) PCI Gaming
98) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
99) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
100) Primerica, Inc.
101) PrizePicks
102) Project LIFT
103) Promise Network Inc.
104) Quintessence Marine, Inc.
105) RAI Services Company
107) RELX Inc.
108) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
109) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
110) Ryan, LLC
111) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
112) SaferWatch, LLC
113) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
114) SAI Interactive
115) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
116) School Board of Brevard County
117) Sellers Dorsey
118) Sobe Sky Development, LLC
120) St. Petersburg College Foundation
121) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
122) Starkey Hearing Technologies
123) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
125) Tamiami 137, LLC
126) Tampa Bay Rays
127) The City of Miami
128) The City of Venice
129) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
130) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
131) The Everglades Trust
132) The GEO Group, Inc.
133) The North Highland Company
135) TRC Companies, Inc.
136) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
137) University of Florida Student Government Association
138) University of Miami
139) Veyer, LLC
140) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
141) Waste Management Inc. of Florida
142) WolfCap Team, LLC
143) 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) 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) MB437, LLC
63) Miami Beach Community Health Center
64) Miami Jewish Health Systems
65) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
67) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
69) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
70) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
71) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
72) OpenGov
73) Pacesetter Personnel Services
74) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
75) Penn Credit
76) Professional Opticians of Florida
77) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
78) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
79) Related Ross
82) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
83) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
84) Solemia
85) South Broward Hospital District
86) South West Florida Enterprises
88) Thriving Mind South Florida
89) Town of Davie
91) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
92) Underdog Sports
96) Village of Royal Palm Beach
97) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
99) Whitman Family Development
100) Willdan Engineering
(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
28) Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller
29) JARC Florida
30) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
31) Lauren's Kids
32) MB437, LLC
33) Miami Beach Community Health Center
34) Miami Jewish Health Systems
35) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
37) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
38) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
39) Pacesetter Personnel Services
40) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
41) Professional Opticians of Florida
42) Rainmaker Technology Corporation
43) Related Ross
46) Thriving Mind South Florida
48) 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 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) Litecon LLC
58) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
60) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
62) Memorial Healthcare System
63) Neal Communities
65) Neal Land Development Group
66) New College Foundation, Inc.
67) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
68) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
69) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
70) Oportun, Inc.
72) Orlando Health
73) Palm Beach Atlantic University
74) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
75) Palm Beach Zoo
77) Paypal
78) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
79) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
80) PrizePicks
81) Project LIFT
85) RELX Inc.
86) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
87) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
88) Ryan, LLC
89) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
90) SaferWatch, LLC
91) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
92) SAI Interactive
93) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
94) School Board of Brevard County
95) Sellers Dorsey
97) St. Petersburg College Foundation
98) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
99) Starkey Hearing Technologies
100) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
102) Tampa Bay Rays
103) The City of Miami
104) The City of Venice
105) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
106) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
107) The Everglades Trust
108) The GEO Group, Inc.
109) The North Highland Company
110) TRC Companies, Inc.
111) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
112) University of Florida Student Government Association
113) University of Miami
114) Veyer, LLC
115) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
116) Waste Management Inc. of Florida
117) WolfCap Team, LLC
118) 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.
