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
7) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
11) Florida Blue
12) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
13) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
14) Florida Sheriffs Association
16) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
17) Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys, Inc.
23) Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Courts
24) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
25) NASCAR, LLC
26) Ocean Reef Club
27) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
28) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
33) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
34) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
35) Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
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) Ashbritt
3) AT&T
4) Atlantic Pacific Communities
5) Automated Healthcare Solutions
7) Ayr Wellness
10) Best Buddies International
12) Brevard County
14) Broward County
15) Carfax, Inc.
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
31) City of Miramar
38) City of Sunrise
39) City of Tamarac
40) Consumer Debt Relief Initiative
41) Dealer Services Network, LLC
43) Equifax
44) FBE Limited LLC
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 Network of Children Advocacy Centers
52) Florida Pharmacy Association
55) Florida Smoke Free Association
56) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
60) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
61) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
64) JARC Florida
65) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
68) Lauren's Kids
69) League of Southeastern Credit Unions
70) Learning Ally
71) MACtown
72) Martin Property Holdings Co. 1, LLC
73) MB437, LLC
74) Miami Beach Community Health Center
75) Miami Jewish Health Systems
76) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
78) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
79) Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
80) Museum of Discovery & Science
82) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
83) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
84) OpenGov
85) Penn Credit
86) Performance Title Services, Inc
87) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
90) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
91) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
92) Solemia
93) South Broward Hospital District
94) South West Florida Enterprises
96) Title Clerk Consulting Company, LLC
97) Town of Davie
99) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
100) Underdog Sports
101) University Area Community Development Corporation
102) University of Miami
103) Village of Estero
105) Village of Royal Palm Beach
106) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
107) White Rock Quarries
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021, 
1) AT&T
2) Atlantic Pacific Communities
3) Automated Healthcare Solutions
11) Charlotte County Airport Authority
12) City of Arcadia
13) City of Aventura
19) City of Marathon
21) City of Margate
22) City of Miami
24) City of Miramar
31) City of Sunrise
32) City of Tamarac
33) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
34) Florida Regional Councils Association
35) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
36) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
38) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
40) Lauren's Kids
41) MB437, LLC
43) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
44) Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
46) OpenGov
47) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
48) South West Florida Enterprises
50) Town of Davie
52) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302, 
1) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
9) Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM)
11) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
12) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
14) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
15) Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys, Inc.
18) Key West International Airport
20) Monroe County School District
21) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
23) Ocean Reef Club
24) Ocean Reef Community Association
25) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
30) The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W Jefferson Street, OPB-DIR, Tallahassee, FL, 32301, 
1) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
3) Bloom Retirement Holdings Inc.
7) ChenMed LLC
9) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
13) Clara Homes
14) Common Sense Action for America
16) Dealer Services Network, LLC
17) DialCare, LLC.
18) East Coast Zoological Society of Florida
19) Elevated, LLC
20) Field of Dreams
21) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
22) Florida Independent Physician Practice Association
23) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
24) Florida Vacation Rental Management Association
25) Fox Corporation
26) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
27) Hillpointe, LLC
28) INSIGHTEC
29) K9s for Warriors
30) Land Sea Homes
31) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
32) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
33) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
34) Neal Land Development Group
35) New College Foundation, Inc.
36) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
37) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
39) Paypal
40) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
42) PrizePicks
43) Project LIFT
45) RELX Inc.
46) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
47) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
49) St. Petersburg College Foundation
50) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
51) Starkey Hearing Technologies
54) Tampa Bay Rays
55) THE CENTER FOR ARTS & INNOVATION, INC.
57) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
59) The North Highland Company
61) Vaxxinity, 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
6) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
12) BlackRock
13) Bloom Retirement Holdings Inc.
14) Boatsetter
16) Brandt Information Services
17) Broward College Foundation
18) Broward County
20) C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc.
21) CDR Maguire
22) ChenMed LLC
24) Cicero Action
25) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
30) Clara Homes
31) Cody Khan
32) Common Sense Action for America
34) Coventry
35) CVS Health and All Affiliates
36) Dealer Services Network, LLC
38) DialCare, LLC.
39) East Coast Zoological Society of Florida
42) Elevated, LLC
44) Emovis USA, Inc.
45) Environmental Resilient Communities LLC
46) EPAM Government Solutions, LLC.
47) Ferrovial Vertiports US, LLC
48) Field of Dreams
49) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
50) Florida Community Financial Services Association
52) Florida Independent Physician Practice Association
53) Florida Institute of Technology
54) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
55) Florida Power & Light Company
56) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
57) Florida Realtors
58) Florida Surplus Lines Association
59) Florida Transportation Builders Association
60) Florida Vacation Rental Management Association
61) Fox Corporation
62) Gartner, Inc.
63) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
64) GoBrands, Inc.
65) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
66) Health Foundation of South Florida
67) Hillpointe, LLC
69) INSIGHTEC
71) K9s for Warriors
72) Land Sea Homes
73) League of Southeastern Credit Unions
75) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
76) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
77) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
80) Memorial Healthcare System
82) National Rental Home Council
83) Neal Land Development Group
84) New College Foundation, Inc.
87) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
88) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
89) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
90) Palm Beach Atlantic University
91) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
93) Paypal
94) PCI Gaming
95) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
97) Primerica, Inc.
98) PrizePicks
99) Project LIFT
100) Promise Network Inc.
101) PropLogix, LLC
102) RAI Services Company
103) RELX Inc.
104) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
105) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
106) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
107) SaferWatch, LLC
108) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
109) SAI Interactive
110) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
111) School Board of Brevard County
112) Sellers Dorsey
114) Sobe Sky Development, LLC
116) St. Petersburg College Foundation
117) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
118) Starkey Hearing Technologies
119) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
121) Tamiami 137, LLC
122) Tampa Bay Rays
123) Tenderheart Health Outcomes
124) THE CENTER FOR ARTS & INNOVATION, INC.
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
134) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
135) University of Florida Student Government Association
136) University of Miami
137) Vaxxinity, Inc.
138) Veyer, LLC
139) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
140) Vista Motor Company
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570, 
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021, 
1) AT&T
2) Atlantic Pacific Communities
3) Automated Healthcare Solutions
5) Ayr Wellness
10) Brevard County
12) Broward County
13) Carfax, Inc.
15) Charlotte County Airport Authority
16) City of Arcadia
17) City of Aventura
23) City of Marathon
25) City of Margate
26) City of Miami
28) City of Miramar
35) City of Sunrise
36) City of Tamarac
37) Consumer Debt Relief Initiative
38) Dealer Services Network, LLC
40) Equifax
41) FBE Limited LLC
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 Network of Children Advocacy Centers
50) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
53) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
54) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
57) JARC Florida
58) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
61) Lauren's Kids
62) League of Southeastern Credit Unions
63) Learning Ally
64) MACtown
65) MB437, LLC
66) Miami Beach Community Health Center
67) Miami Jewish Health Systems
68) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
70) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
71) Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
73) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
74) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
75) OpenGov
76) Penn Credit
77) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
80) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
81) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
82) Solemia
83) South Broward Hospital District
84) South West Florida Enterprises
86) Town of Davie
88) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
89) Underdog Sports
90) University Area Community Development Corporation
94) Village of Royal Palm Beach
(786) 237-8070
104 W Jefferson St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301-1713, 
22) City of Sunrise
23) FBE Limited LLC
24) Florida Apartment Association
25) Florida Smoke Free Association
26) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
27) JARC Florida
28) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
29) Lauren's Kids
30) MB437, LLC
31) Miami Beach Community Health Center
32) Miami Jewish Health Systems
33) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
35) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
(786) 247-8716
124 West Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32399-7018, 
3) Boatsetter
4) Brandt Information Services
7) Broward County Clerk of the Court
8) CDR Maguire
13) City of South Miami, Florida
14) Continental Heavy Civil Corp.
18) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
19) Genasys
20) GoBrands, Inc.
21) K9s for Warriors
22) Land Sea Homes
23) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
25) National Rental Home Council
26) Palm Beach Atlantic University
27) Paypal
30) Starkey Hearing Technologies
31) THE CENTER FOR ARTS & INNOVATION, INC.
32) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
34) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301, 
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
3) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
4) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
7) Bloom Retirement Holdings Inc.
9) Brandt Information Services
10) Broward College Foundation
11) Broward County
13) CDR Maguire
14) ChenMed LLC
16) Cicero Action
17) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
21) Clara Homes
22) Common Sense Action for America
24) Coventry
25) Dealer Services Network, LLC
27) DialCare, LLC.
28) East Coast Zoological Society of Florida
29) Elevated, LLC
31) Ferrovial Vertiports US, LLC
32) Field of Dreams
33) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
34) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
35) Florida Community Financial Services Association
37) Florida Independent Physician Practice 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
47) GoBrands, Inc.
48) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
49) Health Foundation of South Florida
50) Hillpointe, LLC
52) INSIGHTEC
53) K9s for Warriors
54) Land Sea Homes
57) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
58) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
59) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
61) Memorial Healthcare System
62) National Rental Home Council
63) Neal Land Development Group
64) 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.
70) Palm Beach Atlantic University
71) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
74) Paypal
75) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
76) PrizePicks
77) Project LIFT
80) RELX Inc.
81) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
82) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
83) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
84) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
85) SAI Interactive
86) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
87) School Board of Brevard County
88) Sellers Dorsey
91) St. Petersburg College Foundation
92) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
93) Starkey Hearing Technologies
94) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
96) Tampa Bay Rays
97) Tenderheart Health Outcomes
98) THE CENTER FOR ARTS & INNOVATION, INC.
100) The City of Venice
101) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
102) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
103) The Everglades Trust
104) The GEO Group, Inc.
105) The North Highland Company
107) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
108) University of Florida Student Government Association
109) University of Miami
110) Vaxxinity, Inc.
111) Veyer, LLC
112) Visa U.S.A. Inc.