Primary Office

450 East Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 1400

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
33301-4206

P: (954) 462-2000

F: (954) 523-1722

glemieux@gunster.com

Senator George LeMieux is a shareholder and serves as Chairman on the firm’s Board of Directors.  Previously, Senator LeMieux was a shareholder with Gunster, working with the firm from 1994 through 2002 and again from 2008 until 2009.  He served as Florida’s 34th United States Senator from 2009-2010.   Senator LeMieux previously served as the Governor’s Chief of Staff and as Deputy Attorney General for the State of Florida.

Senator LeMieux concentrates his practice on sophisticated commercial litigation and counseling corporate officers and directors, as well as prominent individuals, on legal and business issues.

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Practice Areas[ - ]

• Business Litigation
• Corporate and Strategic Counseling

Education[ - ]

• Georgetown University, J.D., cum laude, 1994
• Emory University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1991
  Phi Beta Kappa
  Senior Class Orator

Reported Cases[ - ]

• Florida v. Nixon, 543 U.S. 175 (2004)
• State of Florida v. Wyndham, 869 So.2d 592 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004)

Seminars & Presentations[ - ]

• Florida’s Economic Future
•  NAIOP Economic Outlook Summit, January 2012
• Implication of the Dodd Frank and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
• NACDFL Meeting, December 2011
• Economic Outlook
• Business Forums International Luncheon, November 2011
• “From Washington to Tallahassee: A Legislative Preview: How Federal and State Legislation Can Impact Florida Businesses in 2012″
• Forum for General Counsel, November 2011
• Federal Budget Overview
• Society of American Military Engineers, September 2011
• The Role of Ethical Leadership
• Ave Maria Law School, August 2011
• Florida’s Economic Climate
• Business Force annual meeting, August 2011
• Economic Overview
• Trustees for the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches, August 2011
• Update on Florida’s Economy
• Tax Watch Spring Board Meeting, May 2011
• Energy Conservation and Production Act Review
• ARIAS International Convention, May 2011
• Florida Business Climate Overview
• Florida Medical Manufacturers Consortium Annual Symposium, May 2011
• Taking Advantage of Trends in the Global Market
• International Economic Forum of the Americas, April 2011
• The Political Climate and Current Tax and Planning Issues
• US TRUST meeting, April 2011
• Small Business Jobs Act Review
• Fort Lauderdale Downtown Business Development Workshop, March 2011
• Legislative Update:  Insight into the 2009 Florida Legislative Session, May 2009

Bar Admissions[ - ]

• The Florida Bar, 1994
• United States Supreme Court
• United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
• United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
• United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit

Civic & Community Service[ - ]

• U.S. Senate Committees: Armed Services; Commerce, Science and Transportation; and Aging
• Republican Governors Association, National Finance, Co-Chair, 2008

Prior Professional Experience[ - ]

• United States Senator, 111^th Congress
• Chief of Staff, Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
• Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Florida
• Chairman, Broward County Republican Party