WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (October 30, 2015) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that chairman of the board George LeMieux has been selected by South Florida Business and Wealth magazine as the Chairman of the Year for Palm Beach County.
Each year South Florida Business and Wealth magazine hosts the Apogee Awards, honoring C-suite executives in Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, and Broward county. This year, South Florida Business and Wealth cited LeMieux’s “long history of public service,” as a factor in their selection, mentioning his roles as Florida’s 34th Senator, Florida’s deputy attorney general, and chief of staff to the Governor of Florida.
The Apogee awards honor one winner per county in each of the eight categories: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, President, Senior Human Resources Executive, and Chairman.
As Gunster’s chairman of the board, LeMieux focuses his practice on resolving business and governmental disputes, and advising CEOs and C-suite executives on business, law and politics from a state and national perspective.
He has advocated for clients before state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as governmental agencies and regulatory bodies.
The awards ceremony took place on October 21 at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art and the ceremony was followed by a reception honoring the award winners. Read the Oct. 23 post-event write-up in South Florida Business & Wealth.
About Gunster
Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 13 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved, but always with a singular focus: Florida and its clients’ stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunster’s growth has not been at the expense of personalized service but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa Bayshore, Tampa Downtown, Vero Beach, and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 280 attorneys and consultants, and over 290 committed professional staff, Gunster is ranked among the National Law Journal’s list of the 500 largest law firms and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Diverse Law Firms by Law360. More information about its practice areas, offices and insider’s view newsletters is available at www.gunster.com.
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Jenni Garrison
Director of Business Development & Corporate Communications
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