WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (June 8, 2015) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce J. Cameron Yarbrough has joined the firm as a government affairs consultant in its Tallahassee office.
Yarbrough leverages a unique blend of experience in governmental, legislative, political and business arenas to represent the interests of clients in matters that include appropriations, business development, construction, environment and natural resources, governmental and legislative affairs, public policy, regulated industries, pari-mutuel, gaming, real estate, procurement and transportation.
Prior to joining Gunster, Yarbrough was president of Yarbrough & Associates, a governmental advocacy firm acting as a voice for corporations and associations before state agencies and the Florida Legislature. In his nearly two decades of work as a governmental consultant in Tallahassee, he has held various positions within the Executive Office of the Governor, as a legislative liaison for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, as well as a legislative director for the Department of Management Services.
He currently serves the Tallahassee community as chair of the Leon County Board of Adjustment and Appeals. He’s also involved with the Seminole Booster Foundation and is a former board member of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tallahassee.
Yarbrough received his bachelor of science in political science from Florida State University.
Gunster’s governmental affairs practice is led by Lila A. Jaber, who was recently named to the Tallahassee Democrat’s list of 25 Women You Need to Know in 2015 and was appointed by the mayor to Tallahassee’s newly created ethics board.
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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
561-804-4350, [email protected]
