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Tallahassee, Fla. — George LeMieux, Chief of Staff to Governor Charlie Crist, former Deputy Attorney General for the State of Florida, and credited with spearheading Governor Crist’s successful campaign for Governor, is returning to the law firm of Gunster Yoakley to practice law and serve on the firm’s Governing Committee.
LeMieux, who practiced in Gunster Yoakley’s Fort Lauderdale office from 1994 to 2002, will now be the office chair in its newest location in Tallahassee, overseeing operations, providing strategic advice, and driving new business development efforts.
“We are delighted to welcome George back to Gunster Yoakley. George is a statewide leader and we look forward to him rejoining the firm and sharing with us and our clients the expertise he has gained in the public sector” said Donald Beuttenmuller, managing partner of the firm. “George was a huge asset during his previous tenure and we know he will make an immediate positive impact when he rejoins our firm.”
According to Beuttenmuller, LeMieux is scheduled to rejoin Gunster Yoakley immediately. He will become a member of its Governing Committee, effective, February 11, 2007. As a member of the firm’s Governing Committee LeMieux will assist that Committee in planning the strategic course of the firm.
LeMieux has a long and impressive list of successes, including managing more than 400 lawyers as Deputy Attorney General, leading the compact negotiations with the Seminole Tribe of Florida as Chief of Staff to the Governor, and overseeing all aspects of the Executive Office of the Governor including the Governor’s legislative agenda, policy initiatives and the management of the agencies that report to the Governor.
LeMieux is an AV-rated attorney. In 2004 he argued on behalf of the state of Florida in the United States Supreme Court in the case of Florida v. Nixon, where he obtained a unanimous reversal of a decision of the Supreme Court of Florida. He earned his J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center and graduated magna cum laude, phi beta kappa from Emory University.
About Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart
The West Palm Beach office of Gunster Yoakley is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest full-service law firm. The firm, established in 1925, offers a broad range of legal services to its impressive client base of businesses, institutions, local governments and prominent individuals. Gunster Yoakley has offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Vero Beach and West Palm Beach. Gunster Yoakley is home to 130 attorneys and more than 200 dedicated support staff providing counsel to clients through numerous practice groups including corporate, litigation, real estate, and trusts and estates. For more information, visit www.gunster.com, or call (800) 749-1980.
UPDATE 8/15/16: This release erroneously stated that LeMieux is board certified in business litigation. Rather, he focuses his legal practice on resolving business, and governmental disputes, and advising CEOs and C-suite executives on business, law and government from a local, state and national perspective.
