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.
