George LeMieux

Practice Areas

-Antitrust

-Appellate Law

-Arbitration & Mediation

-Banking & Financial Services Litigation

-Business Litigation

-Class Action Defense

-Government Procurement

-Intellectual Property Litigation & Dispute Resolution

-Professional Liability Defense

-White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations

Career

For more than thirty years, George S. LeMieux has been lead trial counsel in federal and state courts, in civil and regulatory matters, before juries, judges and arbitrators. His clients include financial institutions (Wells Fargo, TD Bank), telecommunications companies (AT&T), healthcare providers (Cleveland Clinic, Broward Health, Memorial Healthcare, Elevance Health), real estate developers (Ram Realty Services, Falcone Group), and during his career prominent individuals including President-elect George W. Bush, Governor Jeb Bush, and Raymond Perelman. He has argued cases before the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Florida, and Florida’s intermediate appellate courts. His practice includes defending clients in enforcement matters brought by state attorneys general, defending clients in defamation cases, advocating for clients in administrative law proceedings, and counseling governmental bodies on public records and public meeting requirements. He has successfully litigated business disputes and intellectual property cases to verdict; his practice also includes professional liability defense.

George is an advisor to Fortune 500 companies, their officers, and boards. He has also served on the board of a publicly traded company. George leads internal corporate investigations representing boards of directors and has experience in representing independent committees of boards in related party transactions.

George served as Florida’s 34th United States Senator in the 111th Congress. In the United States Senate, he served on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Armed Services Committee, and the Special Committee on Aging. He successfully passed legislation on healthcare fraud, export promotion, rating agency reform, small business promotion, as well as a treaty resolution on tactical nuclear weapons.

George served as Florida’s chief deputy attorney general, overseeing more than 400 attorneys, and as the governor’s chief of staff overseeing all state agencies and operations. In that role, he negotiated a gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

At the request of Governor-elect Ron DeSantis, George co-chaired the DeSantis/Nunez transition in 2018.

George is the chairman of the board of Gunster. He is the founder of the LeMieux Center for Public Policy at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He is also the author, along with Laura Mize, of the award-winning books: Florida Made: The 25 Most Important Figures Who Shaped the State and Florida Heritage Kids.

Publications

"Law Firm Internal Investigations: A Primer," panel, Law Firm General Counsel Roundtable - Legal Management Resources LLC, May 2023

“Economic and Tax Policy Outlook for Florida and U.S.,” Planned Giving Council of Broward, Fort Lauderdale, December 2014

Florida Legislative and Executive Office discussions regarding “The State’s Gaming Policies and the Seminole Compact,” The Tower Forum, November 2013

“Conversation on Florida Elections with Senator Bob Graham,” CountyLine TV WBEC, November 2013

Panelist on healthcare reform, “History & Development of the Law and State Response to the Law and Future Costs,” JA World Huizenga Center, October 2013

“Economic Outlook, the Political Climate and Current Tax and Planning Issues,” National Christian Foundation of South Florida, October 2013

“Florida’s Economic Climate and How Rules and Regulations are Affecting the Florida Economy,” Planned Giving Council, September 2013