Jorge Chamizo
Partner
An attorney and governmental consultant, Jorge Chamizo represents a variety of clients before the Florida Legislature, Executive Office of the Governor, Florida Public Service Commission, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and several state regulatory agencies. Before returning to the private sector, Jorge served as Chief Advisor to the Chairman of the Florida Public Service Commission, the state agency which regulates Floridas utilities. In that capacity, Jorge gave counsel to the Chairman on legal and policy matters related to telecommunications, energy, water, and wastewater issues coming before the Commission, assisted the Chairman in setting and implementing overall agency policy and direction, served as central contact to industry representatives, and was the Chairmans liaison to the Florida Legislature as well as state and local government agencies.Prior to his time at the PSC, Jorge worked as an attorney and governmental consultant for statewide law firms where he represented clients before the Legislature, Florida Division of Administrative Hearings and various executive branch agencies on matters relating to professional licensure, design and construction, energy, telecommunications, and state taxation.
Apart from his legal and governmental experience, Jorge brings to Floridian Partners over a decade of experience in the insurance industry in the areas of marketing, sales and management.
Jorge is an honors graduate from the Florida State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000) and received his undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Miami (BBA, 1996). He currently serves as the Chairman of the City of Tallahassee-Leon County Board of Adjustments and Appeals.
Jorge was honored in the Fall 2007 Edition of Insider Magazine as one of the top lobbyists in South Florida and received the 2009 Cuban American Bar Association Pro Bono Project Award.