George I. Platt

Legal Experience

Large developers and companies rely on Mr. Platt to help gain government approval, evaluate land use and handle environmental concerns. He has represented some of South Florida’s major projects including the Broward County Convention Center, Dolphins Stadium, development of the Coral Springs and Parkland communities, the Bank Atlantic Center, and the 450-acre Pembroke Pines Mitigation Bank.

Mr. Platt is also well versed in matters involving Port Everglades and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, which he served as a Broward County Commissioner. Companies that do business with these entities often call on him for counsel. As a board member and Vice President of the Port Everglades Association, he helps represent the interests of companies doing business at the port. Mr. Platt also chairs the Aviation Task Force of the Broward Workshop.

Mr. Platt frequently lectures on wetlands mitigation banking and education issues. He is also a Board Member of the National Mitigation Banking Association.

Government Experience

His familiarity with local government is based not only on his legal work, but also on his years of civic involvement. As a former Broward County Commissioner, Mr. Platt chaired the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Value Adjustment Board. He also served on the South Florida Regional Planning Council.  More recently, he was a Commissioner on the Broward County Charter Review Commission.

Mr. Platt also has a leading reputation for lobbying work within the county. He served as Chairman and State Committeeman of the Broward County Democratic Party and as Treasurer of the Florida Democratic Party. Local, state and federal elected officials often call on him for advice and local publications consistently rank him among the 50 most influential people in this county of 1.8 million people.

Community Involvement

A supporter of local and state organizations, Mr. Platt served as Chairman for the State Board of Community Colleges, the Florida Atlantic University Foundation and Fort Lauderdale’s Downtown Council.  He currently serves as a Trustee for the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Trustee and Vice Chairman of the Broward Public Library Foundation, and Chairman of the Development Board for Nova Southeastern University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Background

Mr. Platt began his legal career in 1972 at the Harvard Center for Law and Education. After law school, he was awarded an International Legal Center Overseas Teaching Fellowship at the Catholic University Law School in Santiago, Chile, where he taught and advised. Fluent in Spanish, Mr. Platt also served two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Panama.