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nschiller@becker-poliakoff.com
Professional Experience
Neil Schiller is an attorney and lobbyist in the Firm's Government Law & Lobbying Practice Group. He helps clients promote and advance their objectives before governmental entities at the local, regional, and state levels of government. Having worked with many elected officials on political and other grass roots campaigns, he has a vast working knowledge of the local, regional and Florida political landscape and insider's understanding of local governmental decision making. Neil has run many successful political campaigns at all levels of government in Broward, Palm Beach , Martin, and St. Lucie Counties and has extensive contacts with local civic activists and political leaders. He is known for his work ethic, strategic thinking, and creative messaging for business clients seeking governmental approvals as well as candidates and non profit organizations needing an effective communications plan and political strategy.
Neil has represented a wide variety of clients before their respective County and City Commissions ranging from corporate clients such as T-Mobile, Inc., and the Oracle Corporation to non profit corporations such as Norton Park Place Condominium Association and the Las Olas Beach Club Condominium Association. Representation has included land use, zoning, development related issues and/or procurement of government contracts.
As a land use/development attorney, Neil has successfully guided developers through the multifaceted approval process with issues such as site-plan approvals, rezonings, variances and special exceptions to name a few. He has also represented many of the firm's condominium and homeowners association clients to oppose new neighboring developments or mitigate their impacts on the association. In government procurement, Neil has successfully navigated county and local procurement processes on behalf of multi-national corporations to small, local businesses to secure multimillion dollar contracts .
Prior to joining Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., he ran his own political consulting and lobbying practice, Political Action Communications, LLC, where he scored a “trifecta” in winning three tough state house races in August of 2006. Previously, Neil lobbied and practiced law at Poole McKinley, & Blosser, where he worked closely with clients to provide legal analysis, advocacy, and political strategy at the local and state governmental level. Additionally, Neil worked as the Director of Government Affairs for the REALTOR® Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale representing over seven thousand members to various municipalities, Broward County , the Florida Legislature and the United States Congress.
Activities & Memberships
Neil was appointed by the Boca Raton City Council to serve as a member of the Boca Raton Planning and Zoning Board where he votes on Boca Raton development projects and development ordinances. He is also active in many local community organizations including serving on the Board of Directors for the Anti Defamation League of Palm Beach County; the South Palm Beach County Jewish Federation, Young Adult Division and the Stranahan House. Neil worked for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee as a deputy conference coordinator that raised over $5 million dollars in just three days. Neil's other political experience include infamously interning in the Bill Clinton White House in 1997 (after Monica), interning at the Democratic National Convention in 1996 and serving as a Page in the Maryland General Assembly in 1994.
Bar Admission
Florida
District of Columbia
Education
University of Miami College of Law, J.D.
University of Miami , B.A. |
