Ronald L. Book
Attorney
When Ronald L. Book was a teenager, he went before the North Miami City Council and asked that lights be installed at parks so kids could play at night. That request was successful. Nearby towns even followed suit.
The philosophy at his South Florida firm is simple: It can be done. “As a lobbyist, I can get many things done that many never get the opportunity to do once they’re elected,” says Book. “We create ways to get a square peg into a round hole.”
Since founding the firm in 1987, Book has developed a client list that is a “who’s who” of business and industry, local governments, health care and nonprofit associations. Clients include the Miami Dolphins, University of Miami, Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Alonzo Mourning Foundation, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board and Florida Power & Light.
“We believe that our clients have a right to know everything we do for them,” he says. “When we speak, we speak with confidence and integrity. Our information is honest and not misleading.”
One substantive bill project Book is proud of is red light camera legislation, a state statute that allows local governments to implement red light camera civil citations in their community. It had failed many times in the legislature. His firm devised the idea of taking $3 out of citations and donating it to The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and giving $10 to Florida’s trauma centers.
“That concept gave the bill additional support to become a law,” says Book. “We try to create ideas before everyone else.”
They’ve built a reputation for being policy experts and providing strategic direction. The firm offers first-tier state legislative representation along with a robust and extensive local government practice. “I love making differences. We’re noted as a firm for being the best in the space of the budget and appropriations process,” says Book. “People recognize us for our creativity, effectiveness and successes.”
Dedicated to community causes, he serves as Chairman of the Board for the Miami Dade Homeless Trust and for the Lauren’s Kids Foundation, a not-for-profit entity he founded with his daughter, Florida State Senator Lauren Book. He holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Tulane University and a bachelor’s in political science from Florida International University. He also ran track for 3 years at the University of Florida.
Ronald L. Book, P.A., 4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 677-S, Hollywood, 305-935-1866, rlbookpa.com
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