Lee Nelson, a partner in our Tampa office, has been named Legal Counsel of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, where he also serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
Mr. Nelson is co-chair of Shutts & Bowen’s firmwide Real Estate Practice Group, and also leads the real estate practice in the firm’s Tampa office. He has handled all aspects of complex real estate transactions, and other matters for a variety of New York Stock Exchange and closely-held companies.
Long active in the community, Mr. Nelson has also served as the Chamber’s Co-Chair of Public Policy. He is a also a board member of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Corporation and of the Real Estate Investment Council, on which he is serving as Treasurer for 2014-15. He is former Vice Chairman of the Board of the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, and a former Executive Council Member of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar.
About the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce
One of Florida’s oldest business organizations, The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce is Tampa Bay’s premier voice for businesses and a leading advocate for the community’s greater good. Founded as the Tampa Board of Trade in 1885, it was reorganized in 1928 as the Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Learn more at www.tampachamber.com.