Steven Geller

Attorney Steven Geller is the founder and owner of Geller Law Firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A nationally ranked land use and gambling law attorney with more than 40 years of total legal experience, Geller also served 20 years in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate, as Mayor of Broward County, and currently serves as a Broward County Commissioner and Chair of the South Florida Regional Planning Council. Mr. Geller provides unmatched counsel and support to a diverse range of clients throughout South Florida who have legal needs involving any of the following:· Gaming law· Tallahassee lobbying and administrative law· Zoning and land useLitigationGeneral corporate and business adviceOver the course of his legal career, Mr. Geller has represented clients both locally and nationally with their complex issues involving gaming law, zoning law and other related areas. He has also lobbied before the state's legislative and executive branches in order to affect positive changes in the law and regulations that impact his clients the most. Moreover, he has served as national president of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States as well as the National Conference of Insurance Legislators.Mr. Geller also serves as legal adviser and special counsel for the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States, and he has conducted numerous lectures and continuing legal education seminars across his region and throughout the country on a variety of legal topics related to gambling and insurance issues. He also routinely serves as de facto general counsel for many high net worth clients throughout Broward County who are dealing with complex and pressing legal challenges.Moreover, Mr. Geller has handled numerous matters before various state government branches as well as before the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Elections Commission. He is a former Partner at a National Law Firm, where he chaired various legal practice groups.Recognized for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Geller has earned perennial AV Preeminent peer review ratings* from Martindale-Hubbell for the past 20 years, and he holds a listing in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. He has also received many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers, including a Top Rated Lawyer designation from the South Florida Legal Guide.A 1979 graduate of Florida State University, Mr. Geller obtained his Juris Doctor from Florida State University College of Law in 1982.*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.