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<br /> <br /> <br />Shareholder. Miami <br />305-789-3532 <br />jmorales@swmwas,com <br /> <br />Practice Areas <br /> <br />Government Law <br />Commercial <br />Transactions <br /> <br />Education <br /> <br />J.D., magna cum laude, <br />Harvard Law School, <br />1987 <br />B,A., magna cum laude, <br />Harvard University, 1984 <br /> <br />Bar Admissions <br /> <br />Florida, 1987 <br />District of Columbia, <br />1989 <br /> <br />Languages <br />Spanish <br /> <br />Memberships <br />The Florida Bar <br />Dade County Bar Assn. <br />Cuban American Bar <br />Assn, <br /> <br />Jimmy L. Morales <br /> <br />Jimmy Morales, a shareholder in the firm, practices in the Miami office's <br />Governmental Affairs and Land Use practice group. He has extensive <br />experience in administrative, zoning, land use, municipal, and <br />governmental law. He also brings the perspective of a former elected <br />official to his role as counsel to municipal governments. <br /> <br />Relevant Experience <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Currently serves on the City Attorney team for the City of Marathon, <br />Florida <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Board of Miami-Dade County Commissioners, District 7 (Coral Gables, <br />Key Biscayne, Miami, Pinecrest and South Miami) (1996-2004) <br /> <br />Miami-Dade County's liaison to the Downtown Development Authority <br />and the Dade League of Cities (1997-2004) <br /> <br />. Chief Special Master, City of Miami Beach (2005 - present) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Professional and Community Involvement <br /> <br />. Chairman, Dade Community Foundation (2003) <br />. Chairman, Livability Task Force of the Alliance for Human Services <br />. Board Member of various organizations, including Neighborhood <br />Lending Partners, Urban Environment League, and the American Red <br />Cross <br />. WLRN Community Advisory Board <br />. Graduate of the Leadership Florida and Leadership Miami programs <br />