About Gloria
Gloria M — Velazquez is a attorney specializing in land use, zoning, and government affairs. She has been practicing law in Florida since 1997, focusing on assisting real estate developers, property owners, and private companies with land acquisition, due diligence, permitting, and navigating local government regulations. Her experience includes representing clients before various local government agencies to secure land use plan amendments, rezoning, site plan approvals, and variances. She has also handled building permit issues and code enforcement hearings. In 1998, Velazquez joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder, where she concentrated on land use and zoning matters.
Her role involved guiding clients through the details of land development and ensuring compliance with local regulations. In 2004, she transitioned to Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske, focusing on private land use and municipal law. In July 2021, Velazquez joined Nason Yeager Gerson Harris & Fumero, P.A. as a shareholder, bringing over 24 years of experience to the firm's Government, Environmental, and Land Use Team. Her practice areas at Nason Yeager include land acquisition, due diligence, land use and zoning, permitting, and local government law.
She has been recognized with various legal awards of distinction in her practice areas throughout her career. Velazquez has been actively involved in governmental affairs, notably serving as the Government Affairs Director for the Builders Association of South Florida during the development of the Florida Building Code in the late 1990s. This role allowed her to influence building criteria in response to the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Additionally, she was twice appointed by the Governor to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers, serving for eight years. Throughout her career, Velazquez has been recognized for her contributions to the legal field.
In 2022, she was named to the Florida Trend Legal Elite list, an honor given to less than 2% of active Florida Bar members practicing in the state. This recognition highlights her expertise and standing among her peers in the legal community. Velazquez is fluent in Spanish and has been a member of the Florida State Bar since 1997. She is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Miami-Dade County Bar Association. Her office is located at 8005 NW 155th Street, Suite A, Miami Lakes, FL 33016.