Jamie Alan Cole

Managing Director, Fort Lauderdale Office, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, Fort Lauderdale

Weiss Serota represents local governments, people dealing with local governments, and private entities. The firm has about 140 employees, including 95 attorneys, and serves as city attorney in 25 cities. Cole chairs the Broward County Bar Association’s law firm committee, and spearheaded a “professionalism and civility” initiative designed to improve the level of professionalism and civility of attorneys in Broward County.

EDUCATION: Wharton School of Business (BS), University of Pennsylvania (JD)

IF I WERE GOVERNOR: I would empower municipal governments by stopping the continuous attacks on home rule power.

READING: Unreasonable Hospitality, by Will Guidara

INSPIRING FLORIDIAN: Dan Marino — always went out and did his best.

MOTIVATIONAL MANTRA: Do everything that is necessary and then do some more.