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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2



                           [LAI WORLDWIDE LETTERHEAD]


                                                                 January 4, 1998



Dear Lamalie Associates, Inc. Stockholder:

         On December 31, 1998, Lamalie Associates, Inc. completed an internal
restructuring for the purpose of forming a holding company, LAI Worldwide, Inc.,
to enable us to better position the Company for future domestic and
international expansion. As a result, your shares of the common stock of Lamalie
Associates, Inc. have been exchanged for shares of the common stock of the newly
formed holding company, LAI Worldwide, Inc. Lamalie Associates, Inc. is now the
wholly-owned subsidiary of LAI Worldwide, Inc. The shares of LAI Worldwide are
listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

         All of the rights and benefits of stock ownership in Lamalie
Associates, Inc. will still be enjoyed by you as the owner of the common stock
of LAI Worldwide, Inc. Because the restructuring involves a corporation with a
different name, however, a share exchange is required. ChaseMellon Shareholder
Services, L.L.C., the Company's transfer agent, has been appointed to act as the
Exchange Agent for this restructuring. Please take a moment to locate your
Lamalie Associates, Inc. common stock certificate and return it in the enclosed
envelope to the Exchange Agent, together with the enclosed transmittal
instructions, properly completed and signed. A new certificate representing
shares of the common stock of LAI Worldwide will be delivered to you as soon as
possible after receipt, acceptance and processing for exchange by ChaseMellon
Shareholder Services, L.L.C. If you have lost your certificate, please indicate
that on the letter of transmittal and return it to the Exchange Agent. A new
certificate will be delivered to you as soon as possible after you have
completed the necessary documents to replace your lost certificate.

         We appreciate your investment in LAI Worldwide.

                                       Sincerely,


                                       /s/:  Robert L. Pearson
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                                       Robert L. Pearson
                                       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer