Lobbying compensation: Ballard Partners take top spot for second quarter in a row
Ballard Partners was once again the top-earning lobbying firm in the state, according to compensation reports covering the third quarter.
Firm founder and president Brian Ballard and the two dozen lobbyists at the firm put an estimated $6.52 million in the till during the reporting period, with $3.79 million of that earned lobbying the Legislature.
The haul represents a 5% bump over the firm’s Q2 tally and also makes for three consecutive quarters that the powerhouse clinched No. 1 in overall earnings.
The honor is based on median earnings estimates, which Florida Politics calculates by using the middle number of the per-client ranges firms list on their compensation reports. Firms also repo...
