Ryan Ray
Gunster Yoakley & Stewart’s Tallahassee governmental affairs practice hauled in an estimated $470,000 in consulting fees in the second quarter of 2015, according to recently submitted lobbyist compensation reports.
In their first quarter since adding veteran influencer Cameron Yarbrough to their roster, Gunster managed 38 executive lobbying clients who paid a total of about $110,000 along with 33 legislative clients who accounted for $360,000.
Washington-based employment services giants TrueBlue Inc., stood alone as Gunster’s client with the biggest invoice at between $40,000 and $49,999 for legislative representation in the Capitol, followed by Associated Industries of Florida, which brought in between $30,000 and $39,999.
Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers, Florida Goodwill Association, Mears Transportation Group and accounted for an estimated $25,000 each, as did Realauction.com, RAI Services and All My Sons Moving and Storage.
Other major clients on Gunster’s eclectic roster include Motorola Solutions — which chipped in another $10,000 between legislative and executive contracts — as well as Gulf Power Co., Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers, and 1-800-Contacts.
Gunster’s lobbying team for the second quarter of 2015 was replete with familiar faces on Adams Street including Joanna Bonfanti, Derek Bruce, Adam Corey, Lila Jaber, Gregory Munson, Kellie Scott and Larry Williams, as well as the new addition of Yarbrough.
State law requires lobbying firms to submit compensation reports quarterly. They are permitted in most cases to simply report an approximate range of client compensation — e.g. $1 to $9,999 — instead of the specific dollar amount.
