Drew Wilson
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney was paid an estimated $690,000 by clients in the fourth quarter of 2017 according to newly filed lobbying compensation reports.
The bulk of that haul, $410,000, came in through legislative lobbying, while the remainder was reported for the executive branch.
The firm had 11 lobbyists who put in the full 52 weeks: Ivette Arango O’Doski, J. Keith Arnold, Brett Bacot, Marnie George, Michael Harrell, Paul Hawkes, Jim Magill, Kimberly F. McGlynn, Linda Loomis Shelley, Timothy Stanfield and Mac Stipanovich. The firm also picked up Douglas Bell for the second half of the year.
Lobbyists who are registered to represent clients before Florida’s legislative or executive branches are required to submit reports detailing their client roster and compensation each quarter.
Reports for the last three months of 2017 were due to the state on Feb. 14.
Lobbyists are required to report compensation from their principals in ranges covering $10,000 increments. Florida Politics uses the middle number of each range to estimate compensation.
Topping Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney’s new report was Lee Memorial Health System and U.S. Sugar, both of which paid an estimated $35,000 during the quarter. Gateway Health Plan and Vertical Bridge Holdings came in at $25,000 a piece, followed by another 15 clients paying $15,000 a pop.
The executive list headliners were Carahsoft Technology Corporation, CGI Technologies & Solutions and Marsy’s Law for All, which each paid $25,000, followed by a half-dozen clients at the $15,000 level.
The Q4 numbers put the Tallahassee-based firm’s total 2017 compensation somewhere in the ballpark of $3.2 million.
Among the top clients for the year as a whole were U.S. Sugar at $155,000, Lee Memorial Health System at $140,000, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and the Florida League of Cities at $120,000 each and Vertical Bridge Holdings at $110,000.
