Drew Wilson
The team at Rubin, Turnbull & Associates entered the Top 5 in Q2 lobbying earnings with another $2.5-million-plus performance.
The firm led by Bill Rubin and Heather Turnbull filed reports showing it earned at least $1 million lobbying the Legislature and another $1 million lobbying the executive branch. That is the top bracket for firm-level ranges, meaning Rubin Turnbull & Associates likely earned more.
Florida Politics ranks lobbying firm earnings based on the middle number of the per-client ranges listed on compensation reports. Contracts are reported in $10,000 increments. Compensation reports also include firm-level ranges, which can give outsiders a rough idea of a firm’s minimum and maximum earnings.
Rubin Turnbull’s median estimate in the Legislature was $1.32 million last quarter while the firm’s executive branch report showed an estimated $1.38 million in pay, for an overall total of $2.7 million.
In addition to the named partners, the firm’s second-quarter team included Melissa Akeson, Jacqueline Carmona, Erica Chanti, Kevin Comerer, Jodi Bock Davidson, Christopher Finkbeiner, Zachary Hubbard, Matthew Sacco and Sharonda Wright-Placide. They represented 107 legislative clients and 101 executive branch clients during the three months ending June 30.
HCA Healthcare was the most lucrative contract, paying $142,000 overall — $71,000 for legislative lobbying and the same amount for executive lobbying. Still, HCA ceded the top spot on the executive branch report to Binance.US, a major cryptocurrency trading platform that paid $90,000 for executive branch lobbying work.
Other major clients in the Legislature included BusPatrol, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Nomi Health and The Richman Group of Florida, at $35,000 apiece.
Based on per-client ranges, Rubin Turnbull & Associates could have earned as much as $3.57 million in Q2. Rubin Turnbull’s median earnings estimate of $2.7 million keeps pace with 2023, when the firm posted reports at or near the $3 million mark throughout the year.
