Drew Wilson
Rubin, Turnbull & Associates approached the $3 million mark in the fourth quarter, improving upon its No. 5 finish in Q4.
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 $1.45 million last quarter while the firm’s executive branch report showed an estimated $1.44 million in pay, for an overall total of $2.89 million.
In addition to the named partners, the firm’s fourth-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 122 legislative clients and 118 executive branch clients in Q4.
BusPatrol was the most lucrative contract, paying $180,000 overall — $90,000 for legislative lobbying and the same amount for executive lobbying. HCA Healthcare was in the mix as well, accounting for $71,000 on each report.
Though it didn’t hire the firm for legislative work, Binance.US, a major cryptocurrency trading platform, split the top spot with BusPatrol on Rubin Turnbull’s executive branch report with a $90,000 contract.
Based on per-client ranges, Rubin Turnbull & Associates could have earned as much as $3.76 million in Q4. The closing quarter puts the firm’s annual tally at $11.38 million, placing it in the No. 6 spot in the 2024 full-year rankings.
Florida lobbyists and lobbying firms faced a mid-February deadline to file compensation reports for the period covering Oct. 1 through Dec. 31. Compensation reports for the first quarter are due to the state on May 15.
