The 14 state lobbying firms that billed over $1 million in the past year grossed over $30 million representing literally hundreds of clients.
Not surprisingly, the 10 highest-paid lobbyists which we listed last month as each billing more than $1 million are also members of the top-grossing firms.
The highest-grossing firms, whose billings include all the expenses to run an Annapolis office, in order are:
1. Perry, White, Ross & Jacobson…….$4,534,051
2. Rifkin Weiner Livingston, LLC…… $3,678,804
3. Alexander & Cleaver, P.A. …………..$3,126,479
4. Manis Canning & Associates ……….$2,828,976
5. Harris Jones & Malone, LLC ……….$2,130,823
6. Gerard E. Evans, Ltd. …………………$2,089,899
7. Venable, LLP …………………………….$2,032,909
8. Capitol Strategies, LLC ……………….$1,822,016
9. Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A. ………..$1,803,027
10. Bruce Bereano ………………………….$1,675,303
11. S. Proctor & Associates, Inc. ………. $1,313,041
12. Cornerstone Government Affairs .. $1,067,153
13. Gordon Feinblatt LLC ………………..$1,022,775
14. DLA Piper LLP (US) …………………..$1,000,194
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