Lobbying compensation reports for the third quarter dropped this month, and each of the state’s Top 15 shops logged well over $1 million in earnings.

Here’s Florida Politics’ rundown of the No. 6 through No. 15 firms in the third quarter; check out the full lobby firm rankings and our separate breakdown of how the No. 16-25 firms fared in Q3.

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.

Florida lobbyists and lobbying firms faced a mid-November deadline to file compensation reports for the period covering July 1 through Sept. 30. Compensation reports for the fourth quarter are due to the state on Feb. 14.

No. 6: GrayRobinson

GrayRobinson reported $1.62 million in median legislative earnings and $1.42 million in executive branch compensation during the third quarter, for a combined $3.035 million.

Both reports landed in the $1 million-plus bracket, indicating the firm’s true revenues could be materially higher than the median estimates suggest. Maximum values show the team could have earned up to $2.49 million on the legislative side and $2.34 million in the executive branch.

The firm, led by Dean Cannon, represented 240 legislative clients and 249 executive clients in Q3, supported by a 21-member lobbying team. Alongside Cannon, the roster includes David Allen, Kylee Anzueto, Christopher Carmody, Carlecia Collins, Leonard Collins, Larry Cretul, Christopher Dawson, Angela Drzewiecki, George Levesque, Jessica Love, Blake Mathesie, Ryan Matthews, Kim McDougal, Kirk Pepper, Thomas Philpot, Richard Plotkin, Joseph Salzverg, Robert Stuart and Jason Unger.

High-value contracts on the legislative report included the Florida Municipal Electric Association, which paid $45,000 for the quarter, followed by the City of Tampa and Coreview at the $30,000-to-$40,000 level. On the executive side, Coreview was again at the top alongside the Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller and UCF Student Government Association, all three in the $30,000-to-$40,000 range, with Brown & Brown and the Florida League of Cities landing at $25,000 each.

With $3.5 million in Q1 and $3.29 million in Q2, GrayRobinson has now collected just over $9.8 million through the first nine months of 2025, keeping it firmly in the Top 10 and competitive for another Top 5 finish.

No. 7: Corcoran Partners

Michael Corcoran and the team at Corcoran Partners reported $1.65 million in legislative revenues and $813,000 in executive branch pay in the third quarter, for a combined $2.47 million.

The firm’s disclosures put its legislative work in the $1 million-plus bracket and its executive portfolio in the $500,000-to-$1 million range. At maximum value, Corcoran Partners could have earned about $2.25 million in the Legislature and up to $1 million for its executive branch work.

The firm counted 134 clients on each report in Q3, continuing to operate with one of the larger books of business among mid-sized shops. As in past quarters, several high-profile clients stood out.

Fontainebleau Development led the legislative sheet at $68,000, followed by the Florida Optometric Association at $60,000, and they both repeated with the same totals on the executive report. Other marquee names on the roster included Walmart, Florida Crystals, Nova Southeastern University and the Philadelphia Phillies.

In addition to Michael Corcoran, the team includes Jacqueline Corcoran, Noah Corcoran, Matt Blair, Esteban Bovo, Brian Ford, Jeff Hawes, Helen Levine, Will Rodriguez, Carlos San Jose and Andrea Tovar.

Corcoran Partners earned $2.45 million in Q1 and another $2.45 million in Q2. With $2.47 million more in Q3, the firm is up to $7.36 million year-to-date, keeping it comfortably in the Top 10.

No. 8: The Advocacy Partners

The Advocacy Partners turned in another strong set of reports in the third quarter, with $1.04 million in legislative earnings and $1.31 million in executive branch pay.

That brings the firm’s combined median estimate to $2.35 million for Q3. Both disclosures landed in the $1 million-plus bracket, and at the top end, estimates show the team could have earned up to $1.46 million in the Legislature and $1.79 million in the executive branch, for a potential overall haul of about $3.25 million.

The firm reported 99 legislative clients and 116 executive clients last quarter. On the legislative side, Hologic, Palladium Investment Partners, Rising Phoenix Holding Company and TECO Energy each appeared at $35,000 apiece. Walt Disney Parks & Resorts and autonomous vehicle company Waymo followed in the $20,000-to-$30,000 tier alongside a roster that spans health care, utilities, emergency management and tech.

Executive filings were led by Starbucks and Medcare Hospice Services in the $45,000 range. Eightfold AI, Entratus, Inktel Government BPO Services, MIS Security, PayIt and Tidal Basin Group rounded out the top tier with $35,000 contracts.

In Q3, the seven-member team — Slater Bayliss, Christopher Chaney, Alex Poitras, Steve Schale, Stephen Shiver, Sarah Suskey and Jeff Woodburn — pushed The Advocacy Partners’ year-to-date total to $6.69 million. That leaves the firm within striking distance of the $7.65 million it reported across all of 2024, with one quarter still to play.

No. 9: Greenberg Traurig

National law and lobbying powerhouse Greenberg Traurig kept its grip on a Top 10 spot in the third quarter, reporting $1.16 million in legislative fees and $740,000 in executive branch revenues.

The combined $1.90 million total keeps the firm comfortably in ninth place on Florida Politics’ rankings. The legislative disclosure landed in the $1 million-plus bracket and the executive registered within the $500,000-to-$1 million range. Based on the upper ranges, the team could have earned up to $2.56 million.

The firm’s Q3 reports listed 111 legislative clients and 135 executive clients. On the legislative side, Baptist Health South Florida, Guy Carpenter & Company, Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Slide Insurance Holdings and Slide MGA each appeared in the $40,000-to-$50,000 bracket. EXP Global, Humana Medical Plan and the Seminole Tribe of Florida followed at $35,000 each.

Greenberg Traurig’s roster features Roger Beaubien, Christian Brito, Gus Corbella, Hayden Dempsey, Fred Karlinsky and Timothy Stanfield.

Through three quarters the team has just over $6 million, keeping it on pace for an annual total in line with its $7.81 million performance in 2024.

No. 10: SBM Partners

Three quarters into its rebrand, SBM Partners is surging into the Top 10 with $1.79 million in median earnings.

The firm reported $985,000 in legislative pay and $805,000 in executive branch compensation in Q3. The legislative report landed in the $1 million-plus bracket, however, signaling that the medians understate SBM’s total. Executive earnings were listed with a max of $1 million.

At the top end of client ranges, SBM could have earned about $1.43 million in the Legislature and $1 million in the executive branch for a potential overall total near $2.43 million.

The firm is led by Jeff Hartley, Teye Carmichael and Lisa Hurley, alongside former House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, who folded his Crisafulli Consulting portfolio into the practice earlier this year. They’re joined by lobbyists David Daniel, Jonathan Rees and Parker Powell. The team represented 117 legislative clients and 116 executive clients last quarter, covering sectors from health care and insurance to education, finance and retail.

On the legislative sheet, JM Family Enterprises and Johnson & Johnson each showed up with $35,000 contracts, followed by the Florida Bar’s Family Law Section, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association, Istation, Partners for Florida’s Children and Families and U.S. Sugar at $25,000.

A broad slate of $15,000 contracts rounded out the core of the portfolio from clients such as Publix, the Florida Hospital Association, the Florida Health Care Association and the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

After posting $1.86 million in Q1 and $1.74 million in Q2, the firm now sits at $5.38 million so far this year, putting it on pace to finish 2025 ahead of its $6.63 million total from 2024.

No. 11: Metz Husband & Daughton

The nine-member team at Metz Husband & Daughton stayed in the upper tier of Florida’s lobbying rankings in the third quarter, reporting $1.21 million in legislative revenues and $535,000 in executive branch earnings.

Together, the reports put the firm’s Q3 median total at $1.74 million. The legislative filing landed in the $1 million-plus bracket, while the executive report was listed in the $250,000-to-$500,000 range, indicating that actual earnings may be closer to the top of the disclosed bands. At maximum value, Metz Husband & Daughton could have earned about $1.63 million in the Legislature and up to $500,000 in the executive branch.

Among its legislative clients, Amscot Financial led the way with a $51,000 payment, exceeding the cap on range reporting. American Express followed at $35,000 each, while more than a dozen other contracts checked in at $25,000.

On the executive side, The Everglades Trust topped the report at $25,000, with Alteryx, Areas USA FLTP, Barron Collier Partnership, bluebird bio, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, Curaleaf Florida, Ecosystem Investment Partners and the University of Florida Foundation each paying $15,000. The remainder of the executive contracts fell into the up-to-$10,000 tier.

In addition to named partners Warren Husband and James Daughton, the team includes Doug Bell, Leslie Dughi, Anna DePaolo, Allison Liby-Schoonover, Aimee Lyon, Andy Palmer and Karl Rasmussen.

With $3.56 million booked through the first half of 2025 and another $1.74 million added last quarter, Metz Husband & Daughton has collected about $5.30 million so far this year, keeping it within striking distance of its $6.73 million haul in 2024.

No. 12: Floridian Partners

Floridian Partners finished No. 12 in the third quarter with $880,000 in legislative earnings and $641,000 in executive branch pay, for a combined median total of $1.52 million.

For Q3, the firm reported the $500,000-to-$1 million bracket on both filings, indicating the actual haul may sit closer to the top of those ranges. If clients paid at the high end, Floridian Partners could have earned up to about $1 million in the Legislature and $875,000 lobbying the executive branch, pushing its potential overall take to nearly $1.9 million.

Charles Dudley, Jorge Chamizo, George Feijoo, Hunter Flack, Gary Guzzo, Toby Philpot and Melissa Joiner Ramba worked with 88 legislative clients and 83 executive clients last quarter.

On the legislative side, Elevance Health and Florida Internet & Television led the way with $45,000 contracts. The Seminole Tribe of Florida was one tier down at $35,000, as were Funding Florida Legal Aid, the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Sutherland Capital. Another 10 contracts landed at the $25,000 level.

The executive report was topped by the National Council on Compensation Insurance at $56,000, an exact figure above the $50,000 cap on range reporting. Elevance Health and Venable followed at $45,000 apiece, with MorseLife at $35,000 and a $25,000 tier that included Alivi Technology, Milliman and Preceptis Medical.

The new reports bring Floridian Partners’ year-to-date total to about $4.70 million, making it almost certain the firm will exceed its $5.53 million rake in 2024.

No. 13: Arrow Group

Arrow Group secured the No. 13 spot in the third quarter with $860,000 in legislative earnings and $655,000 in executive branch pay, for a combined median total of $1.52 million.

The firm’s Q3 filings both landed in the $500,000-to-$1 million range, reflecting a steady run of seven-figure quarters since the firm launched at the start of the year as a strategic partnership between Gunster and Anfield Consulting.

The shop features a deep bench of advocates, including Al Balido, Ronald Brisé, Rosanna Manuela Catalano, Natalie Fausel, Edgar Fernandez, Julie Fess, Sha’Ron James, Alexandria Kernan, Corrine Maro, Trey Price, Kimberly Shugar, Timothy Stapleton and Larry Williams. Arrow reported 110 legislative clients and 111 executive clients in Q3.

On the legislative side, Polk County Board of County Commissioners led the sheet with a $45,000 contract. The Florida Association of Property Appraisers and WSP followed at $35,000 each, while the City of Flagler Beach, Coastline Imaging, the Florida Waste Haulers & Recyclers Coalition, Home Run Financing and Sea and Shoreline were among several clients in the $25,000 tier.

Executive disclosures were more tightly clustered, with American Water Works Association (Florida Section), Kissimmee Place Development Group, MyBambu Lending, Polk County Board of County Commissioners and Resource Environmental Solutions all reporting $25,000 payments, followed by a broad slate of $15,000 contracts.

Arrow’s revenues have been consistent throughout 2025 and it has now collected about $4.51 million through three quarters, putting it on track for a $6 million haul in its debut year.

No. 14: Continental Strategy

Continental Strategy remained in the upper half of the rankings in the third quarter, reporting $700,000 in legislative earnings and $798,000 in executive branch pay.

The combined $1.50 million total keeps the firm firmly among the Top 15 firms in Florida Politics’ rankings. For Q3, both reports fell in the $500,000-to-$1 million bracket, indicating Continental’s revenues were no less than $1 million. At maximum, the firm could have earned about $970,000 in the Legislature and up to $1 million for its executive work.

Co-founded by former state Representative and U.S. Amb. Carlos Trujillo, the Florida roster features James Card, Tom DiGiacomo, Gangul Gabadage, Courtney Jane Larkin, Tyler Russell and Ashley Ellis Spicola. The firm has also expanded its reach in Washington, where Alberto Martinez serves as managing partner of its D.C. office.

Continental represented 64 legislative clients and 67 executive clients in Q3.

Legislative disclosures listed more than 60 clients, led by the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida at $35,000. A mix of midsized contracts followed, including Chrysalis Health, the City of Doral, Elevance Health and the Florida Optometric Association at $25,000.

On the executive side, LTS topped the charts with a $158,000 contract — far exceeding the cap on range reporting and ranking among the largest single-client totals on any Q3 ledger. Farmhouse Tomatoes and World Wide Technology followed at $35,000.

Continental Strategy’s year-to-date tally is $4.41 million, making it a foregone conclusion the firm will shatter the $4.64 million bar it set in 2024.

No. 15: Johnson & Blanton

Johnson & Blanton held its ground in the Top 15 in the third quarter, reporting $720,000 legislative earnings and another $455,000 in executive branch pay.

The combined $1.18 million total keeps the firm roughly in line with its first-half performance. For Q3, the legislative report fell in the $500,000-to-$1 million bracket and the executive filing landed in the $250,000-to-$500,000 range. The client sheet indicates it may have hit the $1.5 million maximum.

The team of Jon Johnson, Travis Blanton, Marnie George, Stefan Grow, Darrick McGhee Sr. and Eric Prutsman represented 87 legislative clients and 88 executive clients last quarter, continuing the firm’s focus on health care heavyweights.

On the legislative side, AdventHealth led the report with a $35,000 contract, followed by BayCare, the Florida Engineering Society and the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists at $25,000 apiece. A cluster of $15,000 clients, including Bank of America and Moffitt Cancer Center, rounded out the upper tiers.

Executive filings again showed AdventHealth at the top with a $25,000 payment. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, BayCare, Dexcom, the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association, Gainwell Holding Corp. and The GEO Group each reported $15,000, with most remaining contracts in the up-to-$10,000 tier.

With $3.53 million in revenues so far this year, Johnson & Blanton is poised to surpass last year’s $4.65 million total and record another Top 15 finish in the annual rankings.