Rankings
Lobbyist leaderboard
Top 100 lobbyists by current principal count, drawn from the latest daily snapshot and paired with trailing 30-day client momentum.
As of
May 29, 2026
Top count
68
Gaining clients
36
100 of 100
| Rank | Firm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nelson Freeman | Checkmate Government Relations | 68 | +3 |
| #2 | John A. Hardin | The Raleigh Group, Inc. | 64 | +6 |
| #3 | William Morgan | The Raleigh Group, Inc. | 59 | +4 |
| #4 | Hampton Michael Billips | Checkmate Government Relations | 55 | 0 |
| #5 | Dana E. Simpson | Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP | 42 | 0 |
| #6 | Kevin Wilkinson | The Southern Group of North Carolina | 40 | +3 |
| #6 | Madison Alligood | The Raleigh Group, Inc. | 40 | +1 |
| #8 | Dylan Reel | Kilpatrick Townsend | 37 | +4 |
| #8 | Jackson Stancil | Jones Street Consulting | 37 | +1 |
| #10 | James A. Harrell | Independent | 35 | +1 |
| #11 | Nathaniel William Honaker | Connectc Llc | 34 | 0 |
| #12 | Jarret Ben Burr | The Southern Group of North Carolina | 33 | +5 |
| #12 | John Carry Easterling | Checkmate Government Relations | 33 | +1 |
| #14 | Sarah Amanda Bales | Brubaker & Associates, Inc. | 32 | 0 |
| #15 | Alicia Davis | The Southern Group of North Carolina | 30 | +5 |
| #15 | Chris Wall | EQV Strategic | 30 | +1 |
| #17 | John Joseph Cooper | Connect C, LLC | 28 | 0 |
| #18 | Bradford Lee Sneeden | Independent | 27 | +2 |
| #18 | Kaitlin Nicole Rothecker | Brubaker & Associates, Inc. | 27 | 0 |
| #20 | James Allen Perry | N.C. Capitol Strategies | 26 | 0 |
| #20 | Sebastian King | Elevation Strategies, Llc | 26 | +6 |
| #22 | Dodie B. Renfer | Independent | 25 | 0 |
| #22 | Emma Vick | Skyline Strategies Llc | 25 | 0 |
| #22 | Logan T Martin | Skyline Strategies Llc | 25 | 0 |
| #22 | Robert Derrick Applewhite | Checkmate Government Relations | 25 | +2 |
| #22 | Samuel Joseph Shumate | Independent | 25 | 0 |
| #22 | Sue Ann Swift | Independent | 25 | 0 |
| #22 | Tom Apodaca | Vista Strategies & Solutions, LLC | 25 | +1 |
| #29 | Daniel Baum | Navigator LLC | 24 | 0 |
| #29 | Harold Brubaker | Brubaker and Associates, Inc. | 24 | 0 |
| #31 | D. Bowen Heath | McGuireWoods Consulting | 23 | +1 |
| #31 | Elizabeth Whitehurst | The Southern Group of North Carolina | 23 | +5 |
| #31 | Thomas Wayne Sevier | Independent | 23 | +2 |
| #31 | Whitney Campbell Christensen | Ward and Smith, P.A. | 23 | 0 |
| #35 | David P. Ferrell | Maynard Nexsen, PC | 22 | 0 |
| #35 | Richard A. Zechini | Williams Mullen | 22 | +1 |
| #35 | Tom H. Fetzer | Fetzer Strategic Partners | 22 | 0 |
| #35 | Zane B. Stilwell | Stilwell Group | 22 | 0 |
| #39 | Andrew Charlton Munn | EQV Strategic | 21 | +1 |
| #39 | Ashley Matlock Perkinson | Perkinson Law Firm | 21 | 0 |
| #39 | Dave Richard | McGuireWoods Consulting | 21 | 0 |
| #39 | Drew Moretz | Brooks Pierce LLP | 21 | +2 |
| #39 | Kendall Conger | Checkmate Government Relations | 21 | -1 |
| #39 | Matthew Gross | Brubaker & Associates, Inc. | 21 | 0 |
| #45 | Bryan Holloway | Holloway Group, Inc. | 20 | 0 |
| #45 | Susan Fetzer Vick | Fetzer Strategic Partners | 20 | 0 |
| #45 | Trafton Dinwiddie | Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton | 20 | +4 |
| #48 | Andrew T. Heath | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP | 19 | +1 |
| #48 | B. Davis Horne | Independent | 19 | 0 |
| #48 | Joshua Grant | Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP | 19 | 0 |
| #48 | Towers Mingledorff | Moore & Van Allen PLLC | 19 | 0 |
| #52 | Alexander C. Miller | Alex Miller Government Affairs, LLC | 18 | 0 |
| #52 | Cameron L. Henley | Navigator LLC | 18 | 0 |
| #52 | David Murphy Powers | Powers Strategies | 18 | 0 |
| #55 | Beth Friedrich | Moore & Van Allen PLLC | 17 | 0 |
| #55 | Cassidy Robertson Whitley | Alex Miller Government Affairs, LLC | 17 | 0 |
| #55 | Christopher Pittman | Navigator LLC | 17 | 0 |
| #55 | Harrison J. Kaplan | McGuireWoods Consulting | 17 | 0 |
| #55 | Jeff Barnhart | McGuireWoods Consulting | 17 | 0 |
| #55 | Johnny L. Tillett | McGuireWoods Consulting | 17 | 0 |
| #55 | Kerri Anne Goodman | McGuireWoods Consulting | 17 | 0 |
| #55 | KJ Stancil | Independent | 17 | +2 |
| #63 | Amanda Falkenbury | McGuireWoods Consulting | 16 | 0 |
| #63 | Betsy McCorkle | Kairos Government Affairs | 16 | +1 |
| #63 | Clark D. Riemer | Maynard Nexsen, PC | 16 | 0 |
| #63 | Mary Stuart Sloan | Navigator LLC | 16 | 0 |
| #67 | Catherine Louise Thomas | Independent Lobbyists | 15 | 0 |
| #67 | Jonathan Brubaker | Brubaker And Associates | 15 | 0 |
| #67 | Jonathan Hardister | Elevation Strategies, Llc | 15 | +1 |
| #67 | Lisa D. Martin | Capitol Advantage Associates, Inc. | 15 | 0 |
| #67 | Theresa Kostrzewa | Capitol Advantage Associates, Inc. | 15 | 0 |
| #67 | Tracy W. Kimbrell | Tracy Kimbrell Government Affairs, Llc | 15 | 0 |
| #73 | Brian M. Lewis | New Frame, Inc | 14 | 0 |
| #73 | Ken Melton | Ken Melton and Associates, LLC | 14 | 0 |
| #73 | Lillian Copley | Capitol Advantage | 14 | 0 |
| #73 | Rob Lamme | Rob Lamme & Associates | 14 | 0 |
| #73 | Scott Laster | Kairos Government Affairs | 14 | 0 |
| #78 | Anna Scott Marsh | Nc Capitol Strategies | 13 | +2 |
| #78 | April Neumann | McGuireWoods Consulting | 13 | +1 |
| #78 | Hannah Tedder Nye | Vista Strategies & Solutions, LLC | 13 | +1 |
| #78 | Kara Weishaar | Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP | 13 | 0 |
| #78 | Randolph E. Cloud | Independent | 13 | 0 |
| #78 | Skye David | New Frame, Inc | 13 | 0 |
| #78 | Wendy Kelly | Focus Public Affairs | 13 | 0 |
| #85 | Alexandra Warren | EQV Strategic | 12 | +1 |
| #85 | Ed Turlington | Brooks Pierce LLP | 12 | 0 |
| #85 | Joseph H. Lanier | Milestone Strategies, LLC | 12 | 0 |
| #85 | Marley Peterson | Ward and Smith, P.A. | 12 | +1 |
| #85 | Michael Fairrington | Kairos Government Affairs | 12 | +1 |
| #85 | Philip Isley | Independent | 12 | +1 |
| #85 | R. Bruce Thompson | Independent | 12 | 0 |
| #85 | Rachel E Beaulieu | Rachel E Beaulieu Law Office PLLC | 12 | 0 |
| #85 | Trevor Fulcher | Holloway Group, Inc. | 12 | 0 |
| #85 | Will Mitchell | Powers Strategies | 12 | 0 |
| #95 | Doug Miskew | Public Sector Group | 11 | -1 |
| #95 | Dylan Frick | Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton | 11 | +2 |
| #95 | Julia Adams-Scheurich | Independent | 11 | 0 |
| #95 | Richard H. Carlton | Law Office Of Richard H. Carlton, Pllc | 11 | 0 |
| #99 | Franklin Freeman | McGuireWoods Consulting | 10 | -1 |
| #99 | Joanna Nichols | Vista Strategies & Solutions, LLC | 10 | +1 |