Lobbying

American Association for Justice's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $2.1M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $5.8M. Its first report covers Q1 2022; the issues it reports most are Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

American Association for Justice

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$5.8M
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q1 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

American Association for Justice lobbying by quarter
American Association for Justice lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q1 2022$12.8K1
Q2 2022$1M2
Q3 2022$12.8K1
Q4 2022$1.3M7
Q1 2023$1.3M7
Q2 2023$1.5M7
Q3 2023$1.5M8
Q4 2023$1.6M8
Q1 2024$1.4M7
Q2 2024$1.6M7
Q3 2024$1.4M6
Q4 2024$1.4M7
Q1 2025$1.6M7
Q2 2025$1.6M7
Q3 2025$1.6M7
Q4 2025$2M7
Q1 2026$1.7M7
Q2 2026$2.1M7
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Consumer protection and safety$1.9M · 63 reports
  • Financial institutions and securities$1.7M · 33 reports
  • Taxation$1.6M · 38 reports
  • Government issues$1.5M · 33 reports
  • Torts$1.5M · 31 reports
  • Medicare and Medicaid$1.5M · 22 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$1.5M · 29 reports
  • Automotive industry$1.4M · 16 reports
  • Maritime and fisheries$1.4M · 16 reports
  • Natural resources$1.4M · 16 reports
  • Railroads$1.4M · 16 reports
  • Science and technology$1.4M · 16 reports
  • Trucking and shipping$1.4M · 16 reports
  • Health issues$1.3M · 16 reports
  • Aviation and airlines$1.3M · 15 reports
  • Firearms$754.5K · 10 reports
  • Law enforcement and criminal justice$650K · 15 reports
  • Environment and Superfund$374.3K · 28 reports
  • Agriculture$310.2K · 15 reports
  • Copyright, patent and trademark$128.2K · 2 reports
  • Sports$97.5K · 4 reports
  • Veterans$91K · 6 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$90K · 15 reports
  • Civil rights and liberties$90K · 15 reports
  • Banking$50K · 4 reports
  • Transportation$22.5K · 1 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES95 reports
  • SENATE93 reports
  • Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)26 reports
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)17 reports
  • Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)12 reports
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)11 reports
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)8 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of7 reports
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)6 reports
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)3 reports
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)2 reports
  • Food & Drug Administration (FDA)1 reports
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)1 reports
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseAmerican Association for Justice$21.4M16 quarters
NVG$1.3M15 quarters
Radius Advocacy$650K15 quarters
Epplin Strategic Planning$450K15 quarters
Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & Laduca$400K15 quarters
LXR Group$342K17 quarters
Critical Mass Strategies$44K2 quarters
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr$015 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
CARLYLE THORSENGeneral Counsel & AA, Rep. Tom DeLay; Deputy Asst. Attorney General, Dept. of Justice; Counsel, House Judiciary Committee; Legislative Counsel, Rep. McCollum and LoBiondoQ2 2026
ELIZABETH FARRARStaff Dir, Dep Staff Dir-Sen Rules Cmte; Dep CoS, Leg Dir-Sen Klobuchar; Chief Counsel, Counsel-Sen Jud Cmte (Klobuchar); Health Counsel-Rep DeGette; Leg Aide-Sen HELP Subcmte (Hagan); Leg Corr-Sen Hagan; Law Clerk-Sen HELP Cmte; Intern-Rep EtheridgeQ2 2026
ELLI SCHANKSenator Joe Donnelly, InternQ2 2026
HEATHER KATRINA SAGERRep. Cheri Bustos - Deputy Chief of StaffQ2 2026
PAMELA BETH GILBERTFormer Executive Director of the Consumer Product Safety CommissionQ2 2026
ROBERT EPPLINLD, Sen. Collins; LA Sen. Smith; Analyst, OMB Budget Review Division; Prof Staff, Senate Finance Committee; LA Sen. PackwoodQ2 2026
STEPHEN COFFEYRep. Gene Green, Legal Intern; Rep. Matt Cartwright, Deputy Chief of Staff and House Appropriations Committee Associate StaffQ2 2026
JUSTICE ESTRADASenator Charles Schumer, Intern; Senator Dianne Feinstein, Legislative CorrespondentQ1 2026
THEODORE NASTASESenate Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Planning, Senator Gary Peters, InternQ1 2026
MOLLY CAREYDeputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director-Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18)Q3 2025
JULIA MASSIMINOCounsel: House Judiciary, Reps. Berman & Delahunt; COS - Rep. BermanQ4 2023
MICHAEL EDWARD COLLINSRep. Gerry Connolly - Outreach Director - 2013-2016 Rep. Corrine Brown - Legislative Assistant - 2010-2013Q4 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
08/03for Q2LXR Group$25K
07/23for Q2Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & Laduca$30K
07/21for Q2Epplin Strategic Planning$30K
07/20for Q2NVG$90K
07/20for Q2In-house$1.8M
07/19for Q2Radius Advocacy$50K
07/18for Q2Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and DorrUnder $5,000
05/15for Q1LXR Group$25K
04/20for Q1Epplin Strategic Planning$30K
04/20for Q1NVG$90K
04/20for Q1In-house$1.5M
04/16for Q1Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and DorrUnder $5,000
04/16for Q1Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & Laduca$30K
04/16for Q1Radius Advocacy$50K
03/04for Q4 2025LXR Group$25K
01/20for Q4 2025NVG$90K
01/20for Q4 2025Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & Laduca$30K
01/20for Q4 2025Epplin Strategic Planning$30K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$1.8M
01/18for Q4 2025Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and DorrUnder $5,000