AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE

Total Lobbying Spend

$129.1M

Filings

560

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$7,300,000	26	7
2024	$6,230,000	31	7
2023	$6,395,000	35	8
2022	$5,440,000	33	8
2021	$4,663,000	30	8
2020	$5,230,000	29	7
2019	$5,310,000	32	7
2018	$7,500,000	29	7
2017	$6,930,000	30	7
2016	$5,780,000	28	7
2015	$5,900,000	23	6
2014	$3,910,000	25	6
2013	$3,770,000	23	6
2012	$3,570,000	21	6
2011	$3,340,000	26	7
2010	$3,900,000	28	7
2009	$4,660,000	28	7
2008	$5,380,000	26	6
2007	$5,740,000	12	5
2006	$6,595,738	9	4
2005	$8,040,000	9	3
2004	$5,280,000	5	4
2003	$2,380,000	6	4
2002	$2,580,000	4	2
2001	$2,200,000	6	3
2000	—	3	2
1999	$1,100,000	3	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Torts	—	305
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	245
Health Issues	—	222
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	150
Government Issues	—	134
Medicare/Medicaid	—	106
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	—	95
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	92
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	90
Transportation	—	85
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	84
Budget/Appropriations	—	81
Trucking/Shipping	—	66
Environment/Superfund	—	64
Homeland Security	—	63
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	—	58
Railroads	—	54
Automotive Industry	—	49
Science/Technology	—	49
Natural Resources	—	48

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP	—	53
ANDREW COCHRAN	—	35
CRITICAL MASS STRATEGIES, LLC	—	3
CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA	—	57
EPPLIN STRATEGIC PLANNING	—	36
FORSCEY, PLLC	—	75
LXR GROUP	—	20
NVG, LLC	—	87
PALMETTO GROUP	—	10
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	38
THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP	—	6
THORSEN FRENCH ADVOCACY LLC	—	37
VAN HEUVELEN STRATEGIES, LLC	—	6
WAXMAN STRATEGIES	—	5
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE	$129,123,738	92

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.