Lobbyists are extremely beneficial to us. Clay s 31 clients represented special interest groups ranging from alcohol and tobacco to health care and telecommunications. Numerous shifts between lobbyists and their clients took place in the 1998 session. Lobbying is the art of working with people, Medlin said last year. There are no books or courses.
Clients come and go.
Ericsson Inc. There s no formula, said David Blount, spokesperson for the secretary of state. Lobbyists compensation is determined by clients and lobbyists. With Boyd Tunica s compensation, Dickson moved up a spot as the third highest-paid lobbyist. Lobbyist Burke Campbell Murphy stayed about par with the previous year s earnings. Lobbying is a profession which is a necessary part of the process to keep all parties informed of all sides of an issue, said Jackson attorney Dennis Miller of Watkins, Ludlam and Stennis, whose lobbying income ranked sixth.