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PR Firms for Professional Services

Top public relations firms for professional services firms, including law firms, accounting, financial advisors, architects and consultants (ranked by revenue).

O’Dwyer’s ranks PR firms based on net fee income which is defined as charges for PR counseling and time spent preparing and placing stories in media.

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Top Public Relations Firms by PR Specialty (Updated for 2026 with '25 net fees)
Adult Beverages/Spirits | Agriculture | Auto./Transportation | Beauty/Fashion | Crisis Communications | Education | Energy | Entertainment | Environmental | Financial | Food & Bev | Healthcare | Home Furnishings | Industrial | Non-Profits | Professional Svcs. | Public Affairs | Purpose/CSR | Real Estate Finance & Dev. | Restaurants | Sports | Technology | Travel & Economic Dev.

Top Public Relations Firms by Location (Updated for 2026 with '25 net fees)
Atlanta | Chicago | Conn. | Boston | Florida | Hawaii | Los Angeles | Miami | Midwest | New York & New Jersey | Penn. | San Francisco | Southeast | Texas | Wash., DC | West

PR Firm Rankings by Year
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#
FT Emp.
1.
Edelman
New York, NY
5,457
$98,471,000
2.
Ruder Finn Inc.
New York, NY
1,350
$17,660,000
3.
Infinite
New York, NY
49
$11,186,054
4.
41
$10,992,000
5.
Highwire PR
San Francisco, CA
259
$8,801,483
6.
Hunter
New York, NY
320
$5,500,000
7.
Zeno Group
New York, NY
841
$5,269,652
8.
Jackson Spalding
Atlanta, GA
133
$4,196,642
9.
Tunheim
Minneapolis, MN
23
$3,122,297
10.
59
$3,090,826
11.
6
$2,500,000
12.
51
$2,445,357
13.
139
$2,077,415
14.
151
$1,989,528
15.
Furia Rubel
Philadelphia, PA
10
$1,948,321
16.
36
$1,659,655
17.
Gregory
Ardmore, PA
126
$1,479,262
18.
18
$1,400,000
19.
Padilla
Minneapolis, MN
162
$1,297,642
20.
Otter PR
St. Petersburg, FL
23
$898,212
21.
Red Thread PR
Philadelphia, PA
14
$888,750
22.
Bellmont Partners
Minneapolis, MN
23
$841,224
23.
16
$837,125
24.
6
$782,719
25.
IW Group, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA
12
$637,235
26.
LaunchSquad
San Francisco, CA
109
$620,000
27.
Ehrhardt Group, The
New Orleans, LA
22
$603,647
28.
LLYC U.S.
Grand Rapids, MI
110
$533,000
29.
Trevelino/Keller
Atlanta, GA
43
$450,000
30.
Rosen Group
New York, NY
14
$363,000
31.
15
$297,417
32.
11
$281,467
33.
6
$225,000
34.
Idea Grove
Lewisville, TX
10
$200,892
35.
10
$197,645
36.
3
$120,358
37.
MediaSource
Columbus, OH
18
$111,195
38.
Violet PR
Montclair, NJ
15
$105,397
39.
7
$99,000
40.
41
$87,500
41.
Red Banyan
Fort Lauderdale, FL
24
$79,340
42.
Slide Nine Agency
Columbus, OH
14
$67,951
43.
Scenario Communications
Stevenson Ranch, CA
17
$63,820
44.
10
$59,165
45.
71
$47,109
46.
27
$37,830
47.
Lawlor Media Group
New York, NY
4
$29,499
48.
3
$24,197
49.
O'Connell & Goldberg PR Firm
Fort Lauderdale, FL
20
$21,000
50.
Lee Andrews Group
Los Angeles, CA
29
$19,300
51.
37
$15,000
52.
Akrete
Evanston, IL
6
$7,500
53.
42
$5,145
54.
Shiftology
Springfield, OH
6
$2,123


PR has moved mostly to the agency side where extensive special practice areas have built up over the past 25-30 years. O'Dwyer's ranking of PR firms specializing in professional services includes work for law firms and accountants. Our rankings have been tabulated annually since 1968. Take part in 2026 ranking.