In 2000, Harris Jones founded Harris Jones & Malone, LLC. To date, she remains the first and only Black woman in the State of Maryland to own and manage a law practice with a focus in lobbying, government relations, procurement, labor negotiations, criminal defense, and administrative trial board representation at both the state and local levels. Harris Jones & Malone proudly serves municipalities and related quasi-public agencies, non-profits, and small and large business enterprises, both publicly and privately held. Currently, Harris Jones & Malone represents clients on issues concerning, but not limited to construction, energy, water, retail sales, education, transportation, public safety, healthcare, gaming, real estate, telecommunications, procurement, corporate law, state funding for public and private development projects, taxation, labor, insurance, public interest, election, and environmental law.
Due to her hard work and tireless advocacy, Harris Jones is widely regarded as a lobbyist with the ability to effect real change in the legislative process, regardless of the size of her client or the perceived power of her opponent. As a result of her successful track record, her clients have enabled her to become the first Black attorney/lobbyist to be consistently ranked in the top five earning lobbyists in Maryland following the conclusion of each legislative session since 2009.
Harris Jones has worked on high profile matters such as the repeal of Maryland's Death Penalty, the enactment of the Civil Marriage Protection Act, and in 2019, the Community Safety and Strengthening Act, which authorizes Johns Hopkins University to establish a university police department.
Among her many legislative accomplishments, Harris Jones lobbied successfully for the passage of a priority lien bill on behalf of the Community Associations Institute Maryland Legislative Action Committee (CAI), an organization representing common ownership communities. For many years, CAI had battled with financial institutions over this critical legislation. In only her second legislative session representing CAI, Harris Jones was able to facilitate an agreement and secure the votes needed to pass the bill. This law allows condominium associations to recover up to four months of association fees at the time of a foreclosure sale. Hard hit by the downturn in the housing market, association fees are vital to the financial stability of all common ownership communities.
Harris Jones is a Member of the Board of Trustees/Directors of three publicly traded companies: Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, Diversified Healthcare Trust, and TravelCenters of America, LLC. She also serves on the Board of Trustees/Directors of Everyman Theatre and Baltimore Museum of Art. In 2021, Harris Jones was listed as one of The Daily Record's Power 100. She was also recognized by Savoy Magazine as one of the Most Influential Black Corporate Directors, an international honor. In 2019 Harris Jones received the Current Leader Award from the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland, Inc. In 2016, Harris Jones received the Friend of Dyslexia Award for Outstanding Dyslexia Advocacy and also received the Maryland Government Relations Association's Community Service Award. Since 2000, Harris Jones has earned the following honors: YWCA Greater Baltimore's Special Leader Award, The Daily Record's Leadership in Law Award, The Baltimore Sun's 50 Women to Watch in 2013, The Daily Records Maryland's Top 100 Women in 2005 and 2009, The Baltimore Business Journal's 40 under 40, The Baltimore Times' Top 25 Young Leaders to Watch, and the Maryland Coalition for Responsive Government's 21st Century Woman distinction.
1) AbbVie Inc.
3) Associated Builders & Contractors
4) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC
5) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
7) Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership
8) Benchmark Education Company
9) Benevis, LLC
10) CFG Bank Arena
11) Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
12) Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee
13) DoorDash, Inc.
16) Employ Prince George's, Inc.
18) Family Tree, The
19) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
20) Greater Baltimore Committee
21) Harris Jones & Malone, LLC
23) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service
24) Johns Hopkins
26) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC
30) Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC
31) Mariner Finance
32) Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
33) Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association
36) Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.
37) Maryland Psychiatric Society
38) Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association
39) Maryland State's Attorneys' Association
40) Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
44) Mid Atlantic Floor Covering Association, Inc.
45) Noresco
46) Norfolk Southern Corporation
47) P3 Group, The
48) Penn National Gaming, Inc.
49) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
50) PRA Group, Inc.
52) RealPage, Inc.
53) RELX Group
55) Sharps Medical Waste Services
57) Southern Management Companies
61) Turo, Inc.
62) United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.
63) US Oncology
65) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
66) Visit Baltimore
68) Washington Psychiatric Society
20+ years
I focus on 'how' to get from A to B, but I also, occasionally, help clients decide whether B is really where they want to go.
Appointed by Governor Lawrence Hogan, Jr. and President Mike Miller to the Maryland Climate Change Commission
AV Preeminent rating in Martindale-Hubbell
Named to The Best Lawyers in America since 1995
Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Environmental Law by Best Lawyers in America, 2019
Named Baltimore "Lawyer of the Year" in Litigation - Environmental by Best Lawyers in America, 2017
Named Baltimore "Lawyer of the Year" in Environmental Law by Best Lawyers in America, 2014 and 2016
Selected to Maryland Super Lawyers list for Environmental Law in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and since 2015, and for Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental Litigation and Government Relations, 2021
Recipient, Outstanding Professional Service Award, Fuel Fund of Maryland for the contribution of legal services, June 2011
Recipient, Award of Excellence as "Consultant of the Year," Home Builders Association of Maryland, Land Development Council, 2010
Recipient, Leadership in the Law Award in Environmental Law, The Daily Record, 2009
Named "Legal Elite," SmartCEO, November 2009
Listed to "Top Lawyers in Maryland," Baltimore Magazine
Michael is a Member in the firm's Energy and Environmental Team.
He was named Maryland "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law and Environmental Litigation. In addition, for more than two decades, he has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America, according to a national poll of lawyers. He has also been named a Maryland Super Lawyer. Michael has the highest possible rating in Martindale-Hubbell (established by peer review) and was a founding member and the first elected chairman of the Environmental Section of the Maryland State Bar Association.
Prior to joining Gordon Feinblatt, Michael served as Principal Counsel to the Maryland Department of the Environment. In this role, he was the chief environmental attorney for the state and the principal advisor to the Attorney General on environmental issues. He also served as an Assistant Attorney General advising the state, at various times, on issues involving hazardous wastes, water pollution, solid wastes, radiation control and other environmental and regulatory issues.
In 2015, Michael was appointed by Governor Lawrence Hogan to represent business interests on the Maryland Climate Change Commission and then reappointed by Senate President Mike Miller in 2016. He co-chairs the Mitigation Work Group of the Commission, which is develops plans to meet Maryland's greenhouse gas targets. Michael was also recognized for his dedication to the practice of law and to his community with the 2009 Leadership in the Law award, presented by the Maryland Daily Record and received a Professional Service Award in 2011 for his pro bono work from the Maryland Fuel Fund.
Michael's practice covers environmental law, energy law and governmental relations.
Michael's environmental work has included defending companies from governmental and third-party environmental claims, providing advice on greenhouse gas regulations and legislation, negotiating remediation agreements (including brownfield applications) on contaminated properties, advising companies on climate change developments, and negotiating the terms of environmental permits. Projects on which Michael has worked include solar energy projects; residential and commercial developments; natural gas and petroleum pipeline projects; co-generation projects; hazardous waste incinerators; waste-to-energy plants; infectious waste incinerators; waterway construction permits for developers and municipal water supply facilities; wetlands permits for developers, energy companies and mining operations; critical area approvals for developers; water appropriation and water discharge permits; landfill and other solid waste permits; permits to construct and operate air emission sources (including Title V permits and CPCN permits for energy projects); and work on air and water discharge permits for industrial and energy clients.
Michael's energy work has included the permitting of new renewable energy projects in Maryland. He currently represents a number of coal, natural gas and solar generating stations stations, seeking or renewing environmental permits. He has also provided advice on rate proceedings for large energy customers and for energy producers. Michael was appointed by Governor Martin O'Malley to serve as one of the inaugural members on the Strategic Energy Investment Fund Advisory Board, which provides advice to the Maryland Energy Administration on the budgeting of funds from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auctions.
Described by The Baltimore Sun as a "high-profile lobbyist representing builders and industrial interests," Michael's lobbying practice has included the representation of energy companies, energy customers, manufacturing interests and developers before the General Assembly. Michael has helped draft many of the most significant Maryland environmental and energy legislation, including the Maryland Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act (both the original Act in 2009 and the renewal in 2015), the Maryland Electricity Restructuring Act, the Maryland Brownfields Act and statutes reforming the process for issuing environmental permits in Maryland.
Since joining Gordon Feinblatt, Michael has provided advice to Talen Energy, Honeywell, BP, FMC, Lockheed Martin, Energy Answers, AES, Alcoa, Lafarge, Lennar Incorporated, Beazer Homes USA Inc., Pulte Homes, CalAtlantic, Ryland Homes, Toll Brothers, First Energy, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Florida Rock, American Sugar (Domino), the National Aquarium, Select Energy, Trigen Energy Corporation, the Maryland Industrial Group, the Maryland Industrial Technology Alliance, the American Chemistry Council, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, the Maryland Bankers Association, Amports and many others. Significant brownfield and remediation projects have included the redevelopment of Silver Spring (on behalf of Montgomery County), the remediation of a major asphalt refinery (on behalf of BP), the proposed Center for Marine Research (on behalf of the National Aquarium), the Carr-Lowery and Westport Power plants (Turner Development), Silo Point (Pulte), Deep Harbor (Beazer), a plant expansion for Domino Sugar, Dundalk Marine Terminal, Race Street and Swann Park (for Honeywell) and dozens more.
Because of his extensive legal background, Michael is a contributing author to the LexisNexis Practice Guide: Maryland Environmental Law.
Caitlin E. McDonough is an attorney and registered lobbyist with over 16 years of experience in Annapolis, working with the Maryland General Assembly and several administrations. Since joining the HJM team in 2012, she has advocated passionately on an array of issues, particularly the development and implementation of fair and reasonable regulatory schemes for new, innovative technologies and business models. McDonough represents a variety of significant industry players, including major pharmaceutical manufacturers, telecommunication and energy service providers, financial institutions, and health and property insurers.
15-20 years
An experienced lobbyist, Ashlie T. Bagwell joined HJM in 2013. She has served as a government relations professional in Annapolis and throughout Maryland for over 15 years. During that time, Bagwell has represented a large number of clients across a variety of industries and has worked extensively with companies and organizations headquartered and/or located in Montgomery County.
1) AbbVie Inc.
3) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
5) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
9) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service
10) Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington
15-20 years
(850) 510-9922
1454 Vieux Carre Dr, Ste 201, Tallahassee, Florida, 32308-7732,
(316) 640-1422
825 S KANSAS, STE 502, TOPEKA, KS, 66612,
720-917-4900
5445 Mount Evans Pl, Longmont, CO, 80503,
(785) 213-0185
825 S KANSAS, STE 502, TOPEKA, KS, 66612,
410-366-1500
2423 Maryland Avenue, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD, 21218,
1) AFT-Maryland
3) Associated Builders & Contractors
4) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC
5) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
6) Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership
7) Benevis, LLC
8) Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
9) Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee
10) DoorDash, Inc.
12) Employ Prince George's, Inc.
13) Family Tree, The
14) Greater Baltimore Committee
15) Harris Jones & Malone, LLC
17) Johns Hopkins
20) Mariner Finance
21) Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
22) Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association
23) Maryland Multi-Housing Association
24) Maryland Psychiatric Society
25) Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
27) Norfolk Southern Corporation
28) P3 Group, The
29) Penn National Gaming, Inc.
30) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
33) Sharps Medical Waste Services
34) Southern Management Companies
303-818-2032
7298 Siena Way, Boulder, CO, 80301,
(316) 554-6925
22052 W 66th St Ste 200, Shawnee, KS, 66226,
1) ALIGNED
410-440-9267
1940 Nobles Mill Road, Darlington, MD, 21034,
2) American Federation of Teachers - Maryland
3) Associated Builders & Contractors
4) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
5) Center for Ecosystem Recovery
9) Harford County Deputy Sheriff's Union
10) Harford County Public Library
12) Johns Hopkins
14) Maryland Consumer Credit Association
(202)8499002
1125 Sanctuary Parkway Suite 120, Alpharetta, GA, 30009,
202-849-9002
12587 FAIR LAKES CIRCLE, PMB 173, FAIRFAX, Virginia, 22033,
(202) 849-9002
1125 SANCTUARY PARKWAY SUITE 120, ALPHARETTA, GA, 30009,
(202) 849-9002
1125 Sanctuary Pkwy Suite 120, 120, Alpharetta, GA, 30009,
202-849-9002
1125 Sanctuary Pkwy Suite 120, Alpharetta, GA, 30009,
2028499002
12587 Fair Lakes Circle, PMB 173, Fairfax, Virginia, 22033,
410-366-1500
2423 Maryland Avenue, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD, 21218,
1) AbbVie Inc.
3) Associated Builders & Contractors
4) Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM)
5) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC
6) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
8) Benchmark Education Company
9) Benevis, LLC
10) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
11) Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
12) DoorDash, Inc.
15) Employ Prince George's, Inc.
17) Family Tree, The
18) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
19) Greater Baltimore Committee
20) Harris Jones & Malone, LLC
22) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service
23) Johns Hopkins
25) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC
28) Mariner Finance
31) Maryland Families for Safe Birth
32) Maryland Land Title Association
33) Maryland Multi-Housing Association
34) Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.
35) Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association
36) Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
38) National Association of Professional Employment Organizations
39) Noresco
40) Norfolk Southern Corporation
41) P3 Group, The
42) Penn National Gaming, Inc.
43) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
45) Rapid Financial Services, LLC
46) RELX Group
48) Sharps Medical Waste Services
50) Southern Management Companies
52) Turo, Inc.
53) United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.
54) US Oncology
56) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
57) Visit Baltimore
(913) 484-4202
22052 WEST 66TH STREET, SUITE 200, SHAWNEE, KS, 66226,
1) ALIGNED
(314) 330-8442
450 Conway Village Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63141,
1) Aligned
3143374317
789 FOREST GREEN DRIVE, O'FALLON, IL, 62269,
(262) 309-0315
22052 W 66th St, Suite 200, Shawnee, KS, 66226,
1) ALIGNED
(314) 606-0141
PO Box 2221, 112 E High St, Jefferson City, MO, 65101,
1) Aligned
3) American Institute of Architects of Missouri
4) Associated Industries of Missouri
8) Gateway Coalition of Service Providers
9) Infra
10) Kansas City Chiefs Football Club
11) Missouri Alliance of YMCAs
12) Missouri Appraisers Advisory Council
13) Missouri Association of Counties
14) Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
15) Missouri Association of School Psychologists
16) Missouri Credentialing Board
17) Missouri Railroad Association
18) Missouri Rural Water Association
19) Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants
20) Missouri State Medical Association
21) Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
22) Sanofi US
24) Special School District of St. Louis County
25) St. Joseph Area Legislative Coalition
28) Trent Watson
(314) 884-0570
710a Soulard Street, Saint Louis, MO, 63104,
1) Active and Retired Missouri State Employees (ARMSE)
2) Aligned
6) Boys and Girls Club of Greater St. Louis
7) Central States Water Resources
8) Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation
11) Draiver
16) Missouri Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
17) Missouri Chapter of The American Academy of Pediatrics
18) Missouri Council on Economic Education
19) Missouri Psychological Association
20) mLogica
21) MoCann Trade
22) National Law Enforcement Training Center
23) Osage Nation
26) Strategic Capitol Consulting LLC
27) Transportation Employees Association of Missouri
29) Veterans Community Project
30) Woodhaven