Jonas Jacobson developed a broad government relations practice after 15 years serving in key leadership roles in State and local government. Jonas has extensive experience working on public policy matters and has worked on complex initiatives involving environment, energy, transportation, infrastructure, development and public works matters. During his government tenure, he served under three Maryland Governors and was appointed to the Maryland Department of the Environment as Deputy Secretary. Jonas also served as Director of Environmental Protection for Baltimore County. His practice involves engagement with the leadership of state and local agencies and the Maryland General Assembly. Jonas received a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law and a Bachelor of Science from Towson University. Jonas is the President of the Howard County Conservancy and serves on the Board of the Towson University Alumni Association.
3) Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC
6) AT&T
8) Beatty Development Group LLC
9) BSC America
11) Cisco
12) Concentra
14) Darden, Inc.
16) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.
17) Ernst & Young
21) Greenvest
26) International Sleep Products Association
27) Konterra Realty
28) LKQ Corporation
30) Nissan North America, Inc.
31) One South Street Baltimore, LLC
33) Preston Scheffenacker Properties
34) Procter & Gamble
35) Public Service Enterprise Group
38) Rock Creek Foundation, The
39) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
40) Sheetz, Inc.
44) Sun Service LLC
46) US Wind, Inc.
47) W.R. Grace & Co.
48) Washington Gas
Created the first a trade association of Maryland's nine Medicaid MCOs and served as Director and principal lobbyist for the MCOs who are responsible for providing health care to 1.2 million Marylanders enrolled in the Medicaid program
Provides strategic consulting and lobbying to the Maryland Hospital Association and its 64 hospitals on medical liability, tort reform, and integrated community oncology issues.
Lobbied for the passage of legislation on behalf of ZERO to Prostate Cancer making Maryland the second state in America to eliminate cost-sharing for prostate cancer screening
Named 2020 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE)
1) Adobe
4) American Petroleum Institute
5) Amgen, Inc.
6) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP
7) Baltimore County Public Library Board of Trustees
9) Capital One
11) Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.
12) City of Bowie
13) Clark Construction Group, LLC
14) Comcast Cable Communications LLC
15) CPower
18) Equifax Inc.
19) Francis Energy
21) Historic St. Mary's City Commission Foundation
22) Hunt Companies
23) Johns Hopkins
24) Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.
28) Manufacturers' Alliance of Maryland (MAM)
29) Maryland Center for History & Culture
30) Maryland Hospital Association
31) Maryland National Electrical Contractors Association
32) Maryland Optometric Association
33) Maryland Troopers Association
34) Maryland-Delaware-DC Beverage Association
35) Mechanical Contractors Association of Maryland, Inc.
36) MedStar Health
38) Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors Association
39) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
40) Nutanix
44) Risepoint
47) St. Mary's College of Maryland Foundation
48) Susan G. Komen
49) TechNet
50) Thread, Inc.
Delora R. Sanchez, Esq. joined Cornerstone in October 2015 after leading Johns Hopkins Medical System's government affairs team. Delora spent nearly a decade representing Hopkins' interests before the Maryland General Assembly, Governor's office, and state administrative agencies. She has an extensive background in state legislative and regulatory issues.
As a senior vice president in Cornerstone's Annapolis office, Delora specializes in representing hospitals, managed care organizations (MCOs), pharmaceutical manufactures, medical cannabis companies, and private sector special interests. Over the past 10 years, Delora has used her deep policy expertise and legislative connections to save or create tens of millions of dollars in state funding for clients; shape Maryland's medical liability policy; and steer the top healthcare system in the world through the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the creation of the Maryland Health Benefits Exchange.
Delora was recognized by the Daily Record in 2017 as a VIP, 40 under 40 and as a Leading Woman in 2013. In 2014 Sanchez was named a Marshall Memorial Fellow -- the flagship leadership development program of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. From 2008 to 2010 she was appointed by the President of Johns Hopkins University to serve on the Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council. During the same time period, she was also appointed by then Governor Martin O'Malley to the Maryland Commission for Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities.
Delora is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and serves as chair of community engagement on the board of directors for Thread, which engages underperforming high school students facing significant barriers outside of the classroom. As a native of Baltimore and current South Baltimore resident, Delora was proud to accept an appointment by the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates to the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership Board. The organization is responsible for distributing approximately $8 million in casino revenue for community development projects in the areas immediately impacted by the casino's construction. Previously, she was a board member of the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Vice Chair of the board for Hope Forward, which provides support transitioning for former foster youth.
Delora holds a Juris Doctor degree with a concentration in Health Law from University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and an undergraduate degree in Healthcare Management from Towson University. She is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Delora is a lifelong resident of Baltimore and enjoys living downtown, yoga, and biking around the City.
Tim has spent twelve years building a record as one of the most effective advocates in Annapolis, representing a diverse group of clients at the state's legislative and executive branches, and county governments. Prior to engaging in government relations, Tim served as Chief of Staff to Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., the longest serving State Senate President in United States history. Tim is a graduate of West Virginia University, and the West Virginia University College of Law, where he serves as a member of the Board of Visitors. Tim is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association. Tim lives in Baltimore County.
2) Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC
6) Association of Dental Support Organizations
7) AT&T
11) Beatty Development Group LLC
13) BSC America
16) Chesapeake Beach
17) Cisco
18) City of Aberdeen
20) Columbia Care
21) Concentra
23) County Commissioners of Calvert County, Maryland
25) Darden, Inc.
26) Don Bosco Christo Rey High School and Corporate World Study Program
27) Dwyer Workforce Development Center Inc.
28) Election Systems & Software
29) Enterprise Commuity Development, Inc.
30) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.
31) Ernst & Young
33) FiscalNote
34) Flagger Force
35) GCOM
37) GetInsured
41) GR Patel & Associates, Inc.
43) Greenvest
51) International Sleep Products Association
52) Konterra Realty
53) Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition
54) Maryland Association of Boards of Education
55) Maryland Horse Breeders Association
60) Next One Up
61) Nissan North America, Inc.
63) One South Street Baltimore, LLC
65) Perry White Ross & Jacobson
67) Procter & Gamble
68) Public Service Enterprise Group
71) Recovery Centers of America
73) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
74) SkyGenUSA
76) Sports Facilities Management, LLC
80) Sun Service LLC
81) TrueRoll
83) United Healthcare Services, Inc.
84) US Wind, Inc.
86) W.R. Grace & Co.
89) Washington Gas
Thomas Tompsett, Jr. is a seasoned trial attorney and registered lobbyist who joined Harris Jones & Malone in the spring of 2017. Tompsett's reputation for honesty, coupled with a fiery competitive spirit, has made him a successful and respected attorney and advocate. Since joining HJM, Tompsett has been deeply engaged in a spectrum of public policy matters, which include, but are not limited to, business regulation and taxation, transportation, mental health, laboratory testing, domestic violence, construction law, land use and zoning, real property, and public education. As a lobbyist, Tompsett strives not only to shape sensible policy for his clients but to assist them in raising their profiles both in Annapolis and throughout the State of Maryland.
Tompsett also maintains a boutique criminal defense and administrative law practice with a manageable caseload to give the legal matters of his clients the meaningful attention they deserve. Tompsett's criminal practice areas include misdemeanor and felony charges such as driving under the influence (DUI), driving while impaired (DWI), theft, assault, controlled dangerous substance (CDS) distribution and/or possession, white-collar crimes, and homicides in every county in the State of Maryland. Analytical, yet conversational, Tompsett can convey complex legal theories in straightforward, relatable terms. For all these reasons, Tompsett is a crucial complement to Harris Jones & Malone's team of skilled and highly respected advocates.
1) AFT-Maryland
2) Article IV
4) Associated Builders & Contractors
5) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC
6) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
8) Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership
9) Cloudforce
10) Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee
11) DoorDash, Inc.
13) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates
15) Greater Baltimore Committee
16) Harris Jones & Malone, LLC
19) Housing Opportunity Commission
21) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service
22) James K. Davis
23) Johns Hopkins
25) Mariner Finance
26) Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
27) Maryland Land Title Association
28) Maryland Minority Contractors Association, Inc.
29) Maryland Multi-Housing Association
30) Maryland Psychiatric Society
31) Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association
34) Mid Atlantic Floor Covering Association, Inc.
35) Noresco
36) Norfolk Southern Corporation
37) Philip Morris International
39) RELX Group
40) Sharps Medical Waste Services
42) Stella May Contracting, Inc.
44) United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.
46) Visit Baltimore
48) Washington Psychiatric Society
11-15 years
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.
2) Associated Builders & Contractors
3) 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
10) Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
11) Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee
12) DoorDash, Inc.
15) Employ Prince George's, Inc.
16) Frederick Community College
17) Fund for Educational Excellence
18) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
19) Greater Baltimore Committee
21) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service
22) Johns Hopkins
24) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC
28) Mariner Finance
29) Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
31) Maryland Land Title Association
32) Maryland Minority Contractors Association, Inc.
35) Maryland Psychiatric Society
36) Maryland State's Attorneys' Association
37) Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
42) Noresco
43) Norfolk Southern Corporation
44) Penn National Gaming, Inc.
45) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
46) PRA Group, Inc.
48) RealPage, Inc.
49) RELX Inc.
52) Southern Management Companies
57) Turo, Inc.
58) Tusk/Montgomery Philanthropies, Inc.
59) United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.
61) US Oncology
63) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
64) Visit Baltimore
65) Walmart Inc.
20+ years
443-630-0507
54 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
2) Authorium
8) Enterprise Commuity Development, Inc.
9) Foundation Development Group
13) Humphrey Management Company
14) iHomes/Humanim
443-416-4684
2 Francis Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
410-977-3419
54 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
5) Anne Arundel County Food Bank
6) AT&T
9) Cisco
10) Concentra
12) Darden, Inc.
13) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.
17) Greenvest
21) International Sleep Products Association
22) Konterra Realty
23) Miller Pipeline
24) Nissan North America, Inc.
25) One South Street Baltimore, LLC
27) Procter & Gamble
28) Public Service Enterprise Group
31) Rock Creek Foundation, The
32) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
33) Sheetz, Inc.
34) Standard Industries and its Affiliates
37) Sun Service LLC
38) Tenable, Inc.
40) Union Church
41) US Wind, Inc.
42) Washington Gas
410-366-1500
2423 Maryland Avenue, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD, 21218,
1) AFT Maryland
2) Associated Builders & Contractors
3) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC
4) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
6) Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership
7) Benchmark Education Company
10) Employ Prince George's, Inc.
11) Frederick Community College
12) Greater Baltimore Committee
13) Harris Jones & Malone, LLC
16) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service
17) Johns Hopkins
22) Maryland Multi-Housing Association
23) Maryland Psychiatric Society
24) Maryland State's Attorneys' Association
25) Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
29) Norfolk Southern Corporation
30) Penn National Gaming, Inc.
31) RealPage, Inc.
35) Turo, Inc.
36) Tusk/Montgomery Philanthropies, Inc.
37) Verizon
38) Visit Baltimore
39) Walmart Inc.
443-624-6716
54 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
4) American Innovators Network (AIN)
5) American Rental Car Association (ARCA)
8) Association of Dental Support Organizations
9) AT&T
15) Brightstar Global Solutions
17) Chesapeake Beach
18) Cisco
19) City of Aberdeen
21) Columbia Care
22) Concentra
23) County Commissioners of Calvert County, Maryland
25) Darden, Inc.
26) Dwyer Workforce Development Center Inc.
27) Election Systems & Software
29) Flagger Force
30) Gilbane Development Company
32) GR Patel & Associates, Inc.
33) Green Vest, LLC.
40) International Sleep Products Association
41) Konterra Realty
42) Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition
43) Maryland Association of Boards of Education
44) Maryland Horse Breeders Association
45) MCG Health
47) Miller Pipeline
48) Next One Up
49) Nissan North America, Inc.
50) One South Street Baltimore, LLC
53) Procter & Gamble
54) Public Service Enterprise Group
55) Recovery Centers of America
56) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
57) SkyGenUSA
59) Standard Industries and its Affiliates
62) Sun Service LLC
65) United Healthcare Services, Inc.
66) US Wind, Inc.
67) Via Path (Global Tel Link GTL)
68) Voyatek (GCOM)
70) Washington Gas
443-739-9346
54 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
4) American Innovators Network (AIN)
5) American Rental Car Association (ARCA)
8) Association of Dental Support Organizations
9) AT&T
15) Brightstar Global Solutions
18) Chesapeake Beach
19) Cisco
20) City of Aberdeen
22) Columbia Care
23) Concentra
24) County Commissioners of Calvert County, Maryland
26) Darden, Inc.
27) Dwyer Workforce Development Center Inc.
28) Election Systems & Software
30) Flagger Force
31) Gilbane Development Company
39) Konterra Realty
40) Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition
41) Maryland Association of Boards of Education
42) Maryland Horse Breeders Association
43) MCG Health
45) Miller Pipeline
46) Next One Up
47) Nissan North America, Inc.
48) One South Street Baltimore, LLC
52) Procter & Gamble
53) Public Service Enterprise Group
54) Recovery Centers of America
55) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
56) SkyGenUSA
58) Standard Industries and its Affiliates
61) Sun Service LLC
64) United Healthcare Services, Inc.
65) US Wind, Inc.
66) Via Path (Global Tel Link GTL)
67) Voyatek (GCOM)
69) Washington Gas
410-366-1500
2423 Maryland Avenue, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD, 21218,
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
7) Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership
9) Greater Baltimore Committee
