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
410-323-7090
2002 Clipper Park Road Suite 108, Baltimore, MD, 21211,
The Law Offices of Frank D. Boston III was formed more than 18 years ago, and quickly grew to become one of the top lobbying and government relations firms in Baltimore and Maryland. In addition to lobbying, the group specializes in general litigation, ranging from carbon monoxide cases to personal injury lawsuits. Frank is consistently ranked among the top lobbyists in Maryland by the state ethics commission.
The practice has two locations, one in Baltimore and a second in Annapolis. Both of these locales were selected so the lawyers and support personnel could continue to provide boutique services to a wide, and diverse group of clients.
When you hire the Law Offices of Frank D. Boston III, you get more than a master litigator, you immediately benefit from years of experience in the law and lobbying fields. The size of our practice allows each attorney to personally meet with his or her client and fully explain strategy and tactics.
Firm Specialties:
As one of the leading business lobbyists and government relations experts in Maryland, we have worked with clients from backgrounds that range from law enforcement to healthcare to real estate, and beyond. Our client list has enabled us to gain a depth of experience and knowledge that is unmatched by other firms. The services we offer also include procurement lobbying.
When you hire the lobbying services of our firm, you acquire a partner that becomes familiar with your agenda, and builds a strategy designed to reach your goals. We believe in working closely with our clients, and the government relations services we provide are conducted in an ethical, professional manner.
2) ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services
3) Advantage Sentencing Alterative Programs, Inc.
7) Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law
8) American Fintech Council, The
9) AT&T
10) AWL II, Inc.
11) Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3
12) Baltimore Retired Police Benevolent Association, Inc.
13) Baltimore's Promise Care of the Fund for Educational Excellence
14) CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
15) Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC and Affiliated Entities
16) CoinFlip
17) Crown MD Online Gaming LLC
19) DIRECTV
21) Earnin
23) Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors
24) Highland Electric Fleets, Inc.
26) KNOWink
27) Lenovo (thru KWR Acuity Strategies, LLC)
28) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
29) Lowe's Companies
30) Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.
31) Maryland Association for Wildlife Conservation
32) Maryland Association of Realtors
33) Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association
34) Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc
35) Maryland State Fraternal Order of Police c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law
36) Maryland Tax Sales Participants Association
37) Maryland Tourism Coalition
38) Mid-Atlantic Carwash Association
39) Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric
40) Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC
41) Pressley Ridge
42) Revenue-Based Finance Coalition
43) Robinhood
FRANK D. BOSTON, III has more than 22 years experience representing individuals and small and large companies in the Maryland legislature and in courts throughout the state. He received his law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he was a recipient of the James May Scholarship, the Chief Justice of the law school's honor court, a member of the Moot Court Board, teacher's assistant, and an American Jurisprudence awardee.
Prior to launching his own firm, Mr. Boston served as a law clerk with Whiteford, Taylor, and Preston and with the Felony Trial Division of Baltimore's Office of the Public Defender, and he worked in public affairs and government relations in both Annapolis and Baltimore.
Mr. Boston earned his undergraduate B.S. degree from Bucknell University, where he was not only a four-year varsity letterman in lacrosse and junior varsity basketball, but also a member of the Dean's List and the student his classmates elected to deliver their Senior Commencement Speech. Frank also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.
Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Boston worked for several years as a retail bond trader on Wall Street. During those years, Mr. Boston honed his analytical and quantitative skills as he assembled complex information in a position that demanded that he think and react quickly — all under pressure and with poise. Today those skills serve him well in both the courtroom and the Legislature.
An active member of the community, Mr. Boston has served on the Boards of Directors of The Dyslexia Tutoring Program and the Children's Chorus of Maryland and Learning, Inc. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of The Park School, his alma mater, and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Baltimore's public radio station, WYPR. He is also a board member of the Baltimore Animal Rescue Shelter (BARCS).
410-685-8300
800 N Charles St., Baltimore, MD, 21201,
973-647-4993
800 N Charles St. Suite 400, Baltimore, MD, 21201,
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) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
6) Benchmark Education Company
7) Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
10) Employ Prince George's, Inc.
12) Frederick Community College
13) Fund for Educational Excellence
14) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
15) Greater Baltimore Committee
16) Johns Hopkins
20) Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association
21) Maryland Families for Safe Birth
22) Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.
23) Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association
25) National Association of Professional Employment Organizations
26) Noresco
27) Penn National Gaming, Inc.
28) RELX Inc.
31) Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
32) Tusk/Montgomery Philanthropies, Inc.
33) United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.
35) US Oncology
410-370-7498
1500 Union Avenue Suite 2300, Suite 2300, Batlimore, MD, 21211,
