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.
4) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
5) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates
8) Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)
9) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service
10) Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington
15-20 years
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.
1) AbbVie Inc.
3) Article IV
5) Associated Builders & Contractors
6) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC
7) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
9) Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership
10) Benevis, LLC
11) CFG Bank Arena
12) CH MH Services (MD), LLC (Charlie Health)
13) Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
14) Cloudforce
15) Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee
16) DoorDash, Inc.
19) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates
20) Employ Prince George's, Inc.
22) Family Tree, The
23) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
24) Greater Baltimore Committee
25) Harris Jones & Malone, LLC
27) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service
28) Johns Hopkins
30) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC
31) Kingdom Fellowship AME Church
33) Mariner Finance
34) Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
37) Maryland Multi-Housing Association
38) Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.
39) Maryland Psychiatric Society
40) Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association
41) Maryland State's Attorneys' Association
42) Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
46) Mid Atlantic Floor Covering Association, Inc.
47) Noresco
48) Norfolk Southern Corporation
49) Orijin
50) P3 Group, The
51) Penn National Gaming, Inc.
52) PMI Global Services Inc. and Affiliates
54) RELX Group
56) Sharps Medical Waste Services
58) Southern Management Companies
60) Stella May Contracting, Inc.
64) Turo, Inc.
65) United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.
66) US Oncology
68) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
69) Visit Baltimore
20+ years
410-366-1500
2423 Maryland Avenue, 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) CH MH Services (MD), LLC (Charlie Health)
8) Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
9) Cloudforce
10) Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee
11) DoorDash, Inc.
13) Employ Prince George's, Inc.
14) Family Tree, The
15) Greater Baltimore Committee
16) Harris Jones & Malone, LLC
18) Johns Hopkins
21) Mariner Finance
22) Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
23) Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association
24) Maryland Multi-Housing Association
25) Maryland Psychiatric Society
26) Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
28) Norfolk Southern Corporation
29) P3 Group, The
30) Penn National Gaming, Inc.
31) PMI Global Services Inc. and Affiliates
34) Sharps Medical Waste Services
410-366-1500
2423 Maryland Avenue, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD, 21218,
1) AFT-MARYLAND
2) ARTICLE IV
4) ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS
5) BALTIMORE ORIOLES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
6) BENEVIS, LLC
8) CHESAPEAKE EMPLOYERS' INSURANCE COMPANY
11) EMPLOY PRINCE GEORGE'S, INC.
12) GENENTECH, INC., A MEMBER OF THE ROCHE GROUP
13) GREATER BALTIMORE COMMITTEE
14) HARRIS JONES & MALONE, LLC
16) HWS LLC DBA HENRY'S WRECKER SERVICE
17) JOHNS HOPKINS
19) MARINER FINANCE
21) MARYLAND DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION
22) MARYLAND LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION
23) MARYLAND MULTI-HOUSING ASSOCIATION
24) MARYLAND READY MIX CONCRETE ASSOCIATION
25) MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE, THE
28) MID ATLANTIC FLOOR COVERING ASSOCIATION, INC.
29) ORIJIN
30) P3 GROUP, THE
31) PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC.
32) PMI GLOBAL SERVICES INC. AND AFFILIATES
34) STELLA MAY CONTRACTING, INC.
37) TURO, INC.
38) VISIT BALTIMORE
410-366-1500
2423 Maryland Avenue, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD, 21218,
1) ABBVIE INC.
2) ARTICLE IV
4) ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS
5) ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MIDWIVES OF MARYLAND (AIMM)
6) ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORK BOARDS (ASWB) ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL STRATEGIES, LLC
7) BENEVIS, LLC
8) CH MH SERVICES (MD), LLC (CHARLIE HEALTH)
9) CHESAPEAKE EMPLOYERS' INSURANCE COMPANY
10) CLOUDFORCE
11) DOORDASH, INC.
13) ELEVANCE HEALTH, AND ITS AFFILIATES
14) EMPLOY PRINCE GEORGE'S, INC.
16) GENENTECH, INC., A MEMBER OF THE ROCHE GROUP
17) GREATER BALTIMORE COMMITTEE
18) HARRIS JONES & MALONE, LLC
19) HWS LLC DBA HENRY'S WRECKER SERVICE
20) JOHNS HOPKINS
22) MARYLAND AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FUND
25) MARYLAND LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION
26) MARYLAND ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY, P.A.
27) MARYLAND READY MIX CONCRETE ASSOCIATION
28) MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE, THE
30) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATIONS
31) NORESCO
32) ORIJIN
33) P3 GROUP, THE
34) PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC.
35) PMI GLOBAL SERVICES INC. AND AFFILIATES
37) RELX GROUP
40) STELLA MAY CONTRACTING, INC.
42) TURO, INC.
43) UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND, INC.
44) US ONCOLOGY
45) VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
46) VISIT BALTIMORE
410-366-1500
2423 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21218,
1) AFT-Maryland
2) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
3) Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership
4) Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee
7) Greater Baltimore Committee
9) Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington
10) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC
