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LISA HARRIS JONES

(Maryland)

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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.

20+ years

Diana Carlen is a Vice President at Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (GTH-GA), the state's largest comprehensive governmental affairs firm. GTH-GA is information-driven and non-partisan. Diana represents a broad group of clients before the state legislature, state agencies, and the executive branch.

6-10 years

Diana Carlen leads the firm's business and utility practice and has over 20 years of legal and legislative experience. Prior to joining Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs, Diana served as Leadership Counsel to the Senate Republican Caucus. In that role, she also served as the caucus attorney for the following policy issues: energy, natural resources, agriculture, land use, telecommunications and water issues. Prior to working for the Senate, Diana practiced law for several years focusing on land use and environmental issues and also served as a Law Clerk to Chief Justice Gerry Alexander of the Washington State Supreme Court. Diana represents several of the firm's business clients, public utilities, and port clients.

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Clients:

1) 554 Metro Spe LLC

2) Advanced Energy United

3) Advancing The Future Of Younger Generations LLC

4) Alpha School 10038, LLC

5) Alstom Transportation INC.

6) American Beverage Association

7) Amp Robotics Corporation

8) Astoria Generating Company, L.p.

9) Aurora Carleton Ave LLC

10) Avangrid Management Company, LLC

11) Backstretch Employee Service Team Of NY, INC

12) Bae Systems, INC.

13) Bell Laboratories, INC.

14) Beowulf Electricity & Data LLC

15) Bestpass, INC.

16) Biotechnology Innovation Organization (Bio)

17) Broadview Federal Credit Union

18) Camba, INC.

19) Carson Power

20) Cassena Care LLC

21) Catholic Health System Of Long Island, INC. D/B/A Catholic Health

22) Centralus Health, INC.

23) Chidi Eze

24) City Of Yonkers

25) Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, INC.

26) Clearing House Payments Company, L.l.c. (The)

27) Coalition For The Advancement Of Small Business Pharmacy

28) Commission On Independent Colleges & Universities

29) Community Outreach Center, INC.

30) Crewstone International Sdn Bhd

31) Curia Global, INC.

32) Databricks, INC.

33) Debmar/Mercury, LLC

34) Environmental Advocates Action, INC

35) Ev Transportation Services, INC.

36) Evgo Services LLC

37) Field Point Servicing, LLC

38) Finger Lakes Ipa, INC. D/B/A Forward Leading Ipa

39) Fmr LLC

40) Freedom Financial Network, LLC

41) Fresenius Medical Care North America, INC.

42) Friends Of John Jay Homestead

43) Global Kratom Coalition

44) Government Employees Insurance Company (Geico)

45) Guidehouse INC. (D/B/A Guidehouse Consulting)

46) Healthcare Association Of New York State, INC.

47) Jackpocket INC.

48) Johnson Controls, INC.

49) K&R Preservation LLC

50) Las Vegas Sands CORP.

51) Leaflink INC.

52) Legal Services Of The Hudson Valley

53) Light & Wonder, INC.

54) Maimonides Medical Center

55) Mcdonald's USA, LLC

56) Meta Platforms, INC.

57) Mlmic Insurance Company

58) Moses Rosenberg

59) Myle Technologies, INC.

60) National Strategies, LLC

61) New York Coalition For Dignity In Aging

62) New York Road Runners, INC.

63) New York Tobacconist Association, INC.

64) Nextera Energy Transmission New York, INC.

65) Ninjaone, LLC

66) Norlite, LLC

67) Nutanix, INC.

68) NY Medical Cannabis Industry Association

69) Orsted Wind Power North America LLC

70) P & M Brick, LLC

71) Pennymac Financial Services, INC.

72) Pf High School, LLC

73) Pharmacann Of New York, LLC

74) Pra Group, INC.

75) Project P Holdings, LLC D/B/A Northeast Shared Services

76) Public Employer Risk Management Association, INC.

77) Pursuit Transformation Company INC.

78) Redesign Health INC.

79) Roman Health Ventures INC.

80) Salesforce, INC.

81) Sf Cherry Hill LP

82) Shell USA, INC.

83) Sideprize LLC

84) Sun Ng Kittatinny Rv LLC

85) Syracuse University

86) The Aes Corporation

87) The Agency Broome County Ida/Ldc

88) The Catskill Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation

89) Trinity Health

90) Trustees Of The Masonic Hall And Asylum Fund

91) Tungsten Health Holdings, LLC D/B/A Habitat Health

92) Underdog Sports Holdings, INC. D/B/A Underdog Fantasy

93) Union Home Mortgage CORP.

94) Veracare INC.

95) Vestas-American Wind Technology, INC.

96) Village Of Kiryas Joel

97) Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

98) Yahoo INC. And Var. Subs/Affiliates

99) Zuffa, LLC