Harris Jones & Malone

Government relations services and lobbying

Attorney Profile

Sean R. Malone is a versatile advocate engaged in a very diverse practice. Effective for his clients before all three branches of government, Malone is renowned as a complex problem solver. Malone joined Harris Jones & Malone as a named Member in 2008 and draws on his broad public and private sector experience to provide clients with strategic advice and counsel on a range of legal, labor, and municipal/state government issues. Having served at the highest levels of state and local government, he offers keen political and practical insight on state management policy and operational matters.
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Sean R. Malone

Member/Attorney at Law

Sean R. Malone is a versatile advocate engaged in a very diverse practice. Effective for his clients before all three branches of government, Malone is renowned as a complex problem solver. Malone joined Harris Jones & Malone as a named Member in 2008 and draws on his broad public and private sector experience to provide clients with strategic advice and counsel on a range of legal, labor, and municipal/state government issues. Having served at the highest levels of state and local government, he offers keen political and practical insight on state management policy and operational matters.

Sean R. Malone is a Member of Harris Jones & Malone, LLC and a seasoned attorney, registered lobbyist, labor negotiator, and strategic advisor with decades of experience in government, law, and public policy. Since joining HJM as a named Member in 2008, Malone has represented businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and other clients on government relations, labor and employment, economic development, litigation, and municipal and state government matters. His extensive public- and private-sector experience provides clients with a unique combination of legal expertise, political insight, and practical knowledge of government operations.

 

Malone is an accomplished public-sector labor negotiator who has negotiated more than 150 collective bargaining agreements and has represented jurisdictions throughout Maryland and Delaware. His government relations practice has produced significant legislative, regulatory, and economic development accomplishments for clients before the Maryland General Assembly and local governments. Among his notable work, Malone was part of the team that successfully opposed efforts to relocate the Preakness Stakes from Baltimore and served on the negotiating team that secured $535 million in tax increment financing from Baltimore City for the Port Covington development. He has also advocated on matters involving business regulation, labor and employment, public safety, civil rights, economic development, and domestic violence prevention.

 

Prior to joining HJM, Malone served as Deputy Legislative Officer in the Office of Legislative Affairs under Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and as the State’s Chief Labor Negotiator. He previously served as Baltimore City Labor Commissioner and held senior positions with the Baltimore Police Department as Chief Legal Counsel and Chief of Professional Standards. Malone began his legal career as an Assistant State’s Attorney for Baltimore County.

Malone earned his Bachelor of Arts from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, a Master of Public Administration from Lehigh University, magna cum laude, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law, magna cum laude, where he served on the Law Review.
Named a 2024 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics (NILE); Recipient of the Dr. Clayton McNeil Community Leadership Award in 2023 by Philanthropik; Named a ‘Maryland Influencer’ by Campaigns & Elections, Magazine in 2011; University of Baltimore Heuisler Honor Society; Staff, University of Baltimore Law Review; Regional Champion, University of Baltimore ATLA Trial Team; Teaching Assistant, University of Baltimore Legal Research and Writing; and Angelos Academic Scholarship Recipient.
Malone’s extensive public service and political experience includes serving as an advisor to Wes Moore’s campaign for Governor of Maryland; a member of the NAACP COVID-19 Awareness Team; a member of the Commission to Restore Trust in Policing; and a member of the Gun Trace Task Force Legislative Commission, following an appointment by the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018.  He also served as a Commissioner on the Maryland State Athletic Commission from 2011 to 2017 following a gubernatorial appointment.

 

His previous campaign experience includes advising Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s campaigns for Mayor of Baltimore in 2011 and Baltimore City Council President in 2007, as well as Martin O’Malley’s campaigns for Governor in 2010 and 2006, Mayor of Baltimore in 2003 and 1999, and Baltimore City Council in 1995.

Malone’s professional and public service affiliations include serving on the Coppin State University Board of Regents and as a Commissioner on the Maryland State Athletic Commission. He is also a member of the Maryland Government Relations Association and the Maryland State Bar Association.