Government Relations & Lobbying
Harris Jones & Malone has earned a reputation for aggressively and effectively advocating for its clients before state and local governing bodies. With more than 85 years of combined experience, Founding and Managing Member Lisa Harris Jones and Member Sean R. Malone, along with their team of hardworking attorneys and government relations specialist, have built strong relationships with the Governor’s Office, the Maryland General Assembly, the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office and City Council, the Baltimore City Board of Estimates, the Baltimore County Executive’s Office and County Council, the Howard County Executive’s Office and County Council, the Anne Arundel County Executive’s Office and County Council, the Prince George’s County Executive’s Office and County Council, the Montgomery County Executive’s Office and County Council, the Harford County Executive’s Office and County Council, and the Frederick County Executive’s Office and County Council, as well as related boards and agencies.
Clients are ensured that the firm will DELIVER:
- Access to qualified lobbyists and government relations specialists;
- High level of lobbying government relations expertise in both the executive and legislative branches of the State of Maryland and local governments;
- Assistance with developing and implementing a government and community relations agenda;
- Practical solutions that appropriately account for relevant business risks and benefits specific to each client; and
- Superior work product and results that consistently surpass our clients’ expectations.
Government Relations and Lobbying Services include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Monitoring and advocating for/against legislation that directly affects our clients’ legislative agendas and overall interests;
- Drafting letters to legislative committees to further advocate our clients’ legislative agendas;
- Drafting and presenting testimony on behalf of our clients before legislative committees;
- Arranging meetings with members of the Maryland General Assembly, the Governor’s Office and relevant members and representatives of the Governor’s Administration, local legislators, and appropriate agency representatives to advocate our clients’ position;
- Assisting our clients with introductions to key stakeholders relevant to their respective industry;
- Drafting and/or amending legislation on behalf of our clients;
- Providing up-to-date analysis of current events and political developments that impact our clients;
- Providing opportunities for our clients to attend events sponsored by Harris Jones & Malone designed to strengthen its relationship with Maryland’s state and local elected officials and agency representatives; and
- Monitoring the Maryland Register and alerting our clients of relevant regulations that the State of Maryland is seeking to expand, modify, or eliminate.
In addition to traditional government relations and lobbying services, Harris Jones & Malone represents real estate developers in their efforts to build support around important projects around the State. In this capacity, Harris Jones & Malone works with its clients and state and local agencies to help secure approvals necessary to keep development on track.