HARRIS JONES & MALONE - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Government Relations Associate

Ashley N. Clark joined HJM in 2024 as a registered lobbyist. Clark's extensive legal and real estate professional background provides HJM with a decade of experience in government and community relations, property management, compliance, and contract review, which in turn will provide a significant contribution to successful outcomes when collaborating closely with HJM's clients to develop policies that support their legislative objectives.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Maryland Government Relations Association
• Senior Government Relations Associate

An experienced lobbyist, Ashlie T. Bagwell joined HJM in 2013 after spending the previous decade as a government relations professional in Annapolis and throughout Maryland. Her vast experience and excellent reputation among Maryland legislators and government officials are invaluable assets to HJM and its clients. In 2023, Bagwell was named a Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics. She received the "Community Service Award" from the Maryland Government Relations Association in 2022. Bagwell was named one of Daily Record's "Leading Women" and in 2004 she was a recipient of the Women Information Network's "Women of Achievement" award. Bagwell is a member of the Maryland Government Relations Association.

Job Titles:

• Attorney
• Attorney at Law
• Member of the Maryland State Bar Association

Caitlin E. McDonough is an attorney and registered lobbyist with nearly two decades of experience in Annapolis, working with the Maryland General Assembly and several administrations. Since joining the HJM team in 2012, she has advocated passionately on an array of issues, particularly the development and implementation of fair and reasonable regulatory schemes for new, innovative technologies and business models. McDonough represents a variety of significant industry players, including major pharmaceutical manufacturers, telecommunication and energy service providers, financial institutions, and health and property insurers. In recent years, McDonough has specialized in efforts to modernize state and local law to be compatible with emerging industries, including platform-based service providers and new technologies. She has also played a major role in crafting Maryland's expanding gaming industry. Among her many legislative accomplishments, McDonough lobbied successfully on behalf of health provider organizations seeking to expand their scope of practice under Maryland law, helped shape business regulation and labor law to meet the needs of Maryland business entities, including local restaurants, technology start-ups, and major manufacturers, and influenced State programs impacting education, transportation, and environmental issues. She has worked closely with several non-profit organizations, like the Family Tree, Decoding Dyslexia, and the Maryland Association of Community Services, seeking to influence policy throughout the State. Caitlin McDonough earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland, School of Law. McDonough is a Member of the Maryland State Bar Association, Maryland Government Relations Association and the Health Care Committee, Greater Baltimore Committee. In 2022, McDonough was recognized by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics and Leadership Connect as a Top 2022 Lobbyist. McDonough was listed as one of The Daily Record's "Very Important Professionals" in 2019. She was also recognized as a Bucerius International Law Fellow.

Job Titles:

• Associate
• Attorney
• Attorney at Law
• Member of the Maryland State Bar Association

Grason Wiggins is an attorney and experienced lobbyist who joined HJM in 2022. Wiggins leverages his experience developing and leading comprehensive legislative strategies that include direct lobbying, media relations, and development of grassroots support to help HJM's clients succeed in Maryland at both the state and local level. Prior to joining HJM, Wiggins was a lobbyist for the Maryland Multi-Housing Association (MMHA), where he represented owners and managers of more than 210,000 rental housing units in addition to hundreds of associate businesses that provide services to Maryland's housing industry. Wiggins' extensive research, compelling public testimony, and data-driven approach consistently produced successful results for MMHA's members. Grason Wiggins earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 2012 from the University of South Carolina - Upstate and holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Wiggins is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and the Maryland Government Relations Association. He is the Chair of the Legislative Committee for MSBA's Young Lawyers' Section.

Job Titles:

• Attorney at Law
• Founding Member
• Managing Member
• Attorney Profile

Robert joined Harris Jones & Malone, LLC from the Office of Robert Fulton Dashiell, Esquire, P.A. Mr. Dashiell's practice is concentrated in labor law, real estate development, government procurement, construction law, general corporate law, civil litigation, and business finance. Lisa Harris Jones is the Founding and Managing Member of Harris Jones & Malone, LLC (HJM), a Maryland-based law firm that focuses on state and local lobbying, government relations, and procurement. Ms. Harris Jones' practice includes representation of small and large business enterprises, both publicly and privately held, municipalities and related quasi-public agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Ms. Harris Jones represents clients on a wide range of business interests' concerns including, but not limited to, public and private real estate development, land use zoning and financing, construction, energy, retail sales, education, transportation, public safety, healthcare, gaming, telecommunications, intellectual technology, procurement, corporate, taxation, labor and employment, insurance, public interest, election, and environmental law. Prior to founding HJM in 2000, Ms. Harris Jones was associated with other Maryland law firms where she practiced corporate securities, mergers and acquisitions, government relations, real estate financing, and land use law. Harris Jones is the Founding and Managing Member of Harris Jones & Malone, LLC (2000-present), a Maryland-based law firm that focuses on state and local lobbying, government relations, and procurement. Prior to founding HJM in 2000, Ms. Harris Jones was associated with other Maryland law firms where she practiced corporate securities, mergers and acquisitions, government relations, real estate financing, and land use law. Ms. Harris Jones currently serves on the board of Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC), a real estate investment trust that has more than $7.1 billion in senior living, life science, and medical office building assets nationwide and Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (NASDAQ: ILPT), a real estate investment trust with more than $5.6 billion of industrial and logistics properties nationwide. Lisa Harris Jones earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh and holds a Juris Doctor from the American University Washington College of Law. Harris Jones gained national recognition in both 2021 and 2016 by Savoy Magazine by being named one of the "Most Influential Black Corporate Directors." She was listed on The Daily Record's "Power 40 in Government & Lobbying" for 2023 and 2022 and "Power 100" in 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021. In 2019, Harris Jones received the "Current Leader Award" from the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland, Inc. In 2016, Harris Jones was honored to earn the "Friend of Dyslexia Award for Outstanding Dyslexia Advocacy" and the Maryland Government Relations Association's "Community Service Award." Harris Jones received The Daily Record's "Leadership in Law Award" in 2016. She was also named one of "50 Women to Watch in 2013" by The Baltimore Sun, one of "Maryland's Top 100 Women" in 2005 and 2009 by The Daily Record, "40 under 40" by the Baltimore Business Journal in 2001, the "Top 25 Young Leaders to Watch" by the Baltimore Times in 2002, and honored as a "21st Century Woman" by the Maryland Coalition for Responsive Government in 2000. Harris Jones was the recipient of "Maryland's Top 100 Minority Business Enterprises" in 2006 and 2008 by The Daily Record and Maryland Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and the recipient of the Greater Baltimore Committee's 2010 "Bridging the Gap Achievement Award." Harris Jones was the recipient of the American University Washington College of Law, Deans Fellowship for Research in Domestic and International Banking, 1991-1992; Women's Law Association, Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin Scholarship, 1992; and Author: "The Civil Rights Act of 1991, The Compromise on Civil Rights," American University Black Letter Law Journal (Spring 1992).

Job Titles:

• Attorney at Law
• of Counsel

Harris Jones & Malone is recognized as one of Maryland's premier law firms with a focus in state and local lobbying and government relations services throughout the State of Maryland. An experienced procurement and government contracts, labor law, and litigation practice compliments the firm's lobbying and government relations efforts. Robert joined Harris Jones & Malone, LLC from the Office of Robert Fulton Dashiell, Esquire, P.A. Mr. Dashiell's practice is concentrated in labor law, real estate development, government procurement, construction law, general corporate law, civil litigation, and business finance. Robert Fulton Dashiell joined Harris Jones & Malone, LLC from the Office of Robert Fulton Dashiell, Esquire, P.A. as of counsel in 2008. Dashiell's practice is concentrated in labor law, real estate development, government procurement, construction law, general corporate law, civil litigation, and business finance. Mr. Dashiell is regarded as an expert in Baltimore City procurement matters, in connection with which he has made numerous appearances before the Board of Estimates over the last 26 years. His expertise in procurement extends to matters before the Maryland Board of Contract Appeals, as well as, the Maryland Board of Public Works. Throughout his distinguished career, Dashiell has championed minority rights in business and development. He exemplified his dedication to minority rights by working with the Urban Mass Transit Association to develop their minority participation plan for grantees. He was influential in getting Maryland House Bill 64 passed, which became the first minority business enterprise (MBE) law in Maryland. Dashiell also organized a picket line to protest the Baltimore Mass Transit Administration's (MTA) failure to utilize MBE participation in the construction of the Baltimore subway system. He was successful in persuading the MTA to come to the table to discuss, and eventually implement, an MBE program. Robert Fulton Dashiell earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morgan State University and holds a Juris Doctor from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America. Dashiell is admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Dashiell's practice is concentrated in labor law, real estate development, government procurement, construction law, general corporate law, civil litigation, and business finance.

Job Titles:

• 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. In recent years, he has successfully represented a variety of business entities on both a state and local level; was a member of the trial team that prevailed at both the criminal and administrative levels in a high-profile police misconduct case of a wrongly accused Baltimore City police officer; successfully negotiated labor contracts in Baltimore, Howard, Harford, and Anne Arundel Counties, Newark and Dover, Delaware; worked with a team to defeat legislation designed to remove the historic Preakness Stakes from Baltimore; and was a vital member of the negotiating team on the Weller Development Partner's (formerly Sagamore Development Company) successful effort to obtain $535 million in tax increment financing from the City of Baltimore. Malone earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Mary's College, a Master of Public Administration from Lehigh University (Magna Cum Laude), and a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law (Magna Cum Laude), where he served on the Law Review. Malone has been a member of the Maryland Bar for 25 years.

Job Titles:

• Chairman
• Firm Administrator

Tammy Stinnett has nearly two decades of managerial, administrative, and legislative experience. Since joining HJM in 2002, Stinnett manages the day-to-day operations of HJM and provides administrative and legislative support to the members of the firm. Stinnett is the Chairperson for the Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee (BCDSCC). In that role, she also serves on the Maryland Democratic Party's Executive Committee and is a member of the Rules Committee. Stinnett began serving on the BCDSCC in 2018 when she emerged from a field of twenty-three candidates and was elected to one of the seven seats for Legislative District 41.

Job Titles:

• Attorney at Law
• Senior Associate
• Attorney Profile
• Member of the Maryland State Bar Association

Thomas Tompsett Jr. is a seasoned trial attorney and registered lobbyist. 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. Thomas Tompsett Jr. is a seasoned trial attorney and registered lobbyist who joined HJM in 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 earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Towson University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Tompsett is a Member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Baltimore County Bar Association, and the Maryland Government Relations Association. In addition, he serves as a School Board Member at Archbishop Curley High School and as a Board Member for United Way of Central Rental Connections. The National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics named Tompsett a 2021 Top Lobbyist for Small Firms. Industry peers blindly evaluated nominees for this national recognition to ensure that receiving the honor of Top Lobbyists was 100% merit-based. This distinction spotlights professionals that saw significant legislative success, have been innovative in their field, are held in high regard by their clients or members, and are individuals who give back to their community through charity or pro bono work.

Job Titles:

• Government Relations Associate
• Member of the Maryland Government Relations Association

Valerie Skvirsky joined the HJM team in November 2021 and one year later was promoted to a Government Relations Associate. Since joining HJM, Skvirsky has conducted insightful interviews with Maryland legislators as a part of "Conversations with HJM." She has also monitored legislative hearings, coordinated meetings with elected officials, and provided daily emails entitled, "Headlines from HJM," to ensure HJM's clients are on the front lines of political and industry-specific news in Maryland. Skvirsky is excited to leverage her experience working with the Maryland General Assembly and utilize her experience in direct and virtual advocacy to benefit clients in an expanded role with HJM. Skvirsky is a member of the Maryland Government Relations Association.