Lisa Harris Jones, although active in a variety of areas in the law, concentrates her practice in lobbying and government relations, corporate and real estate law. She has represented both publicly held and private enterprises, encompassing both smaller and larger business entities.

As an associate with the law firms of Shapiro and Olander (1993-1997) and Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC (1997-1999), Mrs. Jones represented the City of Baltimore and many of its agencies and related quasi-public entities (i.e., the Department of Housing and Community Development and Community Development Financing Corporation), in complex real estate development and financing transactions.

Currently, Mrs. Jones represents a wide range of other business interests before the Maryland General Assembly and Baltimore’s City Council, Liquor Board, Board of Estimates, Planning Commission and Zoning Board.

In January, Mrs. Jones was recruited to a team of four veteran Annapolis lobbyists to represent the Maryland Computer Services Association during the 2008 session of the Maryland General Assembly. This team of advocates was tasked with a mission impossible: repeal the computer services tax created only a few weeks earlier during the 2007 special session.  Mrs. Jones employed her intimate knowledge of the legislative process and called upon her relationships with elected officials from both sides of the aisle and around the State to aid her client.  In a concerted effort, the team secured the final votes necessary to repeal the computer services tax in the last few days of session.  This momentous victory ensures the viability of technical service companies in Maryland and the valuable employment opportunities they provide across the State.

Mrs. Jones was named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women for 2005 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.

Law School: American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (J.D., 1993).

College: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1990).

Recognitions: One of Maryland's Top 100 Minority Business Enterprises in 2006 by The Daily Record and the Maryland Governor's Office of Minority Affairs; One of The Daily Record’s Maryland Top 100 Women in 2005; Baltimore Times’ 25 Young Leaders to Watch in 2002; Baltimore Business Journal 40 Under 40, July 2001; Maryland Coalition of Women for Responsive Government, Inc.’s 21st Century Women, October 2000.

Community Service: Commissioner, Baltimore City Wage Commission; Member, City of Baltimore MBE/WBE Certification Appeals Board; Secretary, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Maryland Affiliate; President, Druid Heights Community Development Corporation, Inc; Board Member, Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development; Co-Chair, College Bound Mid - Summer Fest; Member, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter; Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; Board Member, Hampden Family Center; Board Member, First Tee of Baltimore, Inc.; and Member, Maryland Coalition of Women for Responsive Government, Inc. 21st Century Woman II

Professional Membership: National Bar Association; Monumental Bar Association; American Bar Association; Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia; and Women’s Leadership Forum of the Democratic National Committee.

Achievements: Recipient: 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).
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Brian R. Shepter is the newest addition to the Harris Jones, LLC team. He joins the firm as a new associate and will graduate from the University of Baltimore School of Law in May 2008.  Brian began with the firm in January, 2008 as a law clerk and registered lobbyist before the General Assembly of Maryland.  During the 2008 Session Brian advocated for our clients on a wide range of issues from corporate interests to minority business and the repeal of the computer services tax.

Since 2006, Brian has developed a broad background in several areas of law through his experiences as a law clerk for three Maryland law firms and a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge. 

During the 2007 Session of the Maryland General Assembly, he also had the honor of working for the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee.  Over the last three years he has built strong professional relationships with attorneys, judges, legislators and their respective staff, all of which make him a valuable addition to Harris Jones, LLC.

Law School: University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, M.D. (J.D., 2008 – Cum Laude).

College: University of Maryland, College Park, M.D. (B.A., 2005).

Recognitions: Dean’s Citation for Outstanding Service to the University of Baltimore (2008, 2007); University of Baltimore Excellence in Leadership Award (2008).

Community Service and Associations:  Legislative Chair, Maryland State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section; Vice President, Anne Arundel County Young Democrats; President, University of Baltimore Student Bar Association; President, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International, J. Harry LaBrum Chapter; President, Delta Chi Fraternity, Inc., University of Maryland Chapter; Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout.