Arthur J. Horne, Jr.
Partner

Arthur J. Horne Jr., is the President and Managing Partner of Shipley, Horne & Hewlett, P.A. He represents and counsels clients in the business, civil, corporate, real estate and land use areas. Mr. Horne actively appears in District and Circuit Courts in Maryland, and Washington, D.C., as well as before administrative and legislative boards in both jurisdictions. Clients range from small to Fortune 500 businesses, as well as non profit corporations and community individuals. A zealous advocate for companies and individuals in the private sector, Mr. Horne also served as General Counsel to both the Prince George's County Housing Authority and the Prince George's County Revenue Authority, advising both agencies in dozens of multimillion dollar transactions. Additionally, he serves as the Substitute Court Auditor for the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland

Well respected in the legal community, some of Mr. Horne’s current public appointments include:

  • Maryland State Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Committee
  • Maryland State Board of Law Examiners-Grading Assistant
  • Character Committee of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Seventh Judicial Circuit
  • Maryland State Attorney Grievance Commission

He has also been appointed to every Federal Judicial Merit Selection Panel for the U.S. Magistrate Judge appointments to the United States District Courts in Maryland since 1996, and currently serves as the Alter Ego for United States District Court Judge Alexander Williams. He served as a mediator for over ten (10) years in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia and currently serves as a coordinator in the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program for the District Court of Maryland. He is also a member of Leadership Greater Washington, Class of 1998.

Mr. Horne is admitted to practice in both the Federal and State trial courts and appellate courts in Maryland and the District of Columbia as well as the United States Supreme Court. His bar association memberships include the Federal Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Prince George's County Bar Association and the J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, serving in leadership positions in most.

For his extremely active civic, professional and community service to organizations such as the American Red Cross, YMCA, Bishop McNamara High School and various home owners associations to name a few, Mr. Horne has been honored on numerous occasions, including:

  • Living Legend of Maryland Attorneys by the Associated Black Charities
  • NAACP Image Award Winner for Legal Service
  • Prince Georgian of the Year
  • United Way Service Award