Elizabeth M. Hewlett, Esq. has practiced law and been a public servant for more than 44 years. She retired as Chairman of the Prince George’s County Planning Board and The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), the first African American and the first woman to serve in this position.

A former principal at Shipley, Horne, and Hewlett, PA, Ms. Hewlett has practiced law in both the public and private sectors and is licensed to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and before Federal Courts and the United States Supreme Court. She remains active in several bar associations and served as President of the J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association. She has also served on numerous multi-jurisdictional boards and committees, including the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the National Capital Planning Commission.

Actively engaged in her community and profession, Ms. Hewlett also serves/has served on numerous state and local public boards, including the State Board of Law Examiners (Maryland), Catholic Charities DC, Federal and State Court Committees, Gubernatorial Commissions, and has been widely recognized for her extensive community service. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and currently serves on the sorority’s National Council of Legal Advisors. A firm believer in “To whom much is given, much is required,” she endeavors in earnest to mentor youth/young lawyers, support numerous charitable organizations, and pay it forward wherever she can…

Ms. Hewlett is a graduate of Tufts University, Boston College Law School, the Kennedy School of Government Executive Program at Harvard University and is a Class 5 Graduate & Life Member of Leadership Greater Washington.