Kelly Harnett
Astoria,USA
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented legal professional with a proven track record in Criminal Law, Personal Injury Law, and Intellectual Property Law. Successful in authoring impactful court pleadings that have reunited families and facilitated law students' admission to the Bar Association. Skilled at thriving in fast-paced, high-pressure environments while producing legal documents that meet the rigorous standards of attorneys. Recognized as the first female paralegal in New York to independently author a pleading, breaking barriers and setting new precedents in the legal field.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Podcast Producer
Novel Enterprise
10.2023 - 10.2025
- Developed compelling storylines for legal episodes that resonated with target audience demographics and interests.
- Evaluated emerging technologies in the audio space to consistently improve podcast production quality over time, in accordance with updated laws.
- Developed strong relationships with industry experts, leading to exclusive interviews and insightful discussions on the podcast.
- Created detailed show notes for each episode to provide additional resources for listeners seeking further information.
Summer Internship
PLAN (Prisoner's Legal Advocacy Network)
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Summer internship where I was hand selected to teach various future attorneys to comprehend the strategies that one utilizes upon writing a motion, a brief, requesting a charge to be dismissed during trial, as well as focusing on complaints that violate one's civil rights, 28 U.S.C. 1983. My achievements included teaching 12 law students for hours, until they had the capability to go to court on my requests. Successfully created a voting guide that all students will be dependent on, regarding rights that one must obtain contact with the criminal legal system, as well as book censorship and protecting the right of people's 1st Amendment.
Community Paralegal
NYU Law School
07.2022 - 01.2023
- Successfully drafted and reviewed legal education and empowerment modules for Jailhouse Lawyer's Initiative—a program that supports pro se litigants with their legal matters.
- Mentored NYU Law Students with their legal research products by sharing knowledge via interviews and one-on-one consultation sessions.
- Managed module authoring efforts, to ensure that all modules were properly sent out to the appropriate parties. My work ethic includes being 100% certain that documents are properly prepared for delivery. This is an essential part of my job.
- Made plans for the company and scheduled all zoom calls, utilizing google calendar and Drive.
Internship
Internship for a Supreme Court Justice
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Assisted Justice Kathleen Waterman-Marshall with administrative duties.
- Acquired knowledge of Family Court Law, Domestic Relations Law, Social Services Law.
- Handled all research duties, taking on the leadership role of researching case law, thereby ensuring that it was shepardized.
- Successfully suggestions to The Honorable Kathleen Waterman-Marshall, as to whether or not a submission had merit.
Certified Law Clerk
Department of Corrections - New York
07.2010 - 05.2022
- Successfully worked with attorneys to prove actual innocence and with clients by authoring CPL 440.10 motions, Writs of Error Coram Nobis, CPL 460.30 (Request for extension to take appeal), CPL 460.15 (Request to appeal 440), authored numerous grievances for clients.
- Created and prepared legal documents by organizing and assembling information for legal documents and forms including but not limited to Writs of Federal Habeas Corpus, 1983 lawsuits, Notices of Intent to file a claim, as well as actual claims themselves.
- Successfully wrote supplemental pro se brief for woman by name of Jennifer Marchant, thereby dismissing her indictment due to verdict being against weight of evidence.
- Produced first-ever template for DVISA (Domestic Violence Survivor's Justice Act, see CPL 440.47 and PL 60.12) upon this ameliorative law taking effect on August 12th, 2019, in which four women were released under such template prior to Unified Court System having official manner.
- Have extensive experience in obtaining NYPD paperwork and analyzing grand jury minutes.
Education
High School Diploma -
St. Vincent Ferrer High School
New York, NY06.1999
Paralegal Studies
Columbia Law School
New York, NY04.2024
B.S. - Spanish
St. John's University
Jamaica, NY06.2003
Skills
- Fourteen years of experience with writing pleadings for clients, culminating in the release of seven women
- Taught first year law students at Brooklyn Law School from 2022-2023 about PL 2000 (accessory liability) and felony Murder Course offered future attorneys' insight on the experience of incarcerated individuals and ability to relate to their future clients Detailed the exact manner that I successfully had three of my own charges dismissed during trial I achieved what everyone called 'The best class that [they] ever attended' at BLS
- Experience with trial preparation, legal documents, discovery, and suppression hearings I have uncovered multiple Brady violations through FOIL appeals, processed an intense amount of research to have a case dismissed during trial or order of dismissal
- Co-authored an article for the CUNY Law Review in partnership with Professor Daly, published in the Summer of 2023, volume Twenty-Six, Number Two The article features conditions of confinement specifically regarding 8th Amendment violations and PREA, which will expose sexual abuse in prisons in order to have auditors attempt to change the conditions
- Biography is featured in New York Magazine: Jailhouse Lawyer Kelly Harnett Had to Get Free chronicles the unusual and invaluable skill-sets that I acquired while wrongfully incarcerated to advance my rights and the rights of other incarcerated women Story was published on January 4th, 2023, leading to a movie deal focusing on my legal knowledge and the manner that they were acquired, on my own, however perseverance and a relentless attitude to never give up
- Featured in an upcoming documentary called 'Escape Artists', pertaining to jailhouse lawyers and what their achievements were after release as well as an article from the Southern District: Southern District of Florida Blog: The Story of a 'Jailhouse Lawyer'
- Featured in a documentary about Jerry Rosenberg, one of America's greatest jailhouse lawyers (God rest his soul), due to my unique skill-sets in conjunction with the situation I was in In reality, I was never in a situation, everybody else was
- Brief Documentary and photo appeared in 'Connections 2023', a useful directory for incarcerated individuals
- Fluent in Spanish
- Ability to Manage schedules effectively ie court calendars and filing legal documents
- Fourteen years of experience in filing legal documents to Supreme and Criminal Court
Accomplishments
- I have tackled the difficult task in advocating to an extent that was of major significance that my story was put in the book "Connections 2023", in addition to my picture.
- I graduated with a 4.0 from Columbia Law School with my Paralegal Certificate.
- I have authored pleadings that have gotten 13 females, to date, out of prison.
- Secured the doctrine of precedent in Federal Court for a "Stay and Abeyance" for a client.
- Garnered many documents through Article 78 petitions from the initial denial of a client's Freedom of Information Law Request.
Certification
- Paralegal Certificate from Columbia University, graduated with a 4.0.
- Law Clerk Certificate obtained in 2017, also graduated with honors.
Contact
- Address: 20-41 Shore Blvd 2C Astoria, NY 11105
- Phone: (917)708-4095
- Email: Kellyharnett28@gmail.com
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Podcast Producer
Novel Enterprise
10.2023 - 10.2025
Summer Internship
PLAN (Prisoner's Legal Advocacy Network)
05.2023 - 08.2023
Community Paralegal
NYU Law School
07.2022 - 01.2023
Internship
Internship for a Supreme Court Justice
06.2022 - 12.2022
Certified Law Clerk
Department of Corrections - New York
07.2010 - 05.2022
Paralegal Studies
Columbia Law School
B.S. - Spanish
St. John's University
High School Diploma -
St. Vincent Ferrer High School
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