Lecturer Bios
Joshua D. Kelner, Esq.
Joshua D. Kelner graduated cum laude from Williams College in 2001 and cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2004. While in law school, he was Articles Editor for the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, and a finalist in the Ames Moot Court Competition. In college, he was President of the Williams College debate team.
He has been associated with Kelner & Kelner since 2005, during which time he has concentrated his practice on the trial preparation of complex personal injury cases and on appellate advocacy. He has conducted depositions, second seated trials, and argued numerous motions before the courts. He has also successfully briefed and argued numerous appeals. He was previously associated with the law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP, during which time he focused on federal litigation and white collar criminal defense.
He is the author of The Anatomy of an Image: Unpacking the Case for Tort Reform, which was published in the University of Dayton Law Review in 2006. He is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the New York State Bar Association.
Kimberly A. Schirripa, Esq.
Mrs. Schirripa is a Partner who is based in the firm's New York City Office. Her practice concentrates on complex cases, products liability, construction/labor law cases, general liability, and automobile liability. She has over 12 years of experience representing companies and individuals in high exposure cases in both Federal and State Courts in New York and New Jersey. She has also successfully argued before the Appellate Division, First and Second Departments.
Mrs. Schirripa is a 1999 graduate from State University at Albany where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She is 2002 graduate of New York Law School, where she graduated magna cum laude and received the Order of the Barristers Award for her skills in oral advocacy. She was also an Articles Editor for the Journal of International and Comparative Law and the Vice-Chair of the Moot Court Association. Ms. Schirripa has been selected for inclusion in the 2019 and 2020 New York Super Lawyers.
