JoAnn P. Harri

JoAnn P. Harri is a New York attorney and partner at Smalline and Harri whose practice centers on civil litigation, personal injury, and sexual abuse lawsuits and disputes. She devotes a substantial portion of her practice to representing survivors of sexual abuse while also handling personal injury claims. Her litigation background extends beyond injury matters and includes extensive commercial litigation experience developed earlier in her career. She has practiced with her current partnership since its formation in 1994 and brings decades of courtroom and civil litigation experience to client representation.

Harri earned her J.D. from the State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law and her B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Long Island University, CW Post College. During her undergraduate studies, she was continuously named to the Dean’s List and was a member of the Phi Eta Honor Society. She is admitted to practice in New York and has been a member of the New York State Bar Association.

Harri began her legal career with Sullivan & Cromwell and later worked with the Law Office of Micheal J. Siris and Peirez, Ackerman, and Levine. Those positions provided significant experience in commercial litigation before she concentrated her work on civil litigation and sexual abuse matters. Her representative cases include Melfe v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, Eaton v. Keyser, and Richardson v. State of New York, reflecting experience in appellate and Court of Claims proceedings as well as broader civil litigation.

JoAnn P. Harri has built a practice grounded in litigation experience and long-term representation of individuals pursuing civil claims. Her work includes cases involving personal injuries and sexual abuse, areas that often require careful factual development, procedural knowledge, and sustained advocacy. She has also contributed to legal scholarship through a published work addressing governmental regulation of medical decision-making. Her combination of commercial litigation experience, civil practice, and decades of legal work supports her handling of complex disputes and sensitive claims in New York.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Smalline and Harri
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Long Island University, CW Post College
  BA in Political Science with Magna Cum Laude

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