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UpWork's most experienced attorney freelancer. Licensed attorney with 15 years of experience. Trusted advisor to businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals, and individuals seeking practical legal guidance, strategic risk assessment, and effective solutions to legal and business challenges. Experience includes contracts, labor & employment matters, business disputes, liability issues, intellectual property, legal research, and strategic advisory services. Graduate of Vermont Law School and Seton Hall University with four advanced degrees. Since launching my practice, I have assisted more than 1,000 businesses and individuals with contracts, disputes, employment matters, risk management, compliance, and strategic legal guidance. I focus on practical solutions, responsive communication, and helping clients make informed decisions that protect their interests and achieve their objectives. Just read what my clients have said below.

Thank you for visiting my profile page! My name is Kerry Penn, and since joining Upwork in late 2016, I have had the opportunity to coordinate on more than 170 short-term and long-term projects involving written content. As a dedicated, experienced, and full-time freelancer, I provide my Upwork clients with high-quality final products in the following areas: transcription, transcription editing and quality assurance, linguistics, and digitization of historical, hand-written documents. I am a British native, and have resided in the United States for over 20 years, so my familiarity with British and US regional accents and dialects is second to none. I possess both medical transcription (AHDI) and legal transcription (AAERT) certifications. I have also worked with film, television, and multimedia production companies, having worked on shows for the Animal Planet, Fox News, the History Channel, CNN, ESPN, plus many smaller, independent media production companies. My multitude of clients have included journalists, researchers, law firms, historians, and institutes of higher learning. With each project, I strive to produce impactful and accurate material tailored for any audience and any platform or software. I maintain contact with my client throughout the process to ensure that the work is on track, and unless requested, I do not use any AI tools to complete the work. If you’d like to hear more about my background or what approach I might take with your project, please reach out! I would love to hear about your project! You can also view my past client reviews here on my profile page, and I sincerely appreciate you considering me for your next transcription project. My services include: Podcasts Zoom meetings Television and radio broadcasts Forensic transcription Legal/medical transcription Court hearings, interrogations, and legal depositions Seminars and public speeches Workshops and training sessions Recorded telephone conversations Hand-written transcription Historical document transcription Document digitization Data entry/data cleaning Google Sheets / Excel Online research

Industries I specialize in - Service Industries, Law Firms, Restaurants, Health Practices, E-Commerce, Marketing, Manufacturing & Retail I also specialize in QuickBooks Online Cleanup: My biggest cleanup was for over 7 years of 6 bank accounts and 8 credit cards Professional Bookkeeper with an Accounting Degree specializing in Bookkeeping for over 25 years. Software Systems Experience Accounting Software: QuickBooks Online, Xero, Wave, Billcom, Expensify, Service Fusion, Stripe, Shopify, Square, Toast, Cohesion for Restaurants, Lockbox Application, Salesforce, Ramp Payroll Softwares ADP Workforce, ADP TotalSource, ADP Run, Paychex Flex,Gusto Payroll, Trinet, Paylocity, QuickBooks Payroll, Heartland, Rippling & Justworks Legal Software: Saga, TrialWorks, LawPay, Clio, MyCase, Tabs3 Full-service bookkeeping & Payroll Services for all clients will include the following - 1.Reviewing your books line by line to categorize any past transactions and reconcile your accounts 2.Ensure the accuracy of your books by maintaining your accounts throughout each month 3.Provide a seamless bookkeeping experience through communication between me and the client 4.Monitor the health of your business by running and reviewing monthly reports 5.Prepare you for tax time with a customized year-end review to hand off to your tax accountant 6.Provide ongoing support via on-demand chat and scheduled video conference. 7. Process payroll and Prepare 1099s if needed 8. Sales Tax Filing 9. I am certified in ADP, Paychex, Gusto payroll, Heartland Payroll, QuickBooks Payroll 10. I have certification in - Accounting, Bookkeeping, QuickBooks, Wave, Payroll RESUME BELOW: Work Experience Freelancer – Full Charge Bookkeeper & Payroll Clerk UPWORK Nov 2020 to Present • Performing accounting, bookkeeping, payroll & HR services to clients, companies and individuals. • Certified in QuickBooks, Xero, Quicken & Wave, Ramp • Help clients with new set up of accounting software • Help clients clean up and stay current with their accounting programs • Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Collections • Lockbox processes, cash applications, purchase orders • Bank reconciliation, financial spreadsheets, budgets • Prepare, process payroll using payroll services: Paychex Flex, ADP TotalSource, ADP Workforce, Gusto & Trinet • Provide monthly, Quarterly and annual financial reporting to clients • Assist with HR matters such as hiring, onboarding and termination of employees • Assist with insurance and benefits registrations for employees and employers Director of Finance/Payroll Manager LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL S LAMONSOFF, PLLC - New York, NY November 2005 to November 2020 • Record and monitor all the client billing and disbursements per case • Handle all the deposits and settlements into the Escrow/IOLA Escrow accounts • Bank reconciliations of operating, escrow and credit card accounts for both business and attorneys • A/P, A/R processing • Monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting • Handle all petty cash, and oversee the billing for all the attorneys per month • Supervised department staff • Process payroll for over 60 employees • Handle all HR Matters including employee benefit packages, boarding and off boarding of employees • Prepared all yearly 1099's and monthly reconciled all payroll and benefits reports • Interviewing and preparing offer letters for all new hires • Create and update employee handbooks • Track Employees Time-sheets and Accrual Time for PTO & Vacation • Renewed all Insurance policies for the firm Accounting Manager/Full Charge Bookkeeper ROM REALTY, LLC - Long Island, NY February 2000 to November 2005 • Handle all the accounting & finances for all properties • Handle all the human resources & payroll duties including processing payroll for over 75 employees • Invoices/expense reports, payment transactions, bank reconciliation, process all incoming & outgoing bank activities • Create & maintain spreadsheets using advanced Excel functions & calculations to develop reports & lists • Handle all the administrative duties as well as managed all the buildings owned by the realty estate company • Manage all the calendars, meetings, travel arrangements for the CEO • Prepare all the tenant leases and renewals & handle all the rent rolls • Maintain detailed administrative & procedural processes to improve accuracy & efficiency Office Manager/Bookkeeper GALMER, LTD - Long Island, NY March 1997 to Feb 2000 • Supervised a three-person clerical staff and 12 Labor Workers & Processed Payroll for all employees and contractors • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, and all clerical duties • Assisted in the shipping and receiving department with documentation • Assisted in Customer Service with old and new orders, processed all incoming and outgoing orders for our products. • Handle all the administrative duties as well as managed all the buildings owned by the realty estate company

Do you need help with Meta Ads? Still trying to figure out Andromeda? If so, then I can help! Hi, my name is Glenn, and I've been running successful Facebook Ad campaigns for more than 10 years. I offer a done for you service or done with you for anyone who wants to learn how to run campaigns on their own! I can help with: set up | research | targeting | creatives | funnels | scheduling | optimization I am currently running campaigns in the following industries: - Contractors - Healthcare - Mortgage - Legal - Home Services If you are looking for more clients, then I can help!

I am a professionally trained journalist with more than 25 years of experience in various fields (newspaper, music & running magazines, etc). I successfully launched and relaunched several online editions for newspapers, and I am the founder and editor of a online news site. I also run the news section of a gambling website. As a translator I mainly worked for tech companies, translating user interfaces, user guides, newsletters, websites, marketing material, etc. I've been working as a translator from English into German (and vice versa) for more than 10 years, mostly for repeat clients who love the work I am offering. I have experience in QA testing software, with a focus on localization (not just in German, but for several languages). I helped one of the top tech companies in the world localizing several of their apps. I also proofread an autobiography. What I can offer you: Translations and German text which aren't just error-free, but sound great. You want your texts to shine so that you attract customers. I will make sure that this is the case. I was born in Germany and am currently residing near New York City.

Struggling to turn HubSpot into a predictable and scalable revenue system? I help B2B and SaaS companies implement, optimize, and rescue HubSpot by cleaning up messy portals, automating marketing and sales, and replacing manual chaos with reliable, repeatable processes that actually drive growth. What I specialize in • HubSpot Implementation & Optimization – full setup or rebuild of Marketing, Sales, and Service Hubs with custom workflows, pipelines, lead routing, lifecycle stages, scoring, and reporting alignment. • CRM & Data Migrations – moving data from Salesforce, Pipedrive, Monday, Odoo, or spreadsheets into HubSpot with clean mapping, deduplication, and structural accuracy. • Marketing Automation – automated nurturing, email sequences, lead qualification systems, task queues, and cross-team automation to reduce manual work. • Integrations – Zapier, Make, QuickBooks, Google Sheets, Slack, webhooks, or custom API connections that create a unified operations ecosystem. • Process Automation & Reporting – eliminating manual data entry, syncing marketing and sales processes, cleaning properties, and building dashboards that give leadership visibility and forecasting clarity. With 15+ years in CRM systems and $100K+ earned on Upwork, I combine deep HubSpot expertise with a business-first mindset. Companies come to me when their CRM is underperforming, inconsistent, or simply not supporting revenue goals. I rebuild broken setups into scalable, high-accuracy systems built for growth. If your HubSpot feels messy, slow, or misaligned, let’s audit your portal, fix structural bottlenecks, and deliver quick wins that improve efficiency, conversion, and reporting accuracy.