Kaysia Earley
| Kaysia Earley | |
| Nationality | American |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Trial attorney, legal analyst, author |
| Known for | Founder of Earley Law Firm; legal analyst on Court TV, Law & Crime, and NewsNation; author of the memoir Houses Built by Faith |
| Education | Howard University (BA, 2004); St. Thomas University School of Law (JD, 2013) |
| Website | https://www.earleylawfirm.com/ |
Kaysia Monica Earley is an American trial attorney, legal analyst, and author based in South Florida. She is the founder of the Earley Law Firm, a criminal defense and civil litigation practice, and appears as a legal analyst on national television programs including Court TV, Law & Crime, and NewsNation.[1][2] She is also the author of the memoir Houses Built by Faith, which draws on her own early journey through the criminal justice system and her path to a legal career.[3]
Early life
Earley was born in the Bronx, New York, to a Jamaican father and an American mother, and moved to Miami, Florida, at the age of six. She was the fourth of eight children and was raised by a single mother in an inner-city neighborhood after her father left the family when she was eight years old. She has described herself as a first-generation college graduate.[3]
As a young woman she experienced an early encounter with the criminal justice system, a period she has described as transformative and formative to her later commitment to the law. She has recounted that a judge encouraged her to return to the courtroom one day as an attorney, a goal she went on to fulfill.[3] She has spoken publicly about this chapter of her life as part of her advocacy around second chances and reintegration.[4]
Education
Earley earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 2004. She then worked as a litigation paralegal, including at the law firm McDermott Will & Emery and at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, before enrolling in law school. She received her Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida, in 2013, and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2014.[3][1]
Legal career
After being admitted to the Florida Bar, Earley worked as an assistant public defender in Florida's Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, which covers Broward County.[3][5] She subsequently founded the Earley Law Firm, PLLC, based in the Sunrise and Plantation area of Broward County, which handles criminal defense and civil litigation matters.[1]
Earley has stated that she has tried more than 100 jury and non-jury cases to verdict, ranging from misdemeanors to first-degree felonies, and has obtained dismissals in more than 300 criminal matters. She holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating.[1][6]
Legal analysis
Earley works as a legal analyst and commentator on national television, providing analysis of high-profile cases and legal issues. Her television appearances include Court TV, Law & Crime, CBS, and NewsNation.[1][2][6]
In 2024, Earley took part in the White Collar Conference, an event organized around the experiences of people affected by white-collar criminal cases, where she was a panelist on a session titled "Careers and Reintegrating Into Society" and spoke about second chances and the law based on her own earlier experience.[4]
Writing
Earley is the author of a memoir, Houses Built by Faith: Jailhouse. God's House. Courthouse., which recounts her transformation from adversity to a legal career. The book is structured around three symbolic settings — the jailhouse, "God's house," and the courthouse — and addresses themes of redemption, resilience, and faith.[7]
The memoir was launched at an event held on December 13, 2025, at the Marriott Coral Springs Hotel and Convention Center, with proceeds directed to disaster relief in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa through Earley's nonprofit organization, Seeds of Manna, Inc.[7] The book received the 2026 Christlit Book Award and a Literary Titan Book Award and reached number one in its category on Amazon.[6]
Community work and public service
Earley founded Seeds of Manna, Inc., a nonprofit organization through which she has distributed food, clothing, and educational supplies to underserved communities in Jamaica and has supported relief efforts there following Hurricane Melissa in 2025. She has also mentored students at Jamaican schools, including William Knibb Memorial High School.[6] On May 30, 2026, the City of Parkland, Florida, issued a proclamation recognizing her legal work and humanitarian service.[6]
Earley has been involved in electoral politics in Florida. She previously ran for judicial office in Broward County, and on June 1, 2026, she announced her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in Florida's 22nd congressional district, which includes portions of Broward, Palm Beach, Hendry, and Collier counties.[5]
Personal life
Earley is of Jamaican and American descent and lives in Parkland, in Broward County, Florida. She has said she has been married for more than two decades and has four children.[5][6]
External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Kaysia Earley — Florida (Southeast)". 'The National Trial Lawyers}'. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kaysia Earley — Legal Analyst, Mentor, Speaker". 'kaysiaearley.com}'. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Meet Kaysia Earley of Earley Law Firm in Ft. Lauderdale". 'Voyage MIA}'. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kaysia Earley — White Collar Conference". 'White Collar Conference}'. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Jamaican-American Attorney Kaysia Earley, Esq. Announces Candidacy for Florida's 22nd Congressional District". 'Times Caribbean Online}'. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "City of Parkland Honors Jamaican Attorney Kaysia Earley with Proclamation". 'South Florida Caribbean News}'. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "South Florida Attorney Kaysia M. Earley Unveils Memoir: Launch Doubles as Hurricane Relief Fundraiser". 'Free Press of Jacksonville}'. Retrieved 2026-07-23.