Harvey received his J.D. at Boston University in 1974, and his B.A. at Clark University in 1968. He established his
own law firm in 1977. Harvey united forces with Maureen O'Sullivan and Jeremiah Friedman to form KAPLAN,
O'SULLIVAN & FRIEDMAN in 1990. He has taught at Northeastern University School of Law since 1982. He has also
taught immigration law at Harvard Law School. Harvey has been named in Best Lawyers in America from 1991-present,
and was the recipient of the American Immigration Lawyers Association's (AILA) first Mentor Award in 1992. Harvey
has received multiple awards from the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild for excellence in the
practice of immigration law (the Third Annual Carol King Award and, together with partners Maureen O'Sullivan and
Jeremiah Friedman, the Daniel Levy Award in 2007). In 2002 he received, along with Maureen O'Sullivan, AILA's 2002
Elmer Fried Award for excellence in teaching immigration law. Recently, Harvey has been recognized for his commitment
and dedication to immigrant workers and families affected by the raids in New Bedford, MA, receiving a Certificate of
Appreciation from the Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and
an Outstanding Immigration Lawyer Award from the Brazilian Immigrant Center.
