Janet SchnellJanet is a US Army Veteran with over 20 years with five years as a firefighter and 15 years in the JAG Corps as a paralegal and court reporter, where she retired at the rank of Sergeant First Class (SFC). During her time in the Army, she served in several locations in the United States, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

While serving as a court reporter, Janet was responsible for transcribing court hearings, assembling evidence, and distributing the casefile to the appropriate entities. While serving as a paralegal, Janet was responsible for speaking to witnesses, gathering evidence, drafting memorandums, notarizing documents, and prepping the case and attorney to go to court.

While serving in the Army, Janet has been stationed at Fort Rucker (Fort Novosel) as a firefighter with the 6th MP Detachment, Yongsan, South Korea as a court reporter with the 8th Army, Fort Hood (Fort Cavazos) as a court reporter, Fort Gordon (Fort Eisenhower) as a brigade paralegal with the 15th Regimental Signal Brigade, Fort Riley as a court reporter, Fort Sam Houston as a senior paralegal/court reporter, Fort Riley as a senior court reporter. Janet has also been deployed to Camp Liberty, Iraq as a court reporter and to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan as security personnel.

Janet has obtained two degrees, a Bachelor of Science with a major in Criminal Justice and an Associates Degree in Management from Excelsior College. While in the Army, Janet obtained 2 ARCOM, 2 AAM, 1 ASUA, 6 AGCM, 1 NDSM, 1 ACM-CS, 2 ICM-CS, 1 GWTSM, 1 KDSM, 2 NOPDR, 1 ASR, 2 OSR, 1 NATOMDL, 1 COA; WLC, ALC, SLC; Advanced Court Reporter Course; Redictation Course; Master Resilience Training; Combat Life Savers Course; Hygiene/Sanitation Course; and Court Reporter Course.

The military training and experience provide her with the necessary tools to be a valuable asset to the National Security Law Firm.