OUR TEAM
Attorney Jennifer Bush Archer is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the Widener University School of Law, graduating with esteem. She is admitted to practice in the state of New Jersey and before all Pennsylvania courts, as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Archer has extensive litigation and negotiation experience as a result of nearly a decade of legal work for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Since 2006, she has focused her practice on serving the needs of Central Pennsylvania families with an emphasis on the needs of children. She is a leader in her field, as evidenced by her role in initiating the Dauphin County Juvenile Law Committee and her appointment as Solicitor for Dauphin County Domestic Relations and her appointment as Solicitor for Cumberland County Children and Youth Services. In addition, Ms. Archer provides a variety of pro bono services both formally for the Dauphin County Bar Association and informally for those in need in York, Cumberland, and surrounding counties.
Ms. Archer was a Journalism major with emphasis in English Literature. While working for a newspaper in Washington, D.C., her interest in government and law was sparked and she chose to become a lawyer. Her most memorable moments as an attorney are her arguments before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Archer is supported by two paralegals with extensive experience in child welfare and litigation.
Areas of Practice
Adoptions
Registration of Foreign Adoptions
Termination of Parental Rights
Involuntary / Voluntary Relinquishment of Parental Rights
Juvenile Dependency Matters involving Children & Youth Services
Expungement of ChildLine Reports
Provider Appeals
Guardianship
Divorces and Custody Agreements
Education Law
Mediation
Special Education Due Process Hearings
Certified Legal Specialties
Mediator
Bar Admissions
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of New Jersey
U.S. District Court, M.D. of Pennsylvania
Education
Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania J.D. - 1994
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania B.A. - 1991
Major: Journalism/English Literature
Professional Associations and Memberships
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Children's Rights Committee
Dauphin County Bar Association
Cumberland County Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
Archer Law, Principal Attorney, 2011 - Present
Archer & Archer, P.C. Partner, 2006-2011
Pennsylvania Department of State, Assistant Counsel, 2004-2005
Pennsylvania Department of Insurance Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund
- Territory Manager, 2003-2004
- Litigation Supervisor, 1996-2003
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