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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

Peters & Wasilefski, Associate Attorney, 1995-1996

 

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