About Simone N.
Simone N. Archer built a foundation in business before turning to law. She earned an A.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York College of Technology at Farmingdale in 2001. She went on to receive a B.S. in Business Management from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 2006. Her legal credential is a J.D. from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School.
Her early years in practice were spent at small firms where courtroom work shaped her approach. In 2006 she worked as a trial lawyer at the Law Office of Mary A. Bjork and the following year joined Druckman & Sinel, LLP in a trial role. Those assignments gave her hands-on experience in litigation and case preparation under pressure.
She moved into firm leadership in 2008 when she became managing partner at Archer Harvey Smith, LLC. That role expanded her responsibilities beyond trial work. She handled client matters and oversaw office operations while continuing to take cases to trial. Her time leading a private firm ran alongside involvement in bar association work.
Her profile in professional circles grew through volunteer and adjudicative posts. In 2011 she served as the Young Lawyers Section Eleventh District Representative and co-chaired the Diversity Committee for the New York Bar Association, taking part in programming and member outreach. In 2015 she served as an administrative law judge and hearing officer at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), a role that placed her on the bench for contested administrative matters. She later took on a regional leadership post in 2019 as co-president of the Caribbean Lawyer Network, reflecting a continuing interest in legal communities linked to the Caribbean region.
Those positions reflect a mix of trial practice and administrative adjudication. Her background spans courtroom litigation, hearing-level decision making, and organizational leadership. She has worked on matters that require courtroom presence and on matters resolved in administrative forums. Her bar association work has involved program development and diversity initiatives.
Archer practices in New York through Archer Harvey Smith, LLC, where she has held a leadership position. Her recent work centers on litigation and administrative hearings in state forums. She continues to handle client matters and serve in roles that intersect practice, adjudication, and professional association activity.
