Troy A. Archie

Partner

Federal & State Criminal Defense Attorney

In 1991, Mr. Archie received his undergraduate degree in Business and Economics from Lafayette College and his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in Camden, New Jersey in 1996.

In 1993, Mr. Archie served as a legal intern at the Camden County Prosecutors Office, Camden, New Jersey. In that capacity, he was responsible for legal research and writing involving search and seizure, child abuse and forfeiture law. From 1994 until 1996, he served as a law clerk to Aaron Smith, Esquire and Emmett E. Primas, Jr., Esquire of Smith & Primas, Camden, New Jersey.

Mr. Archie began his professional legal career in 1996 as an associate for the law firm of Smith and Primas. In that capacity he was responsible for criminal, family and municipal matters. He was also primarily responsible for a large percentage of the firm’s research and legal brief writing involving complex issues of law.

Mr. Archie maintained a solo practice located in the City of Camden from 1998 until he joined the firm in 2012.

Mr. Archie is licensed to practice in the State and Federal Courts of New Jersey. His related memberships include the New Jersey Bar Association, Camden County Bar Association, The American Trial Lawyers Association, the Rutgers Law School Alumni Association, the National Football League Players Association as a Contract Advisor, and The Sports Lawyers Association. Mr. Archie has represented professional athletes in contractual matters, including players affiliated with National Football League teams.

Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Archie has handled a substantial number of criminal matters at both the state and federal level, as well as numerous municipal court matters throughout New Jersey. Mr. Archie has represented clients in federal criminal matters, including United States v. Eljvir Duka and United States v. Nicodemo Scarfo, Jr., involving allegations related to a white-collar business dispute.

In addition to his professional responsibilities, Mr. Archie along with Victor Carstarphen and a local professional athlete has organized a free football clinic for the children of the City of Camden in the summers of 2005 through 2011. Additionally, a former football coach with over ten years of experience at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, Mr. Archie is now a board member and coach of the Winslow Township Maullers Football organization in Sicklerville, New Jersey where he resides with his wife Evelyn, daughter Sauliana and two sons Ezrah and Armonti.

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