Roger Archibald

From 1982 until 1990, Roger V. Archibald was employed in the pharmaceutical industry as a pharmaceutical sales representative. He marketed medications for a host of endocrine, circulatory, orthopedic, and infectious disorders to both physicians and hospitals in New York City. This experience gave him invaluable insight into medicine, anatomy, and medical malpractice cases.

Roger V. Archibald graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1990. He was admitted as a member to the New York State Bar in 1991. Roger V. Archibald started his legal career in 1990 at the Big Six Accounting Firm of Coopers and Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers), where he analyzed complex statutory and regulatory taxing schemes in addition to advising Fortune 100 clients on tax compliance issues. In 1992, Roger V. Archibald co-founded the boutique law firm of Archibald and Hap, and four years later, he established his current firm, Roger Victor Archibald, PLLC.

Throughout his thirty plus year career, Roger V. Archibald has been tapped as a legal analyst on both radio and television in New York; he has been a keynote speaker at law school graduations as well as high school and middle school graduations; he has served as a judge for Moot Court Competitions at New York Law School; and has chaired panel discussions at Brooklyn Law School and St. Johns University Law School.

Roger V. Archibald has been an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, New York, since 1992. During Mr. Archibald’s tenure at St. Joseph’s College, students have consistently ranked him in the top ten percent of professors in recognition of his efficacy and clarity as an educator. Through this experience, he not only is kept apprised of the changes in civil rights, negligence, and medical malpractice law, he is developing the minds of the new generations of lawyers. To date, he has taught and personally mentored at least 65 practicing attorneys.

In 2006, Roger V. Archibald completed the Norman Manley Law School Program in Kingston, Jamaica and was admitted to the Jamaican Bar, making him eligible to practice in any Commonwealth Jurisdiction. With over 75% of Roger V. Archibald’s clientele originating from the Caribbean, this dual Bar admission gives him a unique advantage to assisting them with their cases in New York and their homeland. To date, he has handled matters for people in Jamaica, Trinidad, Grenada, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and the Cook Islands.

Roger V. Archibald has also served as legal counsel to the Government of St. Lucia and the Government of Grenada. He is currently engaged as legal counsel to United States Representative Yvette D. Clarke (D, NY), of the 9th Congressional District, and New York State Senator Kevin Parker.

Practice Areas

• Auto Accidents
  Successful jury award of $1 Million for car accident victim.

• Construction Accidents
  $2 Million for a Caribbean construction worker who fell off a ladder and fractured his ankle, resulting in multiple surgeries and hardware implants; Coy Supervile v. The Georgian Press, Inc. et al, Index No. 524852/2017 (Sup. Ct. Kings County 2017).

• Criminal Defense
  Acquittal on seven felony charges of embezzlement; People v. Goodluck, 117 AD.3d 653 (2014).

• Employment Discrimination
  High 6-figure confidential settlement agreement for a subordinate sexually harassed by a senior-level associate.

• International Law
  Dispute involving Grenada’s oil and natural gas deposits in which he secured an outright dismissal of a $500 million suit brought by a Colorado-based oil magnate; RSM Production Corporation et al v. Mikhail Fridman et al, Index No.: 06-CV-11512 (S.D.N.Y. 2006).

• Medical Malpractice
  6 Figures for a client who suffered a misdiagnosis resulting in internal injuries.

• Personal Injury Defense
  Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a Co-Op President and Board, successfully defending them in a premises liability wrongful death action in Bronx County following a five-day jury trial; Valry Crewe-Hacker vs. NYCHA, Index No. 0021088/2005 (Sup. Ct. Bronx County 2005).

• Police Brutality and Excessive Force
  $1.5 Million Award for an inmate beaten by corrections officers; Shuford v. New York City Department Of Corrections, 1:17-cv-06349-EK-JRC (E.D.N.Y. 2017).

• White Collar
  Acquittal on a felony charge of False Statements to Federal Investigation; USA v. Ramos, Docket No.: 1:03-cr-01360-JGK-1 (S.D.N.Y. 2003).

Recognition

• Barrister of the Year Award – West Indian American Progressive Action Council

• Boys and Girls High School Alumni Association

• Brooklyn Law School

• Brooklyn Law School Black Law Students Association

• Caribbean Women’s Health Association

• Mid Brooklyn Civic Association

• New York State Assembly

• New York Public School 156/Intermediate School 392

• St. Joseph’s College

• No. 1 verdict in USA

• No. 1 verdict in NY

• Lawyers of Distinction

• Million Dollar Advocates Forum

• Seneca Club – Man of the Year Award – 2018

• Caribbean Life Impact Awards Man of the Year – 2019

• Reset Podcast Best Attorney Award 2022 & 2023

Bar Admissions

Roger V. Archibald is a licensed member of the New York State Bar since 1991 and he is also licensed to practice law in Jamaica, West Indies, and is eligible to practice in any Commonwealth Jurisdiction.

• Member of the New York State Bar Association

• Member of the Brooklyn Bar Association

• Member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association

• Member of the Jamaican Bar Association (West Indies)

He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.

Impact

Mr. Archibald has been a board member for the following organizations:

• Brooklyn Law School Alumni Association

• Caribbean Women’s Health Association

• Flatbush YMCA

• President of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association

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