Douglas J. Smillie
Chair – Litigation Group
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Creditor's Rights
- Employment Law
- Bankruptcy
- Media Law
- Non-Competition and Trade Secrets
610-797-9000, ext. 351
Assistant Information
Karen Gonyo
(610) 797-9000, ext. 377
Email: dsmillie@flblaw.com
Douglas J. Smillie is a shareholder and Chair of the Firm’s Litigation group. Mr. Smillie’s practice includes commercial litigation, bankruptcy, creditors rights, non-competition and trade secrets, media law, and employment litigation.
Education
- Muhlenberg College, B.A., cum laude, 1978
- Villanova University School of Law, J.D. 1982
- Editor, Villanova Law Review, 1980-1982
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Professional Organizations
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Turnaround Management Association
- Commercial Law League of America
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference
- Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Bar Association of Lehigh County
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- American Bar Association/Litigation Section
- New Jersey State Bar Association/Bankruptcy Section
Reported Decisions
- Penn Jersey Advance, Inc. v. Grim, 962 A.2d 632 (Pa. 2009)
- In re Heritage Highgate, Inc., 679 F. 3d 132 (3d Cir. 2012)
- United States v. Nicolet, Inc., 857 F.2d 679 (3d Cir. 1989)
- In re New York City Shoes, Inc., 880 F.2d 679 (3d Cir. 1989)
- Jacoby v. Bethlehem Suburban Motor Sales, 820 F. Supp.2d, 609 (E.D.Pa. 2011)
- Poskin v. TD Banknorth, N.A., 687 F. Supp. 2d 530 (W.D. Pa. 2009)
- In re Szymanski, 413 B.R. 232 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 2009)
- Bernhard v. Brown & Brown of Lehigh Valley, 720 F., Supp. 2d 694 (E.D.Pa. 2010)
- Korn v. Kertesz, 2007 WL3283400 (E.D.Pa., Nov 06, 2007)
- Kiesel v. Lehigh Valley Eye Center, P.C., 2006 WL 1985788 (E.D.Pa., July 12, 2006)
- Ferraro v. Penn Jersey Advance, Inc.; 54 Northampton County Rep. 262 (2006)
- Kiesel v. Lehigh Valley Eye Center, P.C., 2006 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 261 (C.C.P. Lehigh 2006)
- Snyder v. Exclusive Transp. For Industry, 2005 WL 1175937, 95 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas (BNA) 1648 (E.D.Pa., May 17, 2005)
- Kirkpatrick v. Easton Publishing Co., 53 Northampton County Rep. 21 (2003)
- In re Reimiller (Schwab v. Conseco Finance Consumer Discount Co.) 281 B.R. 561 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2002)
- Purcell Tire & Rubber Co. v. Lehigh Coal & Navigation, Inc., 1999WL1256365 (E.D.Pa. Dec. 19, 1999)
- Mattioli v. Media News Group, 1999WL729255 (E.D.Pa. Sept. 8, 1999)
- Patient Transfer Systems, Inc. v. Patient Handling Solutions, Inc., 1999WL54568 (E.D.Pa. Jan. 29, 1999)
- O’Connell v. County of Northampton, 79 F.Supp.2d 529 (E.D.Pa. 1999)
- In re Metropolitan Hospital, 119 B.R. 910 (E.D. Pa. 1990)
- In re GEC Industries, Inc., 107 B.R. 491 (Bankr. D. Del. 1989)
Honors
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Who’s Who in American Law
- Recipient, Rev. Joseph Ullman Award
- Selected for inclusion in 2004-2006, 2008-2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Community Activity
- Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
- Member, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
