Douglas J. Smillie
Chair – Litigation
PRACTICE AREAS:
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- Pennsylvania, 1982
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1983
- New Jersey, 1984
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1984
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1995
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 2007
ACADEMICS:
- Muhlenberg College, B.A., cum laude, 1978
- Villanova University School of Law, J.D. 1982
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Turnaround Management Association
- Commercial Law League of America
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference
- Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
- Media Law Resource Center
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Lehigh County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- American Bar Association/Litigation Section
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Regular speaker on Bankruptcy matters
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY:
- Board Member, Lehigh Valley Zoo
- Board Member, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
AWARDS/ACCOLADES:
- Who's Who in American Law
- Editor, Villanova Law Review, 1980-1982
- Recipient, Rev. Joseph Ullman Award
- Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Law and Politics, 2004-2006, 2008-2011
NOTABLE CLIENTS/CASES:
- Jacoby v. Bethlehem Suburban Motor Sales, F. Supp.2d, 2011 WL 1884015 (E.D.Pa. May 15, 2011)
- Penn Jersey Advance, Inc. v. Grim, 962 A.2d 632 (Pa. 2009)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Snyder v. Exclusive Transp. For Industry, 2005 WL 1175937, 95 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas (BNA) 1648 (E.D.Pa.,
May 17, 2005)
- Ferraro v. Penn Jersey Advance, Inc.; 54 Northampton County
Rep. 262 (2006)
- O’Connell v. County of Northampton, 79 F.Supp.2d 529 (E.D.Pa. 1999)
- Kiesel v. Lehigh Valley Eye Center, P.C. 2006 Pa. Dist. &
Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 261 (C.C.P. Lehigh 2006)
- In re GEC Industries, Inc., 107 B.R. 491 (Bankr. D. Del. 1989)
- In re Reimiller (Schwab v. Conseco Finance Consumer Discount
Co.) 281 B.R. 561 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2002)
- In re Metropolitan Hospital, 119 B.R. 910 (E.D. Pa. 1990)
- Kirkpatrick v. Easton Publishing Co., 53 Northampton County Rep. 21 (2003)
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