Douglas J. Smillie
Chair – Litigation
PRACTICE AREAS:
- Commercial Litigation
- Bankruptcy
- Creditors Rights
- Non-Competition and Trade Secrets
- Media Law
- Employment Litigation
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
- Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys
- Turnaround Management Association
- Commercial Law Lawyers of America
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference
- 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
- Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Board Member (2008)
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
NOTABLE CLIENTS/CASES:
- Korn v. Kertesz, Slip Copy, 2007 WL3283400 (E.D.Pa., Nov 06,
2007)(NO.CIV.A. 06-5340)
- Kiesel v. Lehigh Valley Eye Center, P.C., Not Reported in F.Supp.2d,
2006 WL 1985788 (E.D.Pa., July 12, 2006) (NO. CIVA 05-4796)
- Snyder v. Exclusive Transp. For Industry, Not Reported in F.Supp.2d,
2005 WL 1175937, 95 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas (BNA) 1648 (E.D.Pa.,
May 17, 2005) (NO.CIV.A. 04-CV-2573)
- 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)
- Penn Jersey Advance, Inc. v. Grim, 910 A.2d 120 (Pa. Commw.
2006)
- 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)
- 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)
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