Douglas J. Smillie

Douglas J. Smillie is a shareholder and Chair of the Firm's Litigation Group. Mr. Smillie's practice includes commercial litigation and trials, bankruptcy and creditors rights, shareholder disputes and business litigation, non-competition and trade secrets, media law and employment litigation. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Douglas J. Smillie included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Recipient, Rev. Joseph Ullman Award Who's Who in American Law, 1994 - 1995 Selected for inclusion in 2004-2006, 2008-2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Pi Sigma Alpha Named a Select Lawyer in Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Contracts Law and General Civil Litigation, 2014 Named a Select Lawyer in Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights Law, Commercial Litigation and General Civil Litigation, 2015 – 2017 Included in Top Attorneys list, Bankruptcy Law, Suburban Life, 2014 – 2017 Other Sources of Feedback About Douglas J. Smillie Included on the 2026Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2011 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2009 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2008 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2006 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2005 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2004 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list

• Shareholder & Chair - Litigation

• Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, Partner, 1991 - 1996
• Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, Associate, 1982 - 1990

• In re New York City Shoes, Inc.
• Citation: 880 F.2d 679
• Court: C.A.3 (Pa.)
• Year: 1989
• Serial Number: 1989103783
• In re GEC Industries, Inc.
• Citation: 107 B.R. 491
• Court: Bkrtcy.D.Del.
• Serial Number: 1989172910
• U.S. v. Nicolet, Inc.
• Citation: 857 F.2d 202
• Year: 1988
• Serial Number: 1988116916
• Student Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey, Inc. v. Anchor Thread Co.
• Citation: 1988 WL 49177
• Court: D.N.J.
• Serial Number: 1988066955
• Penn Jersey Advance, Inc. v. Grim
• Citation: 962 A.2d 632
• Court: Pa.
• Year: 2009
• Jacoby v. Bethlehem Suburban Motor Sales
• Citation: 820 F. Supp.2d, 609
• Court: E.D.Pa.
• Year: 2011
• Poskin v. TD Banknorth, N.A.
• Citation: 687 F. Supp. 2d 530
• Court: W.D. Pa.
• In re Szymanski
• Citation: 413 B.R. 232
• Court: Bankr. E.D. Pa.
• Bernhard v. Brown & Brown of Lehigh Valley
• Citation: 720 F., Supp. 2d 694
• Year: 2010
• Korn v. Kertesz
• Citation: WL3283400
• Year: 2007
• Kiesel v. Lehigh Valley Eye Center, P.C.
• Citation: 2006 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 261
• Court: C.C.P. Lehigh
• Year: 2006
• Snyder v. Exclusive Transp. For Industry
• Citation: 2005 WL 1175937, 95 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas (BNA) 1648
• Year: 2005
• Kirkpatrick v. Easton Publishing Co.
• Citation: 53 Northampton County Rep. 21
• Court: Northampton
• Year: 2003
• In re Reimiller (Schwab v. Conseco Finance Consumer Discount Co.)
• Citation: 281 B.R. 561
• Court: Bankr. M.D. Pa.
• Year: 2002
• Purcell Tire & Rubber Co. v. Lehigh Coal & Navigation, Inc.
• Citation: 1999WL1256365
• Year: 1999
• Mattioli v. Media News Group
• Citation: 1999WL729255
• Patient Transfer Systems, Inc. v. Patient Handling Solutions, Inc.
• Citation: 1999WL54568
• O’Connell v. County of Northampton
• Citation: 79 F.Supp.2d 529
• In re Metropolitan Hospital
• Citation: 119 B.R. 910
• Court: E.D. Pa.
• Year: 1990
• In re John J. Cassel, M.D., P.C.
• Citation: 2014 WL 7151128 (Bankr, E.D. Pa. January 29, 2014), aff’d, 2014 WL 7-58879 (E.D. Pa. December 15, 2014)
• Just Born, Inc. v Summit Foods Enterprises, Inc.
• Citation: 2015 WL 996380 (E.D.Pa. March 6, 2015)
• Citation: 2006 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 261 (C.C.P. Lehigh 2006)
• Ferraro v. Penn Jersey Advance, Inc.
• Citation: 54 Northampton County Rep. 262 (2006)
• The Plaza at 835 West Hamilton Street, LP v. City of Allentown
• Citation: 58 Lehigh L. J. 383 (Comm. Pl. Lehigh Co., April 12, 2019), aff’d, 239 A.3d 1147 (Table)(Pa. Commwlth., August 25, 2020)
• Babb v. Centre Community Hospital
• Citation: 47 A. 3d 1214 (Pa. Super. 2012)
• Easton Area School District v. Miller
• Citation: 232 A.3d 716 (Pa. 2020)
• Solid Waste Services, Inc. v. City of Allentown
• Citation: 61 Lehigh L.J. 959 (Comm. Pl. Lehigh Co. May 10, 2016), aff’d, 173 A.3d 1267 (Pa. Commwlth. July 20, 2017) (table), appeal den., 2018 WL 500341 (Pa. January 22, 2018)
• Retina Associates of Greater Philadelphia v. Retinovitreous Associates, Ltd.
• Citation: 176 A.3d 262 (Pa. Super. 2017)

• Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Member, Board of Directors, 2007-2016
• Lehigh Valley Zoological Society, Former Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, 2007-2014

• Pennsylvania, 1982
• New Jersey, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1982
• 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

• Philadelphia Bar Association, 1982 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association/Litigation Section, 1982 - Present (Member)
• New Jersey State Bar Association/Bankruptcy Section, 1984 - Present
• Commercial Law League of America, 1984 - Present
• American Bankruptcy Institute, 1985 - Present
• Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, 1988 - Present
• Turnaround Management Association, 1991 - Present (Member)
• Bar Association of Lehigh County
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Pi Sigma Alpha