Douglas J. Smillie

Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Practice Areas:

Business litigation,

Bankruptcy,

Civil litigation,

Employment litigation

Education Qualification:

Villanova University School of Law

Practice Areas:

Business litigation,

Bankruptcy,

Civil litigation,

Employment litigation

645 West Hamilton Street, Suite 800Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18101

First Admitted: 1982, Pennsylvania

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Jury verdict of $1,057,016, including $35,000 in punitive damages in suit for breach of duty of loyalty, theft of trade secrets and breach of contract. Arnold's Office Furniture v. Borden. , 2022
Easton Area School District v. Miller, 2020 WL 3281099 (Pa. June 18,2020) – Successfully argued before Pennsylvania Supreme Court to obtain release of school bus surveillance video as a public record on behalf of media plaintiff., 2020
Retina Associates of Greater Philadelphia v. Retinovitreous Associates, Ltd., 176 A.3d 262 (Pa. Super. 2017) – Successfully represented eye doctors in establishing that majority owners of a limited liability company owe a fiduciary duty to the minority owners., 2017
Solid Waste Services, Inc. v. City of Allentown, 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) – Successfully represented City of Allentown at trial and on appeal in a case involving the award of a municipal solid waste removal and recycling contract., 2016

Pro bono/Community Service:

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

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Temple Environmental Law & Technology Journal, Author, When Worlds Collide: The Effect of the Bankruptcy Stay on Environmental Clean-Up Litigation, 1989

Contact Douglas

All the below fields are required