Denise Smyler
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Denise J. Smyler is an American attorney and former General Counsel of Pennsylvania, who served on the executive staff of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. She was previously a member of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority Board and an assistant district attorney.[1][2][3]
Quick Facts General Counsel of Pennsylvania, Governor ...
Denise J. Smyler | |
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General Counsel of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 20, 2015 ā December 2019 | |
Governor | Tom Wolf |
Preceded by | Jarad W. Handelman |
Succeeded by | Jennifer C. Selber |
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Alma mater | New York University (B.A.) Georgetown University (J.D.) |
Occupation | Attorney |
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The first female counsel to a Philadelphia police commissioner and the first female to serve as counsel to a Philadelphia prison commissioner, she was also the third woman and first African American to be appointed as Pennsylvania's general counsel.[4]
In December 2019, she was appointed by Wolf to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.[5]