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    Office of General Counsel

    Agency Chief Counsel

     Shawn E. Smith
    Chief Counsel

    Education
    • The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, JD 
    • State University of New York at Buffalo, BA, BA
    Current Practice
    • Chief Counsel, Department of General Services
    Prior Experience
    • Chief Counsel - Acting, Department of General Services
    • Former Co-Chair for the OGC Transactions Practice Group
    • Deputy Secretary for Administration, Department of General Services
    • Deputy Chief Counsel, Department of General Services
    • Executive Deputy General Counsel, Transactions, Governor's Office of General Counsel
    • Deputy General Counsel, Transactions and Regulatory Practice, Governor's Office of General Counsel
    • Assistant Counsel and Prosecuting Attorney, Department of State
    • Litigation and Transactional Associate Attorney, Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP
    Admissions
    • Pennsylvania
    • US Court of Appeals - Third Circuit
    • Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    • Middle District of Pennsylvania
    • Western District of Pennsylvania
    Clerkships
    • The Honorable Louis J. Farina, Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas,
    Awards and
    Affiliations
    • PA Bar Association
    • Commendation from Governor