ANNOUCEMENT
The Honorable Douglas G. Reichley Joins The Platt Law Firm As Of Counsel
On December 1, 2009, the Honorable Douglas J. Reichley
joined the firm as Of Counsel.
Doug Reichley, a resident of Alburtis, is serving his fourth term as State Representative of the 134th Legislative District.
He represents parts of Lehigh County consisting of Lower Macungie, Salisbury (Ward 5), South Whitehall (District 3, 4 and 5), Upper Macungie (District 4) and Upper Milford Township (East District) along with the Boroughs of Emmaus, Alburtis and Macungie; and parts of Berks County consisting of the Townships of Hereford, District and Washington and the Boroughs of Bally and Bechtelsville.
He Currently serves on several key committees, including the House Appropriations Committee where he serves as Vice Chairman, and the House Republican Policy Committee. He is also a member of the Consumer Affairs, Health and Human Services and Professional Licensure Committees.
Prior to running for public office, Doug worked in the private practice of law with Lightner Law Offices in Wescosville practicing criminal defense, domestic relations and bankruptcy law. He also served as an assistant district attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office from 2000-2001. Doug began his prosecutorial career with the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. He began as an assistant district attorney in 1989, but rose to become chief of felony prosecutions focusing on violent crimes. He successfully prosecuted all types of criminal cases from DUI’s up to homicides for 11 years from 1989 to 2000.
Doug’s legal career began in 1987 as an associate with the law firm of Snyder, Dimmich and Guldin in Allentown,
specializing in insurance defense.
Also active in his local community, Doug served as President of the Allentown YMCA/YWCA and of the Emmaus Kiwanis, and on the Board of the Lehigh Valley Crime Victims’ Council. He has worked as an instructor at the Allentown Police Academy, Northampton County Community College and DeSales University. He also taught fellow prosecutors at meetings of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys’ Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Doug has also been an active member of the Lehigh County Bar Association by serving on the Criminal Law and Legislative Liaison Committees.
Reichley holds a Juris Doctorate from the Dickinson School of Law (1986) and Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Law from Lafayette College (1983). He is the father of two, Jonathan and Jillian, and is a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Allentown.
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