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Denise J. Smyler
Denise J. Smyler
General Counsel of Pennsylvania
	In office; January 20, 2015 – December 2019
Governor	Tom Wolf
Preceded by	Jarad W. Handelman
Succeeded by	Jennifer C. Selber
Personal details
Alma mater	New York University (B.A.); Georgetown University (J.D.)
Occupation	Attorney

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]

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]

^ Field, Nick (8 January 2015). "PA-Gov: Wolf Announces More Cabinet Choices". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
^ "The General Counsel". Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
^ "Wolf names 2 more choices as top advisers." Sharon, Pennsylvania: The Herald, January 9, 2015.
^ Pritchett, Valerie. "Woman serves as Pennsylvania governor’s lead attorney." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: WHTM-ABC 27, March 27, 2019 (retrieved online March 8, 2023.
^ "Wolf appoints Denise Smyler to Gaming Control Board." Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: The Shippensburg News-Chronicle, December 31, 2019 (retrieved online March 8, 2023).

[1] Field, Nick (8 January 2015). "PA-Gov: Wolf Announces More Cabinet Choices". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

[2] "The General Counsel". Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

[3] "Wolf names 2 more choices as top advisers." Sharon, Pennsylvania: The Herald, January 9, 2015.

[4] Pritchett, Valerie. "Woman serves as Pennsylvania governor’s lead attorney." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: WHTM-ABC 27, March 27, 2019 (retrieved online March 8, 2023.

[5] "Wolf appoints Denise Smyler to Gaming Control Board." Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: The Shippensburg News-Chronicle, December 31, 2019 (retrieved online March 8, 2023).

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Denise J. Smyler

General Counsel of Pennsylvania
In office January 20, 2015 – December 2019
Governor	Tom Wolf
Preceded by	Jarad W. Handelman
Succeeded by	Jennifer C. Selber

Personal details
Alma mater	New York University (B.A.) Georgetown University (J.D.)
Occupation	Attorney