A. Luke Smith is an attorney, community developer, and civic leader in Germantown, Phila. He focuses his legal practice on federal class action litigation, primarily antitrust and consumer protection cases. Luke also has over 12 years of leadership experience in nonprofit governance, economic development, zoning/land use planning, historic preservation, and fundraising, having served terms in every executive role on the boards of several nonprofits in these sectors. Luke has also bought and revitalized dozens of units of affordable residential and commercial real estate in Germantown and Mount Airy.Luke earned his J.D. in May of 2010 from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law, where he was certified as a Public Interest Advocate for his service to the indigent community as a student attorney, and wrote an award-winning brief in the American Constitution Society's National Moot Court Competition. He earned a degree in Business Management from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in May 2007 (summa cum laude), and is (slowly) pursuing an Exec. Masters of Public Admin. at the U. Penn., where he has completed coursework covering Public Speaking, Dealing with the Media, Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, and Politics & Public Leadership.In law school, Luke was a student attorney at the Penn State Dickinson Family Law Clinic assisting dozens of clients with cases concerning adoption, divorce, child custody, and protection from abuse. He also interned with the Hon. Judge Joseph A. Greenaway, then of the U.S. District Court for the District of NJ; the NJ Office of the Public Defender; and the PA Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection. Luke is licensed to practice in both PA and NJ, and has been admitted to the bars of the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern Dist. of PA and the Dist. of NJ.In 2011, Luke co-founded Germantown United CDC (revitalizing Germantown through a sustainable and community-driven approach to economic development), which now has a $1M+ budget, where he remains active as Board Secretary. Since 2013, he has served as a board member at the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion (Philadelphia's only Victorian house museum) and as Board President since 2018. From 2011 to 2022, Luke served as V.P. and Chair of the Zoning Cmte for WCGN (civic association and RCO representing Tulpehocken Sta. Historic Dist.). Specialties: causation analysis, complex litigation, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, public relations, coalition building, real estate investment, property management, zoning, city planning.