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Address
17 E. Gay Street, Suite 100, P.O. Box 562
West Chester, Pennsylvania 19381-0562 (Chester Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Gawthrop Greenwood is a full-service law firm serving a broad spectrum of clients since 1904. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil and Criminal Trial Practice in all Courts, Business Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Education Law, Elder Law, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Law, Divorce, Labor and Employment, Medical Malpractice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Law, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Special Education, Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Year Established: 1904
Firm Size: 18
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Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
Address17 E. Gay Street, Suite 100 P.O. Box 562
West Chester, PA 19381-0562, (Chester Co.)
PhonePhone: 610-696-8225
Fax: 610-344-0922
Website
http://www.gawthrop.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Robert F. Adams (Member) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, July 3, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Maine and Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (A.B., 1966); Villanova University (J.D., 1972). Member: Chester County (President, 1986) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law; Real Estate.Email: Robert F. Adams
Kevin Holleran (Member) born Coatesville, Pennsylvania, November 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (A.B., 1973); Villanova University (J.D., 1976). Member: Chester County (President, 1995) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Municipal Law.Email: Kevin Holleran
George C. Zumbano (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, March 17, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1971); Villanova University (J.D., 1975). Member: Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice; Family Law; Real Estate.Email: George C. Zumbano
Mark L. Tunnell (Member) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, February 28, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania. Education: Colgate University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1975). Member: Chester County (President, 2003) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Estate Litigation; Contract Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries.Email: Mark L. Tunnell
Roger N. Huggins (Member) born Augusta, Georgia, July 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1975); Villanova University (J.D., 1979). Member: Chester County, Pennsylvania and Delaware Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Finance; Corporate Law; Contracts.Email: Roger N. Huggins
Walter P. Eells (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania and United States Army Court of Military Review; 1989, New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1981); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1985). Member: Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Personal Injury; Litigation; Divorce.Email: Walter P. Eells
David A. Garrison (Member) born Charlottesville, Virginia, July 28, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia; 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: Old Dominion University (B.S., Marine Biology/Chemistry, minor, 1986); University of Richmond (J.D., 1989). Member: Philadelphia, Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Reported Cases: U.S. v. Keystone Sanitation; U.S. v. Atlas Minerals; U.S. v. Richlyn Labs; U.S. v. Berks Associates; U.S. v. DWC Trust Holding Co.; McClellan v. Granville Twp.; EPA v. American Tube; Conners v. PA State Conservation Commission; Buckingham Township v. DVRPC; Leese v. Belfast Township; Weir Welding v. Apollo Metals; Martin v. Foster Wheeler. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation.Email: David A. Garrison
Stacey L. Fuller (Member) born Biloxi, Mississippi, March 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, North Carolina; 2004, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1994). Member: Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; Special Education Law; Municipal Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Stacey L. Fuller
Stephen R. McDonnell (Member) born Media, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Drexel University (B.S., 1990); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Philadelphia, Chester County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Environmental Litigation.
J. Stoddard Hayes, Jr. (Member) born Wallingford, Pennsylvania, March 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Economics, 1970); University of North Carolina (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Order of the Coif. Member, University of North Carolina Law Review. Author: Hayes and Wall, "Fiduciary Discretion, Where's the Better Part of Valor," Trusts & Estates (May 1993); Berall, Hayes and Walsh, "TC Okays Grantor's Power to Replace Independent Trustee," Estate Planning (April 1994). Adjunct Professor, Widener University School of Law, 1986-1993. Member, 1983-1987 and Chairman, 1985-1987, Taxation Committee, American Banker's Association. President, Estate Planning Council of Delaware, 1989-1990. Chairman, Wilmington Tax Group, 1980-1981. Member: Chester County, Delaware State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Chester County. Practice Areas: Trusts; Estates; Taxation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Family Law.
Stephen G. Rhoads (Member) born Abington, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1978; M.Ed., 1982); New England School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Philadelphia, Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability; Directors and Officers Liability; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; School Law.Email: Stephen G. Rhoads
——————————Patrick M. McKenna (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, January 6, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.A., 1997); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Contract Litigation; Contracts.Email: Patrick M. McKenna
John M. Erdek (Associate) born King of Prussia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania and New Jersey;. Education: West Chester University (B.A., 1990); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996);. Member: Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Contracts; Corporate Law.Email: John M. Erdek
Maureen M. Nacey (Associate) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania. Education: West Chester University (B.S., 1981); Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Adoption Law; Spousal Support; Visitation Rights; Domestic Violence.Email: Maureen M. Nacey
Vera Parenti-Ancone (Associate) born Chieti, Italy, September 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.A., Public Administration, cum laude, 1981); Temple University (J.D., 1984). Member: Chester County, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Asset Protection; Guardianship; Wills; Probate; Estate Planning; Business Transactions; Real Estate.Email: Vera Parenti-Ancone
Julie D. Pfaff (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.A.); University of West Chester (M.A.); Villanova Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law(75%); Commercial Litigation(25%).Email: Julie D. Pfaff
Stephen J. Olsen (Associate) born Potsdam, New York, 1951; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (J.D., 2007). Member: Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.
Benjamin R. Messing (Associate) born Summit, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., 2000); Temple University (J.D., 2003). Member: Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Benjamin R. Messing
COUNSELJohn S. Halsted (Counsel) born Toledo, Ohio, June 15, 1933; admitted to bar, 1961, Pennsylvania. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1955); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1960). Chester County Solicitor, 1971. Member: Chester County (President, 1976) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Municipal Law; Government.Email: John S. Halsted
Leonard R. Olsen, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, New Jersey; 1970, New York; 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: Rutgers University (A.B., 1966); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1968); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1974). Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1967-1968. Member, Editorial Board, International Tax Journal, 1975-1979. Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, 1969-1972. Associate and Partner, Battle Fowler, 1973-1985. Partner, Blank Rome, 1986-1992. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Foreign Tax Issues, Section of Taxation, 1974-1994; Co-Chairman, Subcommittee on Direct Investments and Joint Ventures, 1981-1983). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Commercial Transactions; Taxation.
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELJanet L. Emanuel Email: Janet L. Emanuel
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