Meet Our Lawyers

Denise Antonelli is a member of Gawthrop Greenwood’s Trusts & Estates department, practicing in the areas of Estate Planning and Estate and Trust Administration.

Kristen Bennett helps clients navigate potentially confusing areas of estate planning, as well as estate and trust administration, with care, understanding and compassion.

Elliot H. Berton protects condominium and homeowners’ associations in state and bankruptcy courts, with extensive experience representing banks & financial service companies

James D. Doyle practices in homeowners and condominium association law, real estate transactions and litigation, zoning and land use and buyer/seller disputes.

Walter P. Eells concentrates his practice in the Family and Orphans' Courts, including adoptions, guardianships, divorce, custody, support, pre- and postnuptial agreements, litigation and mediation.

Stacey L. Fuller practices Municipal Law, Land Use Law and Education Law, representing municipalities, townships, boroughs, planning commissions and zoning hearing boards.

Annie Martino Frazier prepares complex estate plans for high net worth individuals, with background in corporate law and international tax and aspects of Delaware and Pennsylvania trusts & estate law.

Jeremy Grivensky is a litigator who thrives on digging into the details, with powers of analysis and case law findings that the opponent has overlooked, including in business litigation.

Tod represents individuals with significant wealth in their estate planning and trust and estate administration, succession planning for businesses and farms, and generation-skipping transfers.

A lifelong Delaware resident, family lawyer Carl Heckert practices divorce litigation and mediation, including property division, custody, child support, alimony, protection from abuse & grandparents rights

Rob Jefferson practices in municipal government law, land use, land development and zoning, guiding clients who testify before zoning hearing boards, planning commissions and other municipal authorities.

Sandy Knapp practices in Business Law, Commercial Transactions, Admiralty/Maritime Law, Real Estate Law, Banking and Finance, transactional and general corporate matters.

Don Kohler focuses in family law, including divorce, custody, support, alimony, Orphans’ Court, guardianships, adoptions, and probate litigation.

Pat McKenna represents municipalities, zoning hearing boards, municipal authorities and planning commissions as well as private land owners and developers.

Steve McDonnell is a litigator who concentrates in contract disputes, construction claims, employment issues and insurance matters, helping corporations and individuals.

As head of the Business Law Department, Mike Merlie practices in finance, secured transactions, mergers, acquisitions, real estate and admiralty/maritime law.

Michael Naseef represents developers, builders and investors in residential and commercial land development and zoning matters, including real estate acquisition, financing, leasing and transfer.

A business and real estate law lawyer, Gordon Prince is the “go to” resource for businesses on compliance, transactions, formation, contracts, corporate governance and commercial real estate transactions.

Mary Ann Plankinton practices in Pennsylvania and Delaware in family law (divorce, support, custody and adoption) as well as estate planning, administration and litigation. She is also a trained mediator.

Joanna Reiver practices in estate planning, planning for family members with disabilities, closely held business interests, charitable trusts and generation-skipping trusts.

Community association leadership may change, but Holly Setzler is the constant as a real estate lawyer for residential and commercial community associations.

Theo Speedy advises municipalities on a variety of issues including governance, personnel, compliance and public policy. As a litigator, he defends clients in state and federal court.

Steve Sugarman supports homeowners associations (HOAs), planned communities, condominium associations and cooperatives in Pennsylvania.