For an eighth consecutive year, Gawthrop Greenwood is ranked nationally in Best Law Firms®. The firm achieved national recognition once again for Land Use and Zoning Law as well as Trusts and Estates, while the majority of our 11 metropolitan recognitions were elevated to a higher tier for 2026.
After a lengthy delay and final regulatory review process, Pennsylvania will officially implement the International Code Council 2021 Code Series, with amendments, as the Commonwealth’s Uniform Construction Code, anticipated to take effect on January 1, 2026. All municipalities and municipal code officials across the Commonwealth, in addition to designers, contractors and builders who work with them, must ensure compliance with the new code.
Members of association boards must now be on the look-out for certain exclusions to their directors & officers liability policies relating to artificial intelligence. Recently, a large commercial lines insurance company introduced a new “absolute” exclusion to its D&O policies that seeks to eliminate coverage for nearly all claims related to AI-generated content, including using AI-generated content to assist with making complex financial, legal or governance decisions, as well as creating budgets, contracts, declarations, bylaws and more.
Community association law attorney Connor J. Thomson has joined the firm as an associate, joining one of the largest law firms supporting homeowners associations (HOAs), planned communities, condominium associations and cooperatives across Pennsylvania in the residential and commercial arena.
Today the first phase of reductions begins for SEPTA service cuts, affecting the following municipalities in Chester County with a 20% service cut. Of the 32 bus routes eliminated in the region, the Chester County bus routes eliminated this month include the 204 (from Paoli to Eagleview) and the 206 (from Paoli to Great Valley)...
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC is pleased to announce that the following attorneys from our West Chester, Greater Wilmington and Berwyn offices have been selected by their peers for recognition in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Gawthrop Greenwood is once again ranked in multiple practice areas as Main Line Today magazine names more than half of the firm’s lawyers to its Top Lawyers 2025.
Homeowners’ and condominium associations (HOAs) continue to seek ways to foster a sense of community, often hosting social events and gatherings to bring residents together. What happens if something goes wrong at one of these events? Who’s responsible if someone gets hurt or causes damage after drinking at an HOA-sponsored gathering?
PA will officially implement the International Code Council 2021 Code Series as the Commonwealth’s Uniform Construction Code. All municipalities and municipal code officials, in addition to designers, contractors and builders who work with them, must ensure compliance.
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