The following article first appeared in the Legal Intelligencer's Wealth Management Supplement, featuring insight from the region's top attorneys on trusts and estate issues. By P. Kristen Bennett — Recent changes to the federal estate tax system have turned traditional estate planning on its…
Mary Ann Plankinton, a partner at the law firm Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, has been named chair of the firm’s Wilmington-area office, which was relocated at the end of February to accommodate growth. “We are pleased to have Mary Ann at…
P. Kristen Bennett has been named a partner by Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, a full-service law firm with offices in West Chester, PA and Wilmington, DE. Bennett is based in the firm’s rapidly expanding office in Greenville, where she focuses her…
Readers of Suburban Life Magazine have chosen attorneys from Gawthrop Greenwood as "Top Attorneys." Gawthrop Greenwood partner Stephen J. Olsen was applauded for his work in Estate Planning and Administration, and Sandra L. Knapp was recognized for her work in Real Estate…
Gawthrop Greenwood attorney P. Kristen Bennett presented at Delaware Trust Conference 2017 on "Winning the Wealth Management Game." Held at Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington October 24-25, 2017, Bennett was featured on a panel called "The Match Game:…
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC has made the 2018 list of “Best Law Firms,” the leading survey of lawyers worldwide by U.S. News and Best Lawyers®. This is the firm’s second consecutive year being recognized in Metropolitan Tier 2, Delaware, Trusts &…
Gawthrop Greenwood attorneys Stephen J. Olsen and Michael Merlie recently presented a training session on business banking issues for executives and managers of the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union. Topics covered at the session included: Formation and Governance of Various…
Gawthrop Greenwood attorney Stephen J. Olsen will present on “Private Causes of Action for Fraudulent Information Returns” at the American Bar Association Joint Fall CLE Meeting in Austin September 14-16, 2017. The event is an opportunity to meet with the country’s…
Gawthrop Greenwood attorneys J. Stoddard Hayes Jr, and P. Kristen Bennett are presenting on “The Changing World of Attorney-Client Privilege in Trust and Estate Matters.” Are communications between a fiduciary and the attorney protected by the attorney-client privilege when a beneficiary sues?…
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC is pleased to announce that several firm attorneys have been included in the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are…