Gawthrop Greenwood, PC Partner James D. Doyle has been elected President of the Chester County Bar Foundation for 2026. "It is my honor to carry on the Foundation's 41-year history of helping Chester County citizens understand, gain access to and benefit from our legal system," said Doyle.
Family Law Attorney Don Kohler Goes Back to School for Mock Trials with Local Children
You know him as family law attorney Donald F. Kohler, but on Friday he was “Judge Justice Kohler” to these wonderful children! This is the 15th year that Don played the role of Judge Justice as students in the 3rd grade homerooms at Bancroft Elementary School, in Kennett Square, played the roles of attorneys, parties, court reporter, jurors and witnesses during mock trials intended to help them learn about the legal system and develop speaking and presentation skills.
Materials for the mock trials are provided by the Chester County Bar Association‘s Law Related Education Program. Don says, “I am honored that I am invited to help with the event every year.” We’re honored as well & so proud to call family law attorney Don Kohler one of our own!
Don joined Gawthrop Greenwood as a partner in May 2025, after practicing law since 1997 including at his own successful private practice at Kohler Law Offices for the prior 12 years. Now able to offer his clients the expanded services of a larger law firm while continuing to focus on individual needs and customized strategy, he specializes in family law, including divorce, custody, support, alimony, Orphans’ Court, guardianships, adoptions, and probate litigation. Don also has extensive experience assisting clients with estate litigation.