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Gawthrop Greenwood Welcomes New Partner, Family Law Attorney Donald F. Kohler

Donald F. Kohler
Donald F. Kohler – Family Law

Gawthrop Greenwood, PC is pleased to announce that family law attorney Donald F. Kohler has joined the firm as a partner effective May 1, 2025.

“Don is a long-time friend of the firm who is well-known throughout the region as the attorney you seek out for an individual need – such as a marital separation, will preparation or neighbor dispute – and come to rely on as your family lawyer for life,” said Stephen R. McDonnell, chair of the management committee at Gawthrop Greenwood. “He treats clients just as we do, with a focus on practical solutions and tireless support that results in long-term relationships for individual clients and their extended families.”

Kohler 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. Kohler also has extensive experience assisting clients with estate litigation.

Kohler serves in Gawthrop Greenwood’s West Chester office, where he is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association as well as past President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Chester County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in U.S. district and appeals courts in Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey, has received a perfect 10.0 Avvo rating for divorce and probate, and been voted a Top Lawyer by Main Line Today more than a dozen times. Kohler has also been recognized with the Director’s Award by the Chester County Bar Association and the Service Award for the Chester County Bar Foundation.

Kohler earned his juris doctor degree from Widener University Delaware School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Penn State University. Based in Chester County since 1999, he is extremely active in his community. Boy Scouts of America has honored him with multiple awards, including the highest recognition a local council can bestow. Kohler is also a board member for West Chester Wolfpack Rugby and is a former basketball, baseball and soccer coach in the Kennett Square area. He is a past school board member for Kennett Consolidated School District.

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Gawthrop Greenwood, PC has offices in West Chester, PA and Wilmington, DE serving clients throughout the greater mid-Atlantic region and nation. For more than a century, the firm has stood behind its core principle of providing high-quality legal services with personal attention. Gawthrop Greenwood’s diverse portfolio of clients comprises entrepreneurs, businesses, and governmental entities that entrust the firm with their representation in a wide range of matters including mergers and acquisitions, commercial litigation, estate and tax planning, land use and development, and domestic relations. A complete listing of the firm’s practice areas and attorneys, as well as a variety of legal resources, can be found at www.gawthrop.com.

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