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…
Sandra L. Knapp has been elected Chair of the Management Committee at Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, a full-service law firm with offices in West Chester, PA and Wilmington, DE. It’s a role Knapp first took on in 2011, when she blazed…
More than 75 percent of full-time workers in the U.S. live paycheck to paycheck. More than half say they’re in over their heads in debt, according to a recent report from CareerBuilder. That’s why the United Way of Chester County recently…
Gawthrop Greenwood attorney Stacey L. Fuller presented on "The Role of the Solicitor" at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's "Best of the Municipal Law Colloquium," which aired live via webcast as well as via simulcast from 11 locations across the state…
The following article can also be found in the Legal Intelligencer and VISTA.Today. By John Rafferty — After the price of Bitcoin hit $10,000 on November 28th and Bitcoin futures launched on December 10th, you might have asked yourself why…
By Carl W. Heckert -- The recently passed 2017 Tax Reform makes a significant potential tax increase for both the alimony payor and the recipient for post-2018 divorce or separation agreements. According to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, generally,…
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 is donating a shiny blue bike, plus more than $1,000 worth of toys and clothing to local families in need this holiday season. Four families will receive the gifts, with 10 children ranging in age from 3 months…