The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a rise in mental illness and increasingly severe actions taken by those suffering from it. This increase in mental health concerns is playing out more and more frequently in family court, as parents address…
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC is joining forces with the Chester County-based law firm Hudson L. Voltz, PC. Effective June 1, 2022, attorneys Hudson L. Voltz and Janet J. Satterthwaite have joined Gawthrop Greenwood’s team of attorneys at their law offices in…
The magazine Delaware Today has named Gawthrop Greenwood attorney Carl W. Heckert to its annual list of "Top Lawyers" for his practice of Family Law. Each year attorneys are nominated via peer balloting, then vetted through the publication’s editorial process. A…
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC is once again ranked nationally in “Best Law Firms,” the leading survey of lawyers worldwide by U.S. News and Best Lawyers®. The firm also doubled its list of regional rankings, adding new recognition for Family Law and Municipal Law. Regional Tier…
Mary Ann Plankinton, an attorney and partner with the law firm Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, has been named by the West Brandywine Township Board of Supervisors to the community’s Trails Commission, a three-year term tasked with developing local trail networks and…
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC attorney Carl W. Heckert has become a Certified Family Law Mediator in Delaware following the state’s inaugural certification program by the Family Court of the State of Delaware as well as the Delaware State Bar Association. A…
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC is pleased to announce that the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2019 Edition of Pennsylvania's Best Lawyers. Published by Best Lawyers®, the only purely peer-review™ guide to the legal profession, the following attorneys were also…
The following also appeared as a guest column in Wilmington's News Journal and DelawareOnline.com. By Carl W. Heckert, Esq. - It took almost 50 years but it finally happened. On January 16th, Delaware’s senate approved an equal rights amendment to its…
Cathie O’Donnell, a legal assistant for the Family Law department of Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, has been named to the Chester County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board. Members of the Board advise the Director of the Chester County Department of Drug…
Gawthrop Greenwood partner Carl W. Heckert presented on child support laws in Delaware before members of the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, November 1, 2018. A member of the firm's Family Law Department, Heckert's family law practice includes…