General Information

Year founded: 1904
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Overview

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Gawthrop Greenwood, PC understands that legal services can seem costly not only in terms of finances, but also in the division of our clients’ energy and focus. That’s why our full-service law firm champions its core principle of providing the region’s highest quality legal services to businesses, individuals and governmental entities, with a level of personal attention seldom found elsewhere.

Our attorneys live and serve locally, even as we participate in a multitude of cases on a regional and national basis. We are deeply committed to our communities in southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, including the counties of Berks, Chester, Delaware, Kent, Lancaster, Montgomery, New Castle, Philadelphia and Sussex.

For more than a century, Gawthrop Greenwood has taken pride in providing the highest quality legal services to all members of our community. We put our values into practice by protecting and promoting diversity, equity and inclusiveness. We believe in taking responsibility for our actions, and that together, we can achieve meaningful change.

Customized Legal Strategy

Gawthrop Greenwood’s skilled attorneys tailor legal solutions that put you, your business and your family at a distinct advantage. After analyzing your legal matter, the firm applies a customized legal strategy to achieve your goals, as well as leverage our client’s strengths and adversary’s weaknesses.

Informative & Accessible

As your advocates, Gawthrop Greenwood attorneys view it as their mission to be accessible, and give your calls, emails and concerns top priority. We take the time to understand you and your business’s goals, and ensure that you will also understand the law behind your attorney’s strategies and recommendations.

Comprehensive Services

Your needs, and those of your business or family, can shift while you navigate change or crisis. Gawthrop Greenwood’s comprehensive suite of services fulfills those changing needs while keeping you on a confident and steady course. Businesses, governmental entities, families and individuals entrust the firm with:

With offices in Berwyn and West Chester, PA and Greater Wilmington, DE, Gawthrop Greenwood serves clients throughout the greater mid-Atlantic region and nation.

For more information or to schedule a consultation, please call 610-696-8225 or click here.

Firm News

Rankings

Gawthrop Greenwood, PC is nationally ranked in 2 practice areas and metro ranked in 8 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Trusts and Estates

Metro Rankings

Delaware
Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 2 for Family Law
Tier 2 for Tax Law
Philadelphia
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Municipal Law

Highlighted Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Family Law
Gawthrop Greenwood is an excellent firm, and its family law group is the best around.
Dave Garrison, Esq. – Garrison Governmental Law Practice
Municipal Law
My work with Gawthrop Greenwood had been primarily with Stacey Fuller, Patrick McKenna, and more recently, John E.D. Larkin. All are very knowledgeable in Municipal Law regulations.
Scott Piersol – East Brandywine Twp
Family Law
I know my clients are well taken care of when i refer them to the family law attorneys at Gawthrop Greenwood
Family Law
The family law department at Gawthrop Greenwood is top notch.
Land Use and Zoning Law
I have worked closely with Patrick McKenna and Stacey Fuller at Gawthrop Greenwood and both exemplify what municipal Land Use & Zoning attorneys should be. They are experts in their craft, responsive but also understand how to navigate the challenges in operating in the public sphere.
William Martin – Tredyffrin Township

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Trusts and Estates

Regional Rankings

Delaware
Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 2 for Family Law
Tier 2 for Tax Law
Philadelphia
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Municipal Law
Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 2 for Real Estate Law
Tier 3 for Admiralty and Maritime Law
Tier 3 for Family Law
Tier 3 for Family Law Mediation

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Cannabis Law
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Collaborative Law: Civil
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Community Association Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Gawthrop Greenwood, PC has 11 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Gawthrop Greenwood, PC eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Awards

Awards are self-reported by firms and are not verified by the Best Law Firms rankings.
  • Legal Intelligencer 2023 Watch List
  • VISTA.Today Millennial Superstars & Leadership Megastars
  • March of Dimes Women of Achievement
  • Delaware Today Top Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers and Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2007 - Present
  • Main Line Today Top Lawyers 2009 - Present
  • Philadelphia Business Journal Best of the Bar 2017
  • Daily Local News Top Lawyers 2017 - Present
  • Philadelphia Business Journal Best Places to Work 2018 - 2021
  • YMCA of Greater Brandywine, Community Partner Gold Award 2015
  • Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry - 2013 Small Business of the Year

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Management and Personnel

Chair of Management Committee
Patrick M. McKenna
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