Best Lawyers Near You in Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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Jonathan is an experienced family law attorney handling a wide range of domestic relations matters including divorce, support, custody, equitable distribution, prenuptial/postnuptial agreements and protection from abuse actions. His practice also consists of tax-related issues in complex support and equitable distribution matters. Jonathan is a frequent speaker and author on such topics as taxation and divorce, ethics in family law matters, divorce over 50, the judicial interview of children ...
As head of the Business Law Department at Gawthrop Greenwood, Michael F. Merlie concentrates his practice in the areas of finance, secured transactions (including creditors’ rights), mergers, acquisitions, admiralty/maritime law, real estate law and startup businesses. Representing institutional, corporate and entrepreneurial clients in a wide variety of business matters, his experience includes negotiating and documenting mergers, acquisitions and real estate transactions. He has also ...
Tyler J. Therriault is an attorney with Donaghue & Labrum LLP in Media, Pennsylvania. He represents individuals and families throughout the greater Philadelphia region and across Pennsylvania who have been harmed by negligent, careless, or unlawful conduct. His practice focuses on helping clients navigate complex legal matters with care, preparation, and attention to detail. Mr. Therriault handles a wide range of personal injury and wrongful death matters, including Medical Malpractice La...
With a national reputation only exceeded by his regional stature, Steven L. Sugarman is widely considered the premier practitioner of community association law in Pennsylvania. Steve was the founding principal of the esteemed community association law firm, Steven L. Sugarman & Associates, and its merger with Gawthrop Greenwood in August 2023 created one of the largest law firms supporting homeowners associations (HOAs), planned communities, condominium associations and cooperatives in Pe...
Named “Female Business Leader of the Year” by the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry, Sandra L. Knapp is a member of the Business Department at Gawthrop Greenwood and practices in the fields of Business Law, Commercial Transactions, Admiralty/Maritime Law, Real Estate Law, and Banking and Finance. She represents clients in a broad range of transactional and general corporate matters, including asset-based lending transactions, mergers and acquisitions, marine finance ...
Nancy Lanard is passionate about her clients and their success. For over 25 years Nancy has prided herself in listening to her clients, thinking outside the box to respond to their needs and speaking to them in plain English and not legalese. With her years of experience as an in-house attorney and as a business owner herself, Nancy can better advise her business clients, and brings to the relationship an in-depth understanding and compassion for their business situations and needs.She is the...
Bryon R. Kaster is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Bryon R., who practices law in Wayne, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bryon R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Rick Holzworth’s practice focuses on fiduciary litigation in administrative proceedings, trial courts, and appellate courts. His clients include individuals, corporate fiduciaries, non-profit entities, and closely-held businesses throughout Pennsylvania and across the country. He has significant experience in a variety of matters involving estates, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney, and charitable interests. Rick frequently speaks and writes on fiduciary litigation and estate an...
Real estate and business attorney Michael V. Naseef joined Gawthrop Greenwood as a partner in 2024, less than a year after the law firm became one of the largest to support homeowners associations (HOAs), planned communities, condominium associations and cooperatives across Pennsylvania in the residential and commercial arena. With more than 24 years of experience practicing in real estate and business law, Michael has represented developers, builders and investors in residential and commerci...
Kristen Bennett is passionate about the law and enjoys helping her clients navigate potentially confusing areas of estate planning, as well as estate and trust administration, with care, understanding and compassion. She keeps abreast of the ever-changing laws that affect her clients so that she can give them the most up-to-date information possible. Practicing in the firm’s Greater Wilmington, Delaware office, Kristen also provides counsel on taxation and tax planning for individuals a...