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<\/a>Patrick McKenna<\/p><\/div>\n
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, a full-service regional law firm with offices in West Chester, PA and Greater Wilmington, DE, is announcing that attorney and shareholder Patrick M. McKenna<\/strong><\/a> has been elected chair of the firm\u2019s management committee.<\/p>\n At 45 years old, McKenna is the youngest chair of the management committee in the firm\u2019s 117-year history. Before heading the firm\u2019s Government & Education Law Department, which has grown into one of the most successful in Chester County, McKenna became a shareholder in 2011 and is celebrating his 20th<\/sup> year practicing law. Recently he served as President of the Chester County Bar Association and President of the Chester County Bar Foundation.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always appreciated the firm\u2019s impressive mentorship program, clear path for advancement and opportunity to assume greater responsibility,\u201d says McKenna who joined the firm just three years after graduating from law school. \u201cWhile longevity at a single firm may seem unusual in the current legal landscape, it is a mainstay at Gawthrop Greenwood, and I plan to grow opportunities for the next generation of talent during my leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n McKenna will fulfill his three-year term with newly appointed management committee member P. Kristen Bennett<\/strong><\/a>, an attorney and shareholder specializing in trusts and estates in the firm\u2019s Greater Wilmington office, as well as incumbent member Stephen R. McDonnell<\/strong><\/a>, an attorney and shareholder with a diverse litigation background in corporate and contractual issues.<\/p>\n \u201cThe term limits embedded into the structure of our firm\u2019s management committee, with a year off required between terms, allows for a true partnership where each of us has the opportunity to take on management responsibility. We believe that is essential to the success and growth of law firms in the modern economy,\u201d says McKenna.<\/p>\n A resident of Chester County for more than 40 years, McKenna is a well-known solicitor for townships, municipal authorities and other public entities, as he focuses his law practice in Municipal Government, Zoning, and Land Use and Land Development.<\/p>\n