WEST CHESTER, PA — Gawthrop Greenwood, PC has named Wilmington-area family law, probate, and real estate attorney and partner Carl W. Heckert to the firm’s Management Committee.
“As a lifelong Delaware resident with more than 35 years of experience, Carl is the ideal partner to represent the needs of our thriving Greenville office and its highly valued clients as we move forward,” said Stephen R. McDonnell, chair of Gawthrop Greenwood’s Management Committee and a partner who leads the firm’s Litigation Department.
Heckert serves alongside McDonnell as well as management committee member Patrick M. McKenna, a partner and shareholder who practices in municipal law, real estate, and land development.
Heckert is a respected and long-time practitioner of divorce litigation and mediation. His family law practice includes divorce, property division, custody, child support, alimony, and protection from abuse. He is also 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. He was elected secretary of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Family Law Section during the esteemed organization’s 100th anniversary year.
In addition, Heckert’s business law practice specializes in settlements and refinances of both commercial and residential real estate in all three of Delaware’s counties. Heckert has represented individuals and small to mid-sized businesses through real property purchase and sale.
Heckert has served as an adjunct professor at Widener School of Law – Delaware campus, teaching litigation. He has also led Continuing Legal Education courses in family law matters, including custody, protection from abuse, and representing an unwilling minor as a guardian ad litem. He is a member of the Delaware Bar Association and the Melson-Arsht Inns of Court.
Named to The Best Lawyers in America®, Heckert received his law degree from Widener University School of Law. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Delaware.
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