Gawthrop Greenwood

Two attorneys, Robert C. Jefferson IV and Kari Springer, have joined the firm.

Jefferson is an associate attorney practicing in municipal government law, as well as land use, land development, and zoning. A former Assistant District Attorney, he spent six years at the Chester County D.A.’s Office prosecuting 19 jury trials and more than 20 bench trials for criminal cases ranging from felonies to misdemeanors.

“Robert’s years of public service are an ideal fit for the firm’s Government Law Department, which is thriving as it represents several local municipalities, including new solicitorships for the City of Coatesville, as well as West Bradford Township,” said Sandra L. Knapp, chair of Gawthrop Greenwood’s management committee.

Springer is a recent graduate of Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law, and has served as a Law Clerk and Summer Associate at Gawthrop Greenwood for the past year as she worked toward her law degree. During this time, she focused her practice in the firm’s Trusts and Estates Department, where her research supported the recently changing laws behind attorney-client privilege.

United Way of Chester County

Charles “C.J.” Witherspoon has been elected to the nonprofit’s Board of Directors.

A graduate of Coatesville High School, Witherspoon has worked at QVC since 2010, starting as a Production Assistant and rising to his current title of Content Writer/Producer. He conceptualizes, produces, and directs video productions and manages and produces food photography productions for QVC.com.

But Witherspoon cites his titles of husband, father, and son as most important to him.

“My family is the reason I am where I am today,” he said. “My wife Halli and I strongly believe in giving back to our community in order to provide a better life for those less fortunate than we are. We are also instilling these values in our six-year-old daughter, Lilah.”

Delaware County Community College

Discover all that the college has to offer at its Fall Open House on Thursday, Nov. 1 starting at 6 PM in the Large Auditorium in the Academic Building on the Marple Campus.

Prospective students and their families are invited to learn about the advantages of attending Delaware County Community College. Attendees can explore more than 80 academic programs, meet faculty members and admissions staff, find out about transfer partnerships with area four-year colleges, and learn about financial aid opportunities.

Click here to register.

Immaculata University

Giancarlo Guerrero leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and soloist Haochen Zhang in concerts celebrating the 90th birthday of Curtis’s former director Gary Graffman in Alumnae Hall at Immaculata University on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 3 PM and in Verizon Hall at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 3 PM.

“We are indeed very excited about our new performance relationship with the Curtis Institute of Music and its outstanding Symphony Orchestra,” said William Carr, Steinway Artist/professor of Music and chair of Music Department at Immaculata. “Providing a performance venue for this world-class symphonic ensemble to present programs in Chester County is phenomenal and allows Immaculata University to participate in the musical performance excellence that is defined by the Curtis Institute of Music.”

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