Our Attorneys

• Robert F. Adams
• Ann Duke
• Walter P. Eells
• John M. Erdek
• Stacey L. Fuller
• J. Stoddard Hayes Jr.
• Kevin Holleran
• Roger N. Huggins
• Sandra L. Knapp
• Stephen R. McDonnell
• Patrick M. McKenna
• Michael F. Merlie
• Benjamin R. Messing
• Maureen M. Nacey
• Leonard R. Olsen, Jr.
• Stephen J. Olsen
• Vera Parenti-Ancone
• Stephen G. Rhoads
• Mark L. Tunnell
• George C. Zumbano
  
  
• John S. Halsted, Counsel

Attorney Profiles

Robert F. Adams

E-mail: rfadams@gawthrop.com

Robert F. Adams serves as solicitor for numerous townships and zoning hearing boards across Chester County. For many years, he has also represented commercial and residential real estate developers. He deals with the environmental aspects of land uses. Mr. Adams has lectured on a wide range of municipal topics for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. He is a past president of the Board of Directors of the Chester County Board of Health, and currently serves on the board of Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Mr. Adams is past president of, and remains active in, the Chester County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, where he serves in the House of Delegates, and is former chair of the Municipal Law Section. Mr. Adams was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1972. He received his law degree from Villanova University and was awarded an undergraduate degree by the University of Pennsylvania.

• Areas of Practice:

• Commercial Real Estate
• Municipal Law
• Residential Real Estate

• Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 1972
• Maine, 1972
• U.S. District Court District of Maine, 1972
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1988
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1984

• Education:

• Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA, J.D.
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, A.B., Political Science

• Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Municipal Law Colloquium, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1990 - Present

• Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Pennsylvania Bar Association
  Chester County Bar Association, Past President
• Westtown-Goshen Rotary Club, 1978 - Present     Director, Past President
• Chester County Board of Health, 1984 - 1999     Board Member, Chair
• Legal Aid of Chester County, 1978 - 2000     Board Member, President
• Legal Aid of Southeastern PA, 2000 - Present     Board Member
• Community Impact Legal Services, 2000 - Present     Board Member

• Past Employment Positions:

• Law Offices, David A. Nichols, Camden, ME, Associate, 1972 - 1974
• United States Navy, Officer (Active Duty), 1966 - 1969

• Pro Bono Activities:

• Legal Aid Board Activities, 1978 - Present
• The Hickman Friends Senior Community of West Chester, Board of Managers