Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Thomas A. Boulden joined Timoney Knox as an associate in 2007. He has extensive experience in fiduciary litigation, focusing in the areas of will contests, trust and surcharge litigation, representing both trustees and beneficiaries. Mr. Boulden also has experience in incapacitated persons litigations and guardianships. In addition to litigation Mr. Boulden assists and counsels clients in estate planning and interpreting estate planning documents.

Mr. Boulden is admitted to the bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 he was honored by being selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America. He is a member of the Pennsylvania, Montgomery and American Bar Associations. As a member of the Montgomery Bar Association he has been the chair or co-chair of the Orphans Court Rule Committee for the years 1993-2001 and 2003-2008. Mr. Boulden was a President of the Desmond J. McTighe Inn of Court.

Mr. Boulden received his Bachelor of Arts in 1984 from West Chester University graduating Summa Cum Laude. In 1991 he graduated from the Widener School of Law where he was on the Moot Court Honor Board as the DiBona Chairperson in 1990-91 and was a member of the interscholastic Moot Court teams. He was awarded the designation of Order of Barristers.

Mr. Boulden is a frequent author lecturer on estate litigation and estate planning areas for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Montgomery Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Litigation
• Trust and Estate Planning
• Trust and Fiduciary Litigation
• Guardianship/Incapacitated Persons

Representative Cases

• Allebach v. Commonwealth Dept of Finance and Revenue, 546 Pa. 146; 683 A.2d 625 (1996) (Pennsylvania Supreme Court)
• Carl Estate, 17 Fiduc. Rep.2d (O.C. Montg.) (Orphans Court, Montgomery County)
• Coleman Trust, 26 Fiduc. Rep.2d 199 (O.C. Montg.) (Orphans Court, Montgomery County)
• Colton Trust, 22 Fiduc. Rep.2d 81 (O.C. Montg.) (Orphans Court, Montgomery County)
• Dryla Estate, 19 Fiduc. Rep.2d 89; 19 Fiduc. Rep.2d 229
• Freedman Will, 21 Fiduc. Rep.2d 213 (O.C. Phila.), aff'd Pa. Supr (Orphans Court, Philadelphia County)
• Freedman Will No. 2, 22 Fiduc. Rep. 333 (O.C. Phila) (Orphans Court, Philadelphia County)
• Gardner Will, 15 Fiduc. Rep.2d 207 (O.C. Montg.) (Orphans Court, Montgomery County)
• Gavin Will, 17 Fiduc. Rep.2d 246 (O.C. Montg.) (Orphans Court, Montgomery County)
• Harrison Estate, 19 Fiduc. Rep.2d 229 (O.C. Montg. 1999)
• Heinley Estate, Fiduc.Rep.2d 271 (O.C. Montg.) (Orphans Court, Montgomery County)
• Howland Will, 24 Fiduc. Rep.2d 144 (O.C. Wyoming) (Orphans Court, Wyoming County)
• In Re E.B., an Incapacitated Person, 20 Fiduc. Rep.2d 429 (O.C. Montg.) (Orphans Court, Montgomery County)
• In Re Estate of Stephano, 2009 WL 3115720 (Pa. Sept. 2009) (Pennsylvania Supreme Court 2009)
• Newhart Estates, 21 Fiduc. Rep. 383 (O.C. Montg.) (Orphans Court, Montgomery County)
• Pratt Will, 19 Fiduc. Rep.2d 72; 19 Fiduc. Rep.2d 228 aff'd Pa
• Seaton Trust, 26 Fiduc. Rep.2d 354 (O.C. Montg.) (Orphans Court, Montgomery County)
• Volchock Estate, 24 Fiduc. Rep.2d 341
• Volchock Estate No. 2, 25 Fiduc. Rep.2d 113
• W.W. Smith Charitable Trust, 21 Fiduc. Rep. 2d 23; 21 Fiduc. Rep.2d 373
• Zebe Estate, 20 Fiduc. Rep.2d 39 (O.C. Montg.) (Orphans Court, Montgomery County)

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Wills, Adoption, Juvenile Law, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1991

Classes and Seminars

• Avoiding Challenges to Estate Planning Documents, Montgomery Bar Association, 2005
• Current Practical Issues in Orphans' Court Practice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1997
• Estate and Elder Law Symposium, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2002, 2006
• General Practitioners Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1999 - 2009
• Incapacitated Persons Limited and Plenary Guardianships, Montgomery Bar Association, 2001
• Joint Conference of Professional Trustees and Trust Attorneys, 2008
• Orphans' Court Practice and Procedure, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2004
• Practice in the Montgomery County Orphans' Court, Montgomery Bar Association, 2002
• Current Practical Issues in Orphans' Court Practice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1997, 2003, 2006
• Litigating in Orphans' Court, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2009
• Gulf Coast Estate Law Conference, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2008
• Estate Law Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2006, 2007, 2009

Education

• Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware

Address

PO Box 7544
400 Maryland Drive
Fort Washington, PA 19034-2502

Phones

215-392-4217
866-959-2928 (Toll Free)

Faxes

215-646-0379

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