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Thomas A. Boulden 
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Associate
phone 215-392-4217
866-959-2928 (Toll Free)
fax 215-646-0379
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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
Litigation Percentage:
75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 1991
Education:
Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware


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  )
Classes/Seminars Taught:
"Recent Trends in Orphans' Court Litigation", Estate and Elder Law Symposium 2010, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia


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