Timothy J. Bupp

Shareholder | Attorney

Overview

Timothy J. Bupp is a Shareholder with CGA Law Firm and chairs the Firm’s Estate Law Section. He provides clients with specialized advice in estate planning, business and tax planning, real estate transactions and related matters. Tim assists his clients by utilizing the knowledge he gained from his advanced degrees in business administration, business taxation, and law, as well as his certifications in estate planning and employee benefits taxation. He counsels individuals and businesses with estate and wealth transfer planning, business succession planning, entity formation or acquisition, and tax planning.

Attorney Bupp has earned the designation of Certified Elder Law Attorney from the National Elder Law Foundation, the only ABA-approved Elder Law certification approved by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. As a CELA, Tim is recognized to have completed the training and practice required to be an expert in the field of elder law. Tim counsels CGA’s clients with specialized advice in the areas of estate and trust planning, asset protection and long term care planning, powers of attorney and health care directives. This complex and changing area of the law is increasingly important to individuals planning their own estates or those of parents or loved ones.

Attorney Bupp is also experienced in advising clients on estate administration, probate of wills, powers of attorney, and post-mortem planning. He has practiced extensively in the Orphans’ Court and assisted clients in resolving estate disputes, probate claims, will contests, trust litigation, guardianships and similar matters. He also practices extensively in municipal law, and has represented townships, boroughs, authorities, zoning hearing boards and other municipal entities, as well as individuals and businesses appearing before such boards.

A lifelong resident of Southern York County, Tim has a farm background and advises clients regarding farmland preservation issues, estate planning for farm owners and farm families, and related agricultural law issues. He lives on a farm in the Brogue with wife Rochelle and children Lucy and Charles.

Representative Clients

  • Central Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (rabbittransit)
  • Chanceford Township
  • Farm & Natural Land Trust of York County
  • Loganville Borough
  • North Hopewell Township Zoning Board
  • Shrewsbury Township
  • York County Agricultural Land Preservation Board
  • York County Coroner’s Office

Direct Phone Number

(717) 718-7121

Community Involvement
  • Professional Advisors Recognition Society, York County Community Foundation, 2017
  • National and Pennsylvania Associations of Elder Law Attorneys – member since 2010
  • Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education, former member of the Board of Directors
  • Farm & Natural Lands Trust of York County, former member of the Board of Directors

Professional Affiliations
  • Penn State York – Elder Law, Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, former instructor
  • York County Community Foundation, Board of Directors
  • York County Estate Planning Council, Former President and Board of Directors

Education
  • Certified Elder Law Attorney, 2019
  • L.L.M. Taxation, Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2005
  • Certification, Employee Benefits Law, Temple University, 2004
  • Certification in Estate Planning Law, Temple University, 2003
  • J.D., Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University, 2001
    • Dickinson Law Review. 2000–2001
  • M.B.A., York College of Pennsylvania, 1992
  • B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1986
Awards and Honors
  • Finalist for the York Daily Record’s “Best Attorney” category, 2022
  • 2023 Distinguished rating from Martindale Hubbell, which ”indicates the attorney is widely respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards”