Atty. James S. Tupitza
James S. Tupitza, Esquire is a practicing attorney in West Chester, Pennsylvania, under the firm name of Tupitza & Associates, P.C.
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James S. Tupitza is a Member based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, practicing at Tupitza & Associates, P.C.. They have 50+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1976. Their practice focuses on residential, probate, real estate, tax, and litigation. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania (1976), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1976), U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1981), and U.S. Supreme Court (1988). Educated at Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D. Villanova, 1975) and Temple University (B.A., 1971). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Serands clients in West Chester, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- James S. Tupitza, Esquire is a practicing attorney in West Chester, Pennsylvania, under the firm name of Tupitza & Associates, P.C
- He was born in Erie, PA in 1949
- In 1976, he was admitted to the bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and to the U.S
- District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- 1981 U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- 1988 U.S
- Supreme Court
- 1990 U.S
- Tax Court
- Mr. Tupitza’s practice is primarily related to real estate connected matters
- His focus is in the areas of transactions and litigation
- His clients are lenders, appraisal management companies, real estate licensees and property sellers, buyers and developers
- With the development of numerous pipelines in Pennsylvania, he spends considerable time protecting property owners in cases of pipeline expansion, new pipelines, rail improvement and highway widening. (eminent domain cases)
- Mr. Tupitza is called on to speak almost monthly on a variety of current topics of interest to the real estate community
- These topics range from analysis of changes in the law, to nuts and bolts application of legal issues
- He is consistently ranked as one of the best speakers at every conference in which he participates
- He has been a regular course planner, writer and lecturer for: • The Pennsylvania Land Title Institute • The Pennsylvania Bar Institute • Various Mortgage Bankers Associations • Conestoga College (Conestoga Title Insurance Company) • Suburban West Association of Realtors® • Lawyers Title Insurance Company’s Continuing Education Program • Stewart Title Guaranty Company’s Continuing Education Program • Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company’s Continuing Education Program • Security Title of Baltimore’s Continuing Education Program • Ticor Title Insurance Company Continuing Education Program • Chester County Bar Association’s Realtor®/Lawyer Committee In addition he regularly speaks to groups in the Residential Real Estate Lending business, Commercial Real Estate business, Accountants, Financial Planners and Building Trade Groups
- He has been the Course Planner, author and principal speaker for three major Pennsylvania Bar Institute programs, which are each offered live at 3 locations every two years, by simulcast to 20 to 30 other locations, and by webcast: • “Boundary Law,” • “Who’s on First? , Lien Priority in Pennsylvania,” and • “What’s on Second, Advanced Issues in Lien Priority and Lien Divestiture.” He has spoken at many other Pennsylvania Bar Institute presentations including: • “Litigating the Failure to Disclose Case” • “Real Estate Broker and Agent Liability” • “Tax Deferred Exchanges of Real Estate” • “Residential Real Estate Documents” • “A Practical Approach to Liens on Real Estate” • “Essentials of Pennsylvania Practice” • “Title Insurance from Commitment to Claim” • “Current Issues in Title Insurance” • “Ten Settlement Mistakes, Ethics in Title Insurance” • “Title Claims Fraud, Flips and RESPA” • “Title Insurance Underwriting Update” • “A Day on Real Estate” • “Using Cost Segregation to Address Cash Flow Problems” • “Ethically Using the Scientifically Tested Tools of Influence” • “Deeds, Good and Bad” • He has been a regular speaker at each Annual “Real Estate Institute” held each December at the Philadelphia Convention Center. • He spoke at the Gulf Coast CLE Conference in Marco Island , Florida sponsored by numerous state Bar Institutes. • He was a speaker on Dodd Frank enforcement at the Annual Meeting of the New England Mortgage Bankers Association
- He has authored materials for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Land Title Institute and others including: • Dodd-Frank, Dirty Words in Many Circles • Depreciation – Running Fast in a Slow World • Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners • Easements and Access to Landlocked Property • Riparian Rights and Titles that Border Water • How to Draft a Legal Description • Deeds in Pennsylvania • Documenting the 1031 Exchange • Easements in Pennsylvania • Judgments • Federal Tax Liens • Inheritance and Estate Tax Liens • Litigating with the IRS • Liens for Overdue Support Obligations • Ethics for Title Insurance Agents • The Ethical Use of Scientifically Tested Tools of Influence He is a member of the Chester County (Chair, Real Estate Section, 1978- 2014) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations
- He is a Master of the John E. Stively Inns of Court
- He is AVVO rated at “10.0 Superb,” and was selected as one of the five featured “Top Lawyers” for 2012 by Main Line Today
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James S. Tupitza is one of 9,343 residential attorneys indexed nationally. Browse residential attorneys in Pennsylvania →
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Why local counsel matters in Pennsylvania
Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in West Chester are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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