Edwin (Tucker) Boynton advises high-net-worth individuals and their families — particularly owners of closely held businesses — on all aspects of estate and tax planning, including generation-skipping tax, gift tax, income tax and related matters. In addition, Tucker represents fiduciaries in estate and trust administration matters and acts as a fiduciary for high-net-worth families and financial institutions.
Tucker serves as counsel for and represents numerous other estates and private foundations and regularly advises clients on all aspects of charitable giving. As the director of several grant-making foundations, Tucker has intimate knowledge of the complex regulatory compliance and legal issues that these charitable organizations face.
Rounding out his practice, Tucker provides counsel on personal income tax, fiduciary income tax and Orphans' Court litigation; handles the administration of family trusts controlling publicly held companies; and creates irrevocable trusts and related tax planning involving initial public offerings (IPOs).
Featured Representative Matters
Established a new legal precedent on the deductibility of non-probate expenses for Pennsylvania inheritance tax purposes (Marguerite Baur Estate)
Established a new legal precedent on Pennsylvania inheritance taxation of survival actions (Pearlstein Estate)
Handled surrogate court litigation involving the Doris Duke Estate
Administered the estates of the founders of the Vanguard and Delaware (now Macquarie) mutual fund groups
Provided estate planning for former chief of staff at White House
Community Impact
Tucker serves on a number of boards for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. He is a former national trustee of the Devereux Foundation and a director of numerous grant-making foundations.
Memberships
Member, American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
Member, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association, Probate and Trust Law Section
Director, Andrew Young Foundation
Director, The Purpose Foundation
Director, Carter and Kay Craigie Family Foundation
Director, Joseph and Marie Field Family Environmental Foundation
Director, Karen B. Yoh Foundation
Director, The Boudinot Foundation
Director, The Tally Foundation
Director, Whimsie Fund
Trustee, Michaels Trust
Director, Raker Corp.
Director, W Bar E Investment Corp./W Bar E Inc.
Recognitions
The Best Lawyers in America (Litigation – Trust and Estates; Trust and Estates) (2007-26)
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (Estate & Probate) (2011-26)
Featured Speaking Engagements
Moderator, “SEC Enforcement and Investment Advisers: 2023 Is in the Books. How Will 2024 Look?” Stradley Ronon
Presenter, “Practical Considerations of E-Discovery in Responding to a Subpoena,” DC Bar Association’s “Off the Record” Luncheon
