Timothy J. Duffy

Timothy J. Duffy is a partner in the Yardley, Pa. office of Hill Wallack LLP. He is a member of the firm's Business & Commercial, Real Estate, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Financial Services, and Land Use practice groups.

Mr. Duffy serves the regional business community as a trusted counselor and effective advocate with an emphasis on matters involving the ownership, management, and development of commercial real estate and other business endeavors, and the financing of those pursuits. With over thirty years' experience in both commercial litigation and transactional matters, he is able to guide his clients through all phases of their business ventures - from the start of a business relationship through to its termination, and the aftermath. His experience as a litigator informs his handling of transactional matters and his experience in the transactional aspect of business relationships provides a depth of experience that is beneficial when litigating business disputes in the courtroom.

He helps commercial property owners and managers negotiate leases, structure default work-outs, evict unwanted tenants, and buy and sell their real estate investments. As a seasoned commercial litigator, he represents corporations and LLCs, and their owners in both state and federal court in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, litigating ownership disputes, petitions for injunctive relief, breach of contract actions, and construction disputes. Mr. Duffy served on a special committee of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County to develop the Court’s injunction procedures and has been appointed by the Court to serve as receiver of a distressed business as well as discovery master.

In the area of land use and development, Mr. Duffy brings his prior experience representing numerous area municipalities to guide developers and property owners through the zoning, land development and permitting processes for projects of all sizes. Mr. Duffy regularly represents private landowners and developers seeking land development and/or zoning relief before dozens of municipal boards and commissions in Bucks and Montgomery Counties.

Mr. Duffy also represents a large number of area financial institutions documenting and closing their commercial real estate and asset-based loans, construction financing, bridge lending.

Mr. Duffy's clients include the owners and managers of shopping centers and other commercial properties throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey; real estate investors and developers; site and general construction contractors; family-owned businesses; and, local and regional financial institutions.

Mr. Duffy is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania (1992), New Jersey (1992) and before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1992) and the District of New Jersey (1992), as well as the Third Circuit Court of Appeals (2006). He earned his J.D. from The Dickinson School of Law where he graduated Order of the Barristers and member of the Woolsack Honor Society. Mr. Duffy received his B.A. from St. Joseph's University.