(YORK, PA, October 9, 2025) – York County Community Foundation (YCCF) had the pleasure of inducting Robert Clofine, CPA into its Professional Advisor Recognition Society on October 9. This prestigious award recognizes accountants, attorneys, financial planners, investment advisors, and trust officers for their efforts to promote charitable giving through YCCF’s endowment funds.
“As a trusted advisor, Robert not only secures the financial future of his clients but also fosters meaningful philanthropy within our community. YCCF is grateful to Robert for assisting clients with establishing several funds at YCCF as gifts by will, totaling over $1 million dollars that directly supports our Fund for York County. We appreciate that he continues to encourage clients to consider YCCF as a vehicle for their charitable wishes,” shared President & CEO of YCCF, Natalee Gunderson.
Robert joins twenty-eight other local professional advisors who have been inducted into the Professional Advisor Recognition Society since its inception in 2012. The award recognizes outstanding service, expertise, and dedication to enriching the community.
Robert is the founder of the award-winning Elder Law Firm of Robert Clofine. He is best known for his compassionate approach to long-term care planning and asset protection. Robert has mastered the strategy of seamlessly integrating legacy planning with charitable giving, to ensure a lasting impact that will be felt by many people for years to come.
His firm has been recognized by its peers in The Best Lawyers in America® publication every year since 2008, and Robert himself achieved superhero status when he was first named, “Super Lawyer” by the independent Super Lawyer magazine in 2005, an honorific he continues to earn each year.
YCCF’s annual Professional Advisor Seminar was attended by over 60 people at the Wyndham Garden York in West Manchester. The event featured guest speaker David Pierce, Assistant Professor of Insurance & CLU Program Director at The American College of Financial Services. David explored the ways in which professional advisors can integrate conversations about aging, death, and end-of-life planning into holistic wealth management. David is a 45-year veteran of the insurance and financial services industry, progressing through the ranks from Advisor to CEO and holds the O. Alfred Granum Chair in Practice Management and the Charles J. Zimmerman Chair in Life Insurance Education.
Members of the Professional Advisor Recognition Society
Reed Anderson*
Amy Gohn Anstine
William B. Anstine Jr.
James K. Bergdoll
Michael Boustead
Robert A. Bowen
Timothy J. Bupp
Leon I. Butler
Robert Clofine
Jon C. Countess*
Donald B. Dellinger, Jr.
Cynthia A. Dotzel*
Jeffrey C. Goss
Andrew Kagen
Nancy A. Klahold
Henry B. Leader*
Jody Anderson Leighty
Charles J. Long
Holly Mayer
Ross McGinnis
Steven McKonly
Steven M. Merrick
John D. Miller
Harry J. Rubin*
John J. Shorb*
Thomas M. Shorb
John W. Stitt
Eugene C. Struckhoff*
Bruce Wallace
*We remember
