Area of Emphasis
Elizabeth (Betsy) Dupuis is a
shareholder in the firm and the Managing Shareholder for the State College
Office of Babst Calland. A native of Centre County, Ms. Dupuis has practiced
law in central Pennsylvania since 1997, first with a Centre County law firm and
then joining the State College office of Babst Calland in the fall of 2005. Ms. Dupuis’ practice is focused upon residential and commercial real estate
transactions, commercial development, business planning and formation,
commercial and contract litigation, estate planning and administration. She
also serves as the solicitor for Centre County, Pennsylvania, and as solicitor
for Patton Township and Ferguson Township and Halfmoon Township Zoning Hearing
Board in Centre County. Ms. Dupuis is a licensed Title Agent in Pennsylvania
and conducts real estate closings through MidState Closing Company, an
affiliate of Babst Calland. She regularly conducts seminars and programs
related to business and real estate matters as well as estate planning and administration.
Background
Ms. Dupuis received her J.D. from
the University of Pittsburgh in 1997 and her B.S. in Dairy Science from the
Pennsylvania State University in 1988. She is a 2001 graduate of Leadership
Centre County (LCC) and was recognized in 2011 by Leadership Centre County with
the Community Leadership Association’s
Distinguished Leader Award. Ms. Dupuis was also recognized in 2010 with the
Centre County Community Foundation’s Future
of the Foundation Award and in 2013 as Associate
of the Year by the Pennsylvania Builders Association. She was recently
recognized as one of 2020’s Women Making
A Difference by Pennsylvania Business Central and has been recognized
several times as one of the Top 100
People by Pennsylvania Business Central, most recently in 2025.
Memberships and Affiliations
Ms. Dupuis is a member of the Centre County,
Pennsylvania and American Bar associations. She is admitted to practice before
the United States District Courts for the Western and Middle Districts of
Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Dupuis was selected to
the 2006-2007 Pennsylvania Rising Stars
lists (Thomson Reuters).
Ms. Dupuis is currently serving
on the Boards of the Central Pennsylvania Risk Management Association, the
Builders Association of Central Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Builders
Association and the Pennsylvania Housing Foundation. She is the Vice-Chair for
the National Association of Home Builders Legal Action Committee, Chair of the
National Association of Home Builders Land Development Committee and a member of
the Leadership Team of the Pennsylvania Builders Association Government Affairs
Committee. Ms. Dupuis is also past Associate Vice-President of the Pennsylvania
Builders Association and past Chair of the Centre County United Way and Centre
County Youth Service Bureau. She regularly volunteers at events for the
Builders Association of Central Pennsylvania, and Leadership Centre County. Ms.
Dupuis has also provided pro bono
legal services to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County, the Acres
Project and the State College AAUW.
