Christopher Bolen

Email: abqeno@r.postjobfree.com

Address: PO Box 246

City: Cambrudge

State: VT

Zip: 05444

Country: USA

Phone: 802-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $40,000

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CHRISTOPHER H. BOLEN

P.O. Box 246

Cambridge, Vermont 05444-0246

802-***-**** home

802-***-**** cell

abqeno@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Paralegal, Timothy G. Hurlbut, Esq., St. Albans, Vermont,

March to October 2012. Searched real estate titles,

prepared title reports, deeds, memoranda and other

documents; did legal research and advised on environmental

permitting matters.

Paralegal/Environmental Permitting Advisor, Alan R. Sheredy,

Esq., Jeffersonville., Vermont, 2003 to 2012. Searched real

estate titles, prepared title reports, deeds and other

documents; did legal research and advised on environmental

permitting matters. Assisted clients in obtaining State of

Vermont environmental permits and local land use permits.

Extensive contact with clients, lenders and State and

federal environmental and fire safety regulatory

authorities.

Consultant, d/b/a Northern State Environmental Title, 2003

to present. Prepared Act 250 and Stormwater Permit

applications, appeals and correspondence for Eden Sand

Gravel, Inc. (Eden), Mountain Road Farm (Mountain Road)and

D.C. Walker Furniture Maker. Represented Eden and Mountain

Road before the District 5 Environmental Commission and the

Water Quality Division of Vermont Department of

Environmental Conservation; secured permits necessary to

operate gravel pits. Have done real estate title searches

for Molde, Black Govoni, P.C., Eichel Teason,

DesMeules, Olmstead Ostler and for several out-of-state

title abstract companies.

Environmental Permits Compliance Coordinator, Smugglers'

Notch Resort, Jeffersonville, Vermont, 1995-2001.

Responsible for all phases of Smugglers' environmental

regulatory compliance. Wrote regulatory permit applications,

including without limitation Act 250, Subdivision and Water

Supply/Wastewater Disposal permits. Responsible for

compliance with environmental reporting requirements.

Oversaw all phases of resort hazardous waste management-

policy formulation, personnel training, compliance

monitoring and in-house enforcement. Extensive contact with

State regulatory authorities. Developed and managed waste

recycling/reuse programs. Instrumental in Smugglers' being

awarded the Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence

in Pollution Prevention in 1998. Implemented the first

resort industry construction scrap re-use program.

Coordinated other resort wide re-use and recycling programs.

Chairman, Cambridge Planning Commission, Cambridge,

Vermont., 2002-2006. Chaired meetings and hearings. Oversaw

preparation of Town Development Plan and Subdivision

Regulations for the Town and Village of Cambridge.

Represented the Town as statutory party in Act 250

proceedings before the District 5 Environmental Commission;

prepared memoranda of law fact in connection therewith.

Litigation Assistant, Lord Day Lord, Barrett Smith, New

York, New York, 1985-1993. Had supervisory and

administrative responsibility for a staff of six

paralegals. Responsible for factual case development and

analysis of technical issues. Responsible for coordinating

discovery, and review, analysis and management of all

incoming documents. Assisted with depositions and trial

preparation. Did legal research. Contact with client and

opposition counsel to coordinate discovery.

EDUCATION

Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York.

Juris Doctor 1990.

Articles Editor, Pace Environmental Law Review.

Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York.

Certificate in Paralegal Studies 1985.

Johnson State College, Johnson, Vermont.

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies; secondary

concentration in Political Science 1980.

COMPUTER LITERACY

Familiar with Microsoft and Corel office suites on PC;

experience on Macintosh platform.

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