Advise various City boards and committees at meetings and hearings.Prepare and present City’s case in Superior Court and Supreme Court.Participate in mediation sessions as the representative for the City.Draft various ordinance amendments and related newspaper notices.Worked with Zoning Administrator to develop process to market & sell city-owned properties.Lead negotiator during collective bargaining with 4 separate unions.Draft city proposals for collective… Show more Advise various City boards and committees at meetings and hearings.Prepare and present City’s case in Superior Court and Supreme Court.Participate in mediation sessions as the representative for the City.Draft various ordinance amendments and related newspaper notices.Worked with Zoning Administrator to develop process to market & sell city-owned properties.Lead negotiator during collective bargaining with 4 separate unions.Draft city proposals for collective bargaining.Prepare detailed spreadsheets to calculate financial impact of CBA proposals.Collaborate with union representatives to resolve labor relations issues.Negotiate lease-purchase agreements for trucks and equipment.Provide counsel to Mayor, department heads and HR director regarding employee discipline.Preside over Loudermill hearings.Advocate for the City in enforcement proceedings with State agencies.Negotiate real estate leases.Collaborate with police officials to draft department policies and procedures.Prepare and present City's case in front of Vermont Labor Relations Board.Coordinate response to public records requests.Review and negotiate grant documents.Drafted forgivable loan and grant documents for business incentive and assistance program.Negotiate employment agreements and separation agreements. Show less

Our family has been honored to serve the Rutland area as attorneys and public servants since the 1920s. Beginning with Asa S. Bloomer, four generations of Bloomers have practiced law in Downtown Rutland, while also serving the Rutland community in the State Senate and/or on the Board of Aldermen.We are proud to have built a reputation in our community for honesty, integrity and sound judgment, as well as empathy for our clients and constituents.Bloomer & Bloomer’s practice is… Show more Our family has been honored to serve the Rutland area as attorneys and public servants since the 1920s. Beginning with Asa S. Bloomer, four generations of Bloomers have practiced law in Downtown Rutland, while also serving the Rutland community in the State Senate and/or on the Board of Aldermen.We are proud to have built a reputation in our community for honesty, integrity and sound judgment, as well as empathy for our clients and constituents.Bloomer & Bloomer’s practice is primarily devoted to Probate Law, Real Estate Law, Wills & Estate Planning, Business Formation Law, Contract Law and Municipal Law. Show less

Bloomfo Websites (www.bloomfo.com) specializes in providing affordable website design & development and web-based marketing solutions to small businesses. We've developed our solutions based on initial research into the important facets of web-related tools for small businesses—namely that they be affordable, professional-looking and simple to use—and we're continuously improving them based on the feedback we actively solicit from our clients.

Taught courses related to the use of computers, the Internet, cloud services and the Microsoft Office suite.

Provided legal services to individuals and small businesses in Massachusetts related to: contract diligence; review of current or proposed agreements; drafting commercial contracts and organizational documents.

Taught various courses within the Business/Digital Marketing departments, including Search Engine Marketing & Optimization and Introduction to Website Development.

Worked in small teams of attorneys to advise clients on various legal issues related to, among other things, entity formation, venture financings, SEC filings and acquisitions. Negotiated and drafted various corporate legal documents. Reviewed existing legal documents to identify issues in connection with client investments and acquisitions. Spent 8 months in 2007 assisting on a high profile IPO and thereafter provided ongoing legal services related to SEC filings, disclosure and comment… Show more Worked in small teams of attorneys to advise clients on various legal issues related to, among other things, entity formation, venture financings, SEC filings and acquisitions. Negotiated and drafted various corporate legal documents. Reviewed existing legal documents to identify issues in connection with client investments and acquisitions. Spent 8 months in 2007 assisting on a high profile IPO and thereafter provided ongoing legal services related to SEC filings, disclosure and comment letters. Created complex Excel spreadsheets related to stock ownership, debt balances and sale proceeds. Participated in the firm's corporate training programs. Show less

Served as primary client contact for six cases. Communicated with lenders, opposing attorneys, and administrative agencies on clients' behalf. Authored Federal Bankruptcy Court motions. Participated in settlement negotiations. Attended Hale and Dorr training on depositions and negotiation skills.

Promoted to Lead Developer in July 2001. Consulted on web solution strategies for clients such as New England Financial, MetLife and SSgA funds. Served as direct contact for several clients. Built data-driven websites. Drafted development specifications for web-related projects. Used HTML, PHP and JavaScript to code front-end of websites. Constructed back-end tables in MySQL databases.

Designed, coded and updated pages for the Sports Information Department's website as a work-study student.

Researched stock, bond and general economic trends. Summarized trends in written form for use with clients. Developed spreadsheet application for client portfolios. Created multi-sheet Excel workbook for Burlington Boys and Girls Club budget process.