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Paul F. Alphen

 

Education 

Juris Doctor, cum laude, New England School of Law, Boston, MA 
 Master of Public Administration, Suffolk University, Boston, MA 
Bachelor of Arts, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

Legal Employment

Joined Hall, Balas & Finnegan, P.C. in May, 1985.  Firm name later 
changed to Hall, Balas, Finnegan & Alphen, P.C.
Formed Balas, Alphen & Santos, P.C. in January 1996.
Concentrations in residential and commercial real estate development 

and land use regulations; zoning; real estate finance; contract negotiation; government and administrative law; conveyancing and title examination.

Pre-legal employment  

Executive Secretary to the Westford, Mass. Board of Selectmen 
(Chief Administrative Officer of the Office of Board of Selectmen)
Performance Auditor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department 
of State Auditor
Criminal Court Mediator, Massachusetts Trial Court of the 
Commonwealth
Permanent Intermittent Police Officer, Town of Wayland, 
Massachusetts

Professional Memberships
Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts
    Clerk
    Board of Directors
    Founding Chair of the Zoning and Land Use Committee
Massachusetts Bar Association
Merrimack Valley Conveyancers Association

Current or Prior Municipal and Community Service
Chairman, Westford Highway Garage Building Committee
Chairman, Westford Arts and Technology Fund Committee 
Member, Westford Master Plan Implementation Committee 
Member, Westford Stony Brook Center Master Plan Committee
One 5-year term on Town of Westford Permanent School Building 
Committee
Law Officer, Minuteman Power Squadron
St. Catherine’s Parish Building Committee
Ten years as Corporator of Emerson Hospital, Concord,
 Massachusetts
Charter Member and Member of Board of Directors of Westford Against Substance Abuse
Past President and active member of Westford Rotary Club
Active member of various ad hoc Westford Zoning By Law Review 
Sub Committees
Westford School Building Needs Committee
Westford Fair Housing Committee
Westford Town Management Study Committee
Elected to Wayland School Committee at age 21, for three year term
 

 

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