Telephone: 802-864-5751
E-Mail: jnolan@dinse.com
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Areas of Practice Concentration:
Employment Law, Legal Issues Affecting Colleges and Universities
Description of Practice:
Mr. Nolan's litigation and counseling practice with Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C. focuses on: representing employers and institutions of higher education in employment and student-related matters, in civil litigation and administrative proceedings; advising employers and institutions of higher education on the resolution and legal implications of employment and student-related issues on a day-to-day basis, in light of federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements; and assisting employers and institutions of higher education in the development and implementation of appropriate policies, handbooks and training programs.
Mr. Nolan has practiced in these areas since joining the firm in 1992. Prior to joining the firm, he served as law clerk to The Honorable Jerome J. Niedermeier, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Vermont, from 1991-1992.
Mr. Nolan is a regular contributor to the Vermont Employment Law Letter authored and edited by the firm, he authored an article on Sarbanes-Oxley Act retaliation issues published in M. Lee Smith Publishers' national "Hiring & Firing" newsletter in April, 2005, and he frequently speaks at public and client-sponsored seminars on employment law issues and legal issues affecting colleges and universities.
With Francine T. Bazluke, Jeff co-authored "Because of Sex": The Evolving Legal Riddle of Sexual vs. Gender Identity, which was published in the Journal of College and University Law (the national journal for the National Association of College and University Attorneys), Vol. 32, No. 2 (2006), and a NACUANOTE on gender identity and expression issues published by NACUA in June, 2005.
Mr. Nolan is listed in Chambers & Partners America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Labor and Employment law, in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Labor and Employment law, and in New England Super Lawyers in the area of Employment and Labor law..
Education:
- University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1991)
- University of Vermont (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988)
-Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Affiliations:
- Vermont Bar admissions (1991)
- United States District Court for the District of Vermont (1993)
Professional Associations:
- Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys
- American, Vermont and Chittenden County Bar Associations
Other Activities:
- Member, Board of Directors of Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Board of Directors, Vermont Campus Compact
- Member, Advisory Board for University of Vermont's Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference
- Past President and Member, Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Club of Burlington
- Past Chair, Board of Directors, Leadership Champlain
Selected Presentations:
- Speaker, National Association of College and University Attorneys College and University Discrimination Law Conference. Topic: "Gender Identity Discrimination and Policies". Tempe, Arizona, March, 2005.
- Facilitator, UVM Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference. Topic: "FERPA Update". Burlington, Vermont, October, 2004.
- Speaker, UVM Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference. Topic: "Diversity in Higher Education: The Complexities of Understanding Campus Climate". Burlington, Vermont, October, 2004.
- Speaker, UVM Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference. Topic: "The Front Lines: The Dual Worlds of the Resident Advisor". Burlington, Vermont, October, 2002.
- Discussion Group Leader, National Association of College and University Attorneys Annual Conference. Topic: "Danger to Self/Danger to Others: The Suicidal Student". Boston, Massachusetts, June, 2002.
- Speaker, UVM Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference. Topic: "Real Life Risk Management Solutions". Burlington, Vermont, October, 2001.
- Speaker, University Continuing Education Association New England Annual Conference, "Legal Update for Continuing Education Professionals," October, 2006.
- Speaker, UVM Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference, "Gender Identity and Expression Issues on Campus," October, 2006.
- Speaker, National Association of College and University Attorneys national Virtual Seminar, "Dealing with Distressed and Suicidal Students," October, 2005.
- Speaker, UVM Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference, "Ignorance is Not Bliss: Legal Issues Training for Administrators, Faculty Chairs and Supervisors," October, 2005.
- Speaker, UVM Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference, "Planning for the Unknown: Creating an Emergency Response and Recovery Plan," October, 2007
- Speaker, UVM Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference, "Do I have to save every e-mail forever? complying with the new Electronic Discovery Rules," October, 2007
- Speaker, UVM Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference, "Overseas Business Transactions/Study Abroad Programs," October, 2007