Norman, Hanson & DeTroy is pleased to announce that Charlie Bloom recently joined the firm as an Associate Attorney in the firm’s Commercial Group. Charlie represents individuals and businesses in real estate transactions including purchase, sale, leasing, and financing transactions, as well as permitting matters before municipal and state boards and agencies.  He also has experience assisting clients with subdivision of real estate and creation of condominiums, road associations, and homeowners associations.

In addition to his transactional practice, Charlie regularly assists clients with real-estate-related disputes, such as those involving boundary, easement, partition, and covenant issues.  Charlie has a deep understanding of land title issues and is licensed to issue title insurance policies through NHD’s in-house title insurance agency, Allagash Title Services, LLC.

Charlie joined NHD after practicing for several years in Bangor and Portland with another of Maine’s largest law firms.  He earned his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law where he was an editor of the Connecticut Law Review and received a Certificate in Energy and Environmental Law.  During law school, he interned for Hon. Alfred V. Covello at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and held a clerkship with the U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Land Acquisition Section. 

Charlie earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Carleton College, where he also earned a Certificate in French Language and Literature, received honors in music performance, and was the principal tuba in the college’s orchestra and symphonic band.  He is also an FAA-licensed pilot.  Charlie lives in Brunswick with his fiancée, Katja, and in his free time enjoys traveling, skiing, camping, hiking, and exploring Maine’s waterways by canoe.