Christine M. Chale, Partner. Twenty years of experience. Practice includes public finance matters — general obligation, industrial and commercial development, 501(c)(3) corporations. Represents municipalities, issuers, underwriters, borrowers, lenders and trustees in municipal and project finance transactions. Serves as general counsel to municipalities and public authorities.

PRACTICE AREAS
Municipal Finance
Economic Development
Municipal Law

Family: Native North Dakotan. Lives in Red Hook with husband, Dan Freedman, Chemistry Department Chair at SUNY New Paltz, and their daughter.

Community: Sits on board of Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency. Volunteers at daughter's school. Does pro bono work for Habitat for Humanity. Past board member of Clermont State Historic Site. Reads. Walks. Camps. Gardens.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES
"Borrowing Money: Ten Things You Should Know About Municipal Finance in New York," Clearwaters, Talk of the Town (1997)
"Shared Services-Saving Taxpayers Dollars Through Intergovernmental Cooperation," New York State Government Finance Officers Association (1995)
"Affordable Housing — A Primer for Real Estate Attorneys," Minnesota CLE Real Estate Law and Practice Seminar (1990)

ASSOCIATIONS
New York State Bar Association
National Association of Bond Lawyers

EDUCATION
B.A. (Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa) University of North Dakota (1980)
J.D. (Cum Laude) University of Minnesota (1983)

BAR ADMISSIONS
New York

CONTACT
845-473-7766 / 518-828-9444
Email Christine