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N;CHARSET=utf-8:Paulson;Christopher;W.;;
FN;CHARSET=utf-8:Christopher W. Paulson
EMAIL;INTERNET;PREF;WORK:cpaulson@fitcheven.com
TEL;PREF;CELL:312.577.7000
URL:https://www.fitcheven.com/team-member/christopher-w-paulson/
ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
TITLE;CHARSET=utf-8:Associate
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