Bolin earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he served as an associate editor on the University of Illinois Law Review and earned a CALI Award in Real Estate Development. Bolin co-authored a chapter on "Subdivisions" for the Municipal Law series published by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and "When All Heller Breaks Loose: Gun Regulation Considerations for Zoning and Planning Officials under the New Second Amendment," a recent law review article appearing in the Urban Lawyer. He regularly speaks on emerging land use topics, and shares land use news on Twitter @AncelGlinkLand.