Matter of Sommer

Goldie C. Sommer was admitted to practice by this Court in 1981 after being admitted in New Jersey in 1976, where she maintains an office for the practice of law.

By order entered May 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of New Jersey suspended Sommer from the practice of law for one year for violating rule 8.4 (b) of the New Jersey Rules of Professional Conduct by committing a criminal act that reflects adversely on her honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer. That rule violation was premised upon Sommer’s May 2013 conviction in the United States District Court of the District of New Jersey,…