In re Sommer

89 A.3d 580, 217 N.J. 359, 2014 WL 2011794, 2014 N.J. LEXIS 475

• Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
• Decided: May 16, 2014
• Status: Published

Opinion

ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 13-272, concluding that as a matter of final discipline pursuant to Rule 1:20-13, GOLDIE C. SOMMER of FAIRFIELD, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1976, and who has been temporarily suspended from the practice of law since May 22, 2013, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year, retroactive to the date of the temporary suspension, based on respondent’s guilty plea in the United States District Court of New Jersey to conspiracy to structure transactions to evade a reporting requirement, contrary to 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a)(3) and 5234(d)(1), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, conduct that violates RPC 8.4(b) (criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer);

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that GOLDIE C. SOMMER is suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year, effective May 22, 2013, and until the further Order of the Court; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further

ORDERED that pursuant to Rule l:20-20(c), respondent’s failure to comply with the Affidavit of Compliance requirement of Rule 1:20—20(b)(15) may (1) preclude the Disciplinary Review Board from considering respondent’s petition for reinstatement for a period of up to six months from the date respondent files proof of compliance; (2) be found to constitute a violation of RPC 8.1(b) and RPC 8.4(c); and (3) provide a basis for an action for contempt pursuant to Rule 1:10-2; and it is further

ORDERED that the entire record of this matter be made a permanent part of respondent’s file as an attorney at law of this State; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent reimburse the Disciplinary Oversight Committee for appropriate administrative costs and actual expenses incurred in the prosecution of this matter, as provided in Rule 1:20-17.