{"id":9757,"date":"2023-03-09T02:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T07:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actec.matrixdev.net\/press-releases\/\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T16:57:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T20:57:53","slug":"actec-announces-kurt-a-sommer-as-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actec.matrixdev.net\/press-releases\/actec-announces-kurt-a-sommer-as-new-president\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTEC Announces Kurt A. Sommer as New President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact:<\/strong> Rebecca Vandall
Rebecca.Vandall@actec.org<\/a>
202.465.8270<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Washington, DC, March 9, 2023:<\/strong> The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) today announced that Kurt A. Sommer<\/a> will serve as the 2023-24 President. Sommer, the Managing Partner with Sommer Udall Law Firm, P.A. in Santa Fe, New Mexico, succeeding 2022-2023 ACTEC President Robert W. Goldman<\/a> of Goldman, Felcoski & Stone P.A. in Naples, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kurt A. Sommer<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sommer, who has held various roles at the College for over 20 years, was officially presented at ACTEC\u2019s \u201cpassing of the gavel\u201d ceremony Friday, March 3, 2023, during the ACTEC Annual Business Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. As an officer of the College since 2019, he previously served as ACTEC\u2019s Region Chair of the Rocky Mountain Region, State Chair of New Mexico, and Chair of the Financial Management Committee. He also served as a member of numerous committees, including the Business Planning Committee, Charitable Planning and Exempt Organizations Committee, and Fiduciary Litigation Committee, and served on The ACTEC Foundation Board of Directors as Chair of the Foundation Planning and Governance Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is an honor to be elected as President of the College,\u201d said Sommer. \u201cAs President, I look forward to leading ACTEC as we continue to elevate the practice of trust and estate law and to engaging law students and other lawyers in these practice areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sommer has also been active in the New Mexico Bar and served as Past Chairman of the Taxation Section. Best Lawyers in America chose Sommer as 2022 Lawyer of the Year. Sommer was also selected as a New Mexico Super Lawyer (Trusts and Estates) and previously received a Best of the Bar Award (Business\/Corporate). He also specializes in natural resources law. His charitable work includes past service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the ACTEC 2023 Annual Meeting, ACTEC\u2019s Board of Regents elected the following 2023-2024 officers, each of whom serve with Sommer on the Executive Committee and the Board of Regents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n