Background
Sommer, Joanne D. was born on July 20, 1951 in Darby, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Joanne D. Sommer
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Education
Millersville State College (Bachelor of Science, 1973). Temple University (Juris Doctor, 1977). Spoken languages: French and Spanish.
Career
Worked at Eastburn & Gray, Professional Corporation (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Practice in State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Probate, Banking, Real Estate, Zoning and Land Development, Casualty Insurance, Personal Injury, Municipal, Family, Environmental, Education, Labor and Eminent Domain Law. Taxation. Trials.
Admitted to the bar, 1977, Pennsylvania, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and United States.
Supreme Court.
Assistant District Attorney, Buckinghamshire County, 1978-1981. Member: Buckinghamshire County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.
The firm originated in 1877 with the admission to the Court of Common Pleas of Buckinghamshire County of Hugh B. Eastburn whose great-grandson represents the fourth generation of the family to be a partner. Slow but steady growth has made the firm the largest in Doylestown, the seat of Buckinghamshire County.
Its early partners served as models for some of the characters of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist James Gould Cozzens.
The firm provides a broad range of legal services for companies in southeastern Pennsylvania, local individuals, municipalities and school districts. lieutenant represents many national companies regarding matters in the Buckinghamshire County area. The location of its offices (two adjoining 1840-era townhouses with accompanying carriage houses) across the street from the Court House facilitates its litigation practice.
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Member: Buckinghamshire County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.
