Background
Sommerfeld, Nicholas Ulrich was born on September 3, 1926 in Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany. Came to the United States, 1933. Son of Martin and Helene (Schott) Sommerfeld.
Sommerfeld, Nicholas Ulrich was born on September 3, 1926 in Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany. Came to the United States, 1933. Son of Martin and Helene (Schott) Sommerfeld.
AB, Princeton University, 1948. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1952.
Associate Gaston Snow & Ely Bartlett, Boston, 1954-1961, partner, 1961-1991. Of counsel Hutchins Wheeler & Dittmar, since 1991.
Trustee Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1982-1998. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1952-1954. Fellow American College Trust Estate Counsel.
Member Boston Bar Association (chairman probate committee 1986-1987, chairman steering committee, lawyers committee for civil rights 1980-1984), Boston Bar Foundation (trustee 1994-1998), International Academy Estate & Trial Law (academician since 1987).
Married Charlotte Ann Abrams, September 11, 1954. Children: Gretchen, Amy Fiore.