Fred L. Somers, Jr.
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Email: fsomers@somerslawfirm.org

Practice Areas: Private Club Law; Computer Software Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Tax Exempt Organizations; Golf Course Development; Country Club Law; Trade Association Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; General Practice.

Admitted: 1961, Virginia; 1963, Missouri; 1967, Georgia

Law School: University of Virginia, LL.B., 1961

College: University of Virginia, A.B., 1958

Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Virginia State Bar; National Club Association (President, 1987-1989); Lawyers Club of Atlanta; American Society of Association Executives.

Biography: Recipient, Vanguard Award for lifetime commitment from the American Bar Association Nonprofit Corporations Committee. Author: "Governance Issues for Private Social and Recreational Clubs," NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT, Section of Business Law, American Bar Association, 2002; "Mandatory Club Memberships," Club Director, December/January, 2007; "Executive Employment Agreements for Professional Club Executives," Club Director June/July 2002. Co-Author, "Private Club Facility Access Issues," National Club Foundation, 2001. Author: "How to Structure A Redeemable Equity Certificate Program," Club Director, April 2000; "An Ounce of Prudence-The Proper Use of Professional Counsel," Club Director, October 1996; "Pivot or Perish," Club Director, April, 1996; "Golf Course Liability and Exposures," Club Director, February, 1995; "Open on Closed Doors," Business Law Today, November, 1994; "Lets Go Equity," Club Director, July 1992; "Changing Your Operating Entity," Club Director, October 1992; "Golf Course Development," The Law-Business of Resort Development, (Clark Boardman Callahan 1991); "After Portland, What Next?," Club Management, October 1990; "How to Effectively Select a Club Operating Entity," Club Director, September, 1990; "Creative Funding for Capital Needs," Club Director, Nov. 1989; "Director Acquired Immunity," Club Director, October 1989; "Protecting Against Public Accommodation Legislation," Club Director, September 1989; "A Prolegomenon To A Right of Private Association," Perspective, May 1988; "More About Private Club Buyouts," 65 Club Management, November 1986; "Sources Of Revenue For Clubs," Perspective, March 1984; "Model Bylaws For The Private Club," (1996), "Model Club Rules," (1998) and "Model Golf Rules - a Guide for Clubs," (1998), National Club Association Reference Series.

Born: Orange, New Jersey, July 5

ISLN: 903553771