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About Frank Sommerville

Frank Sommerville is a shareholder in the law firm of Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C. in Houston and Dallas, Texas. His law degree is from the University of Houston Law Center. He holds a license as a Certified Public Accountant. He is also Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is rated AV (highest possible) by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory. Mr. Sommerville has served nonprofit institutions of all sizes as a bookkeeper, accountant, auditor, tax advisor and advocate, litigator and legal advisor. He has presented seminars on nonprofit taxation since 1981. He regularly assists churches in preventing litigation, including those that originate with accusations of sexual misconduct. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, The Church Report, a magazine serving larger churches, named Mr. Sommerville as one of the 50 most influential Christians in America. He is one of the contributing authors to PPC’s Nonprofit Tax & Governance Guide: Helping Organizations Comply (2011). He is a regular contributor to many publications, including Christianity Today and Your Church. He is a member of the Experts Panel for ChurchSafety.com and posts answers regularly. He has written more than sixty articles on nonprofit issues, most of which are available at www.wkpz.com. Mr. Sommerville is also part of the WKPZ team that assists with employment and ERISA issues. He has represented nonprofit and religious organizations in disputes with former employees regarding benefit plans, retirement plans, and termination including employee discipline. He counsels nonprofit and religious organizations regarding compensation planning, employee handbooks, employment policies, employment agreements, intellectual property policies and proper treatment of clergy and rabbis.