Oral history interview with Bernard Ortwein (SOH-020, audio recording and transcript)

Oral history interview with Bernard Ortwein (SOH-020, audio recording and transcript)

2007

In this interview, Bernard M. Ortwein, professor of law at Suffolk University Law School and graduate of Suffolk Law, discusses his educational background and career as a legal educator. He also reflects on his research interests, his tenure as an associate law dean, his involvement with the creation of the summer law program at the University of Lund in Sweden and his international teaching experiences. Professor Ortwein also details the evolution of Suffolk Law School and the legal profession. He concludes with a discussion of his family’s longstanding connection to Suffolk University and advice for aspiring law students.

Suffolk University Oral History Project

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SOH-020

Sheppard, Joshua

Bernard Ortwein

24:08:00