Call Number:

NBA.024

Repository:

University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library

Extent:

5 items

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item], in the Conrad B. Duberstein Collection, National Bankruptcy Archives, NBA.024, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA.

Date:

2005 (inclusive)

Creator:

National Bankruptcy Archives

Form:

Oral histories (literary works) and DVDs

Abstract:

Conrad B. Duberstein (1915-2005) earned his undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College in 1938 and his J.D. from St. John's University Law School in 1942. From 1943 to 1945, Duberstein served in the United States Army. When he left the Army following the end of World War II, Duberstein joined the Brooklyn law firm of Schwartz, Rudin, and Duberstein (the latter partner named after his uncle). In 1971, he became a partner at Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston, and Rosen, where he remained until his retirement in 1981. In 1981, he was appointed to the Eastern District Bankruptcy Court of New York. He was appointed that court's Chief Judge in 1984, a position he held for the rest of his career. In 1991, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from St. John's University Law School. The collection, 2005, contains 5 DVDs of footage honoring the career of Duberstein.

Conrad B. Duberstein was born in the Bronx, NY in 1915. Although he dropped out of school to support his family at the age of 17, Duberstein earned his undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College in 1938 and his J.D. from St. John's University Law School in 1942.

From 1943 to 1945, Duberstein served in the United States Army, where he was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, and the Combat Infantry Badge. When he left the Army following the end of World War II, Duberstein joined the Brooklyn law firm of Schwartz, Rudin, and Duberstein (the latter partner named after his uncle). In 1971, he became a partner at Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston, and Rosen, where he remained until his retirement in 1981. In 1981, he was appointed to the Eastern District Bankruptcy Court of New York. He was appointed that court's Chief Judge in 1984, a position he held for the remainder of his career.

In 1991, Duberstein was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from St. John's University. A moot bankruptcy court competition was also created in his name by the American Bankruptcy Institute and St. John's.

Duberstein died on November 18, 2005 from complications due to cancer.

The Conrad B. Duberstein Collection, 2005, contains 5 DVDs of footage honoring the career of Duberstein. This is an artificially assembled collection created upon Duberstein's passing.