Interview transcript, 1993 March 5-2002 September 22
Scope and Contents
This oral history with Norman Sepenuk was conducted by Jeffrey Batchelor at Sepenuk’s home in Black Butte, Oregon, from March 5-7, 1993, and on September 22, 2002. The interview was conducted in four sessions. In the interview, Sepenuk discusses his career as a lawyer, including practicing law in Jersey City after his graduation from law school in 1959; working for the Department of Justice Tax Division in Washington, D.C.; and working as an assistant U.S. attorney from 1965 to 1972, with a focus on white collar crime. He then talks about leaving the U.S. attorney’s office in 1972 and entering private practice in Portland, Oregon; about his work as a volunteer lawyer in post-Communist countries; and about trying a case at The Hague.
Dates
- 1993 March 5-2002 September 22
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: .1 Cubic Feet (9 audiocassettes (7 hr., 7 min., 33 sec.) + transcript (120 pages))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Sepenuk, Norman (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Batchelor, Jeffrey M., 1946- (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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