College of Law Interim Dean, Bruce Ottley, named

Dear Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to announce the appointment of Bruce Ottley as Interim Dean of the College of Law, effective June 1, 2014. With more than 40 years of experience, Bruce has an extensive and distinguished career as a lawyer, professor and university administrator. A professor of law, teaching courses in civil procedure, torts, and remedies and products liability, he is the director of the DePaul University-University College Dublin Cooperative Program and co-director of the International Aviation Law Institute. An esteemed expert on tort law, he also conducts seminars for Illinois judges through the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. Bruce served as associate dean for a total of nine years at DePaul, most recently from 1996 to 2000, and as acting dean in 2006, making him familiar with the administrative operations of the college.

Prior to joining DePaul's College of Law in 1978, Bruce taught law at the University of Papua New Guinea, where he also practiced law and served as a judge of the National Capitol District Court. He has published multiple books, not to mention scores of chapters and articles, on such topics as products liability law, Illinois tort law and a wide range of legal topics in the South Pacific islands, Australia and New Zealand. He also is a fellow of the American Anthropological Association. Bruce received a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a master's degree and law degree from the University of Iowa, and a master of laws from Columbia University. Bruce's wife, Younghee Jin Ottley, is an alumna of DePaul's College of Law and a partner at Winston & Strawn in Chicago. She also serves on the Dean's Advisory Council and the Advisory Board of the International Human Rights Law Institute for the College of Law. I am grateful to Bruce for agreeing to serve as interim dean. His appointment comes after a broad consultation with faculty, staff, students and alumni, where it became abundantly clear that he enjoys the broad respect of his peers. I know the college is in good hands, and I look forward to working closely with him. Sincerely, Patricia O’Donoghue Interim Provost Source: Email to DePaul Community, March 13, 2013