Passionate lawyers are themselves leaders.
Mitchell told the graduates that passionate lawyers are often the most effective defenders of their clients, but he warned against the frivolous lawsuits that flood the courts. Sometimes litigation is good. Sometimes litigation is bad. The morning ceremony, along with weekend graduate and un- dergraduate commencements, marked the institution's 50th anniversary. The college was established in 1919 as Springfield-Northeastern College, a branch of Northeastern University, and the law school remained open until 1942.