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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1998                                                                                                                           (202) 616-2777

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ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO TO URGE GREATER USE OF MEDIATION


AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION, ON LAW DAY





Reno to Visit Los Angeles, San Diego





	WASHINGTON, D.C. -- To celebrate Law Day, Attorney General
Janet Reno and Associate Attorney General Ray Fisher will travel
to California Friday to urge lawyers to make greater use of
appropriate dispute resolution as a way to settle disputes.  Law
Day, which occurs every May 1, is a time to commemorate the value
of the law and the freedoms that flow from it.

	Recognizing that the federal courts are saddled with
hundreds of thousands of cases, Reno will highlight the benefits
of mediation and arbitration over costly, time consuming
litigation.  She will also emphasize that dispute resolution can
be used in our classrooms and communities as well.

	Reno will conduct a roundtable discussion with children who
have experienced a mediation program at a county courthouse in
Monterey Park, deliver a luncheon address on the role of lawyers
as peacemakers and problemsolvers in Los Angeles, and give
remarks and participate in discussion at California Western
School of Law in San Diego.




Los Angeles County Juvenile Dependency Court




			TIME:  11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

			DATE:  Friday, May 1, 1998

			SITE:  L.A. County Juvenile Dependency Court

				  1st floor

				  201 Centre Plaza Drive

				  Monterey Park, California




* The Attorney General and the Associate Attorney General will
participate in a roundtable discussion with two teenagers, who
will discuss their experiences in the "Children's Courthouse." 
This will be pool coverage only.  CONTACT:  Thomas Mrozek (213)
894-6947




Los Angeles County Bar Association Luncheon




			TIME:  12:00 PM

			DATE:  Friday, May 1, 1998

			SITE:  Hotel Inter-Continental

				  251 S. Olive Street

				  Los Angeles, California

 				  

*  The Attorney General and the Associate Attorney General will
be the featured speakers at a luncheon sponsored by the Los
Angeles Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association.  Reno
will deliver a speech entitled, "ADR and the Role of Lawyers as
Peacemakers and Problem Solvers."  CONTACT: David Fong (213) 896-6450.

		

California Western School of Law's McGill Center for Creative
Problem Solving




			TIME:  4:30 PM

			DATE:  Friday, May 1, 1998

			SITE:  California Western School of Law

				  350 Cedar Street

				  San Diego, California




*  The Attorney General will make remarks and lead a roundtable
discussion on creative problem solving at the McGill Center.  The
Center trains its students to seek innovative solutions when they
graduate and are working to serve both their clients and the
broader community.  U.S. Attorney Alan Bersin will also be in
attendance.  CONTACT:  Katherine Curridan  (619) 525-7645.




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