For Immediate Release
January 6, 2003
DIANE
E. TEBELIUS APPOINTED U.S. TRUSTEE FOR
WASHINGTON,
OREGON, MONTANA, IDAHO, ALASKA
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Diane E. Tebelius
has been appointed United States Trustee for Washington, Oregon, Montana,
Idaho, and Alaska (Region 18) effective December 30, 2002, it was announced
today by Lawrence Friedman, Director of the Executive Office for United States
Trustees.
"It is a pleasure to announce
the appointment of Diane Tebelius as United States Trustee for Region 18,"
Friedman stated. "Her extensive experience in both civil and criminal enforcement,
including more than 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in Seattle,
will prove invaluable to the Program as we strive to ensure the integrity
of the bankruptcy system."
"It is an honor to be named as
United States Trustee," Tebelius stated. "I am eager to work with the talented
staff of Region 18, under the leadership of Director Friedman, to carry out
the Attorney General's mandate to root out fraud and abuse from the bankruptcy
system."
Tebelius has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Seattle since
1986, focusing on tax and bankruptcy fraud cases. She was an attorney in the
Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., from 1983
to 1986, and Special Counsel to the U.S. Senate Budget Committee from 1981
to 1983.
Since 1989, Tebelius has been
an adjunct faculty member at Golden Gate University's Graduate Tax Program
in Seattle, where she received the Outstanding Faculty Award. She is a frequent
lecturer on tax and bankruptcy matters. Her professional and community activities
have included serving as Chair of the Equal Justice Coalition for the Washington
State Bar Association, on the Bankruptcy Rules Committee for the Western District
of Washington, on the Board of Childhaven, and as Chair of the Advisory Committee
for the Kingdome in Seattle.
Tebelius received a law degree
from Whittier College School of Law in Costa Mesa, Calif.; a Master of Laws
in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.; and
a Bachelor of Arts degree from Walla Walla College in Washington.
The United States Trustee Program
is a component of the Justice Department that protects the integrity of the
bankruptcy system by overseeing case administration and litigating to enforce
the bankruptcy laws.
The Program has 21 regions and 95 field offices. Region
18 is headquartered in Seattle, with offices in Spokane,
Wash.; Portland and Eugene, Ore.; Boise, Idaho; Great Falls,
Mont.; and Anchorage, Alaska.
[End]