FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	OLA

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1998                                                                                                                           (202) 616-2765

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SUTIN TO HEAD OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS





	WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attorney General Janet Reno has
appointed L. Anthony Sutin to serve as the Acting Assistant
Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs at the
Department of Justice.  

	Sutin, whose appointment became effective on Monday, will be
responsible for overseeing the Department's liaison efforts with
Congress, including legislative and oversight matters.  

	Sutin, 38, has previously served as Deputy Associate
Attorney General, and as Deputy Director and General Counsel for
the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.  That office
administers the multibillion dollar "COPS" program aimed at
placing 100,000 additional police officers on the nation's
streets.  

	Before joining the government, Sutin was a partner in the
Washington, D.C. law firm of Hogan & Hartson, where he
specialized in civil litigation.

	Sutin is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Brandeis
University.  He lives in Alexandria, VA with his wife, Margaret
M. Lawton, and their son.

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