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MONDAY, MAY 1, 1995                                (202) 616-2765
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888
 
  JAN SAMUEL OSTROVSKY NAMED UNITED STATES TRUSTEE FOR REGION 18


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attorney General Janet Reno has appointed
Jan Samuel Ostrovsky to serve as United States Trustee to oversee
the administration of bankruptcy cases in Alaska, Idaho, Montana,
Oregon, and Washington, which comprise Region 18.  The Department
of Justice said Ostrovsky assumes his duties today.  His principle
office will be in Seattle, Washington.
       Ostrovsky's career has focused on bankruptcy and commercial
litigation.  In 1994, he received his American Bankruptcy
Institute's Business Bankruptcy Certification.  After a year as a
sole practitioner, Ostrovsky joined the firm of Perkins Coie in
Anchorage in 1993.  Prior to that he was a partner at Bogle & Gates
in Seattle.  From 1975 until 1986, he was in practice with law
firms in Cleaveland and Anchorage. 
     Ostrovsky graduated cum laude and received his Juris Doctor
from Ohio State University in 1975.  He received his bachelor's
degree from Kenyon College in 1971.
     Ostrovsky is active in a number of professional and civic
organizations.  He serves as chair of the Bankruptcy Section's
Legislative Subcommittee on Chapter 12 of the Alaska Bar
Association, on the Asset Sales Task Force of the American 
Bankruptcy Institute, and on the Alaska Legal Services Pro Bono
Panel.  
     Ostrovsky is married and has three children.
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