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PUBLIC PROSECUTION SERVICE--NEW CROWN ATTORNEYS ----------------------------------------------------------------- The director of Public Prosecutions has announced the appointment of two new Crown attorneys. Mr. Jerry Pitzul said today Shauna MacDonald has joined the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) in Halifax and Diane McGrath will work from the Truro office. Ms. MacDonald, Halifax, was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1995. She has been a contract employee with the PPS since December, 1996 and before that was retained by the service on a per diem basis. Ms. MacDonald is a graduate of Dalhousie Law School and Dalhousie University. She also attended university in Aix-en-Provence, France and the Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec. Ms. McGrath, Oxford, was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1993. She has been a contract employee with the PPS in Truro since August, 1996. Before that she had been retained on a per diem basis by the service. She has also worked in private practice and with Nova Scotia Legal Aid. Ms. McGrath is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick Law School and Dalhousie University. She also earned a diploma in legislative drafting from the University of Ottawa's School of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Law. Mr. Pitzul said Ms. MacDonald's and Ms. McGrath's familiarity with the service and enthusiasm are huge assets. "The time they have spent working for the Crown has given them key practical experience and a broad range of knowledge of how the service operates." Ms. MacDonald is filling a position that became open when a recently hired Crown attorney had to give up the position for personal reasons. Ms. McGrath's position became available when a member of the service was transferred to Halifax. -30- Contact: John Whidden 902-424-2077 trp Mar. 13, 1997 - 9:15 a.m.