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B-3 ew center aims to resolve disputes outside of court in part by a grant from the Weingart Foundation By Riv1an Taylor • ff Wrl r quire enough information to evaluate cases for early settlement. "Eventually, we would like to work ourselves out of business."

conferences. For "mini-trials" in which cases are arbitrated, the fee is $500 for a half-day session; $800 for a full day. Welsh said the program will han- dle some "hardship cases" for re- duced or no fees if the cases involve subjects that lend themselves to re- search or education projects. Welsh also said any profit the pro- gram makes will go to the University of San Diego for research and educa- tion. The program is co-sponsored by USD's Law School and the San Diego County Bar Association and funded

"It should result in a more eco- nomical, cost-effective and timely resolution of disputes rather than have them drag on for months and years at great costs to the parties," Welsh said. He added that the pro- gram will also benefit others and the courts because it will help clear crowded court dockets. Through the voluntary program, di pules can be mediated or adjudi- cated in "mini-trials" officiated by a panel of retired Judges and senior at- torneys. The program also will assist in "litigation management," which Welsh said will enable lawyers to ac-

Welsh said the program will serve as an experimental laboratory for research in the relative values of dif- ferent mediation techniques and for clinical education at the law school. He said that he expects that judges who perceive certain cases as appro- priate for non-litigation mediation will refer them to the program. "But the largest number, we expect, will come through lawyers who want to do a cost-effective job for their cli- ents," he added.

In addition to Welsh, the initial panel of mediators and adjudicators includes retired Court of Appeal Jus- tice Richard Ault, retired Superior Court Judges James Focht, Charles Froehlich, Joseph Kilgarif, Robert Conyers, William Sommer and Ste- vens Fargo. Additionally, attorneys Alec Cory, Dewitt Higgs, Marshall Ross, William Schall and Louis Tepper will be on the panel. The program will charge both par• ties $200 for the first hour and $150 for subsequent hours of settlement

"One of the things we're trying to do is change the attitudes of law- yers," said Welsh, who has worked with the Law Center since January, laying the groundwork and organiz- ing the program. Welsh retired from the bench in January after 11 years. "Traditionally, the law has had one cure for everything: a lawsuit. We're trying to bring about a new attitude on the part of lawyers ... to realize that instead of the first thing you do is file a lawsuit, maybe that's the last thing you should do."

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SAN DIEGO UNION

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SEP l 1983 "Creating an Equitable ociety by Re"'nm:tur1ng S(,dcty:' ~, ~l.'rlt: of m ,nrhly bnmn•b,1 lunch forums "111 be conJucrc-..1 by public .,ttair peciah,r Roh.:rr Sc 10n , gin• 111111! Tue J.,y, S,:prcmbcr 6. ncxm, USD L.1" 'chool Courrwom, I inJ.1 Vist,1 Ro 1d, LmJa Vi,ta. 582-1364.

./ ALANA CORDY-COLLINS - The University of San Diego professor of anthropology and curator of the Latin American collection at tbe San·Diego Museum of Art will lecture on "A ·Comparison of Precolumbian Gold from ~ta Rica and Peru," in conjunction with tbe current exh1b1t, at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Copley Auditorium, SDMA, Balboa Parll, for the P.M. Art Lecture Series.

More than 600 an Diego County 1 ted at random by nior USO law stud nts, are being intervi wed by phone in a urvtiy to d termine public ttitud about th 1 gal prole sion. Proles or Rob rt Simmon , proj t director, aid each r ident i being asked to an wer 50 que tions to help determine how w II the puhlic · being rved by attorneys. Computer-tabulated r ult , h aid, will provide in• formation to lawyed on how they can improve their rvices and can be used to determine way re idents can be helped to identify and obtain effective legal istance when it is needed. Legal d for the project are Craig D. Higgs, pre id nt-elect of the San Diego County Bar Assn., and Ju lice Howard Wiener of the Fourth District Court of Appqal. id nts,

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A five-phase master plan to include classrooms, chapel, administration building and athletic facilities will be pre- pared for the University of San Diego High School by Hendrick & Mock Architects. Construction of the initial phase is expected to begm after a fund-raising drive is completed in 1984.

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USD expects record enrollment The University of San Diego is expecting a record en- rollment when the fall semester begins tomorrow. Thomas Burke, vice president for st11dent affairs said total enrollment, including USD's School of Law is 5 250 the highest in the university's 34-year history. ' ' ' The previous high was 5,003, recorded last year Burke said. ' This year there are 726 incoming freshmen and 402 transfer students, who took part in Orientation Week events on campus last week.

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T YPING POOL'S ~eat piano virtuoso, has been a summer ~egular rn La. Jolla for 30 years, doing his best to bend his mt rnattonal concert schedule around bridge tournaments and the Del Mar racing season. (He'll be mhts usual Turf Club box tomorrow, then fly off to the Toronl? Mozart Festival. He comes back to close out the racing season, then heads for the Hollywood Bowl as olo tin a pair of concerts Sept. 16 and 17.) Pennano, a child prodigy in the 1930s confesses a rtain affinity for those of us who i:,o'und typewrite:rs for a hving. He recalls being backstage once after a concert mSanta Barbara when a little matron rapped m mink rushed up with her idea of the ultimate praise. "Ob, Mr, Pennario," she blurted, "you just mU;St be a wonderful typist." ln fact, he . Or was. ,Pennar10, w.ho played LtSZt's Hungarian Rhapsody at the age of e~ght, enrolled in typing class at LA High and was an mstant star, typing 85 words a minute with k d y after cl , -his te:icher me to him t onp P~nnario he'd be representing the school m a t 1de typmg competition. No, Pennar10 tnfor , ed her, he'd be concertizing that weekend. "Well th n th teacher buffed, "there's obviously nothing more I can do for you.'' And she kicked him out of the cla . Leonard Pennano the

Sadler & Associates, the two-story, 17,600- square-foot center will contain a 230-seat auditorium/lecture hall, four conference rooms to be used for instruc ion and by business groups and office space for the university.

University building-Rendering shows $1.6-million Manchester Executive Conference Center, being built by M. H. Golden Co. on campus of University of San Diego for comple- tion in February, 1984. Designed by Tucker,

D R. ~UTHOR E. HUGHES, PRESIDENT of the Umvers1ty of. San Diego, and Mrs. Hughes gave a reception at their home, Casa de Al- cala: Tuesday to wekome Capt. and Mrs. Render Crayton to the community. Capt. Crayton is the professor ~f naval science and director of the new b i ROTC umt at USD and San Diego State University ased at VSD. Cmdr and Mrs. Theodore G. Stier were among the gu~sts. Cmdr. Stier is an alumnus of USD and executive officer of the new unit. Other guests in- guded USD tr~~tees. officers from Naval Training omma.nd Pac1f1c, and retired military officers Headrng the active-duty group was Rear Adm Wa.rren ~ut. commander, NTC Pacific, and retired officers rncluded Rear Adm. Justin Langille III with Mrs. Lan~ille, and Rear Adm. James R Da\j_s' with Mrs. Davis. •' Others included Dr and Mrs. Manuel Barba Mr ~nd Mrs. Jack Boyce, Dr. and Mrs. Wilham E~ick~ son. Helen K. Copley, Mr. and Mrs. Josiah L Neeper, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Derbe Capts and Mmes. James Taylor, George Thomp~on and. C.T. Vaught and Lt. Col and Mrs. Michael Kaul.

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