NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM LAW INSTITUTENATIONAL CRIME VICTIM LAW INSTITUTE

PROTECTING, ENFORCING & ADVANCING VICTIMS’ RIGHTS

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15YEARS IN 2015 NCVLI.ORG

2014-2015 ANNUALREPORT

NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM LAW INSTITUTE

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© 2015 N CVLI

Meg GarvinEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Helene DavisBOARD PRESIDENT

www.ncvli.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sean M. Beers • Douglas Beloof • Helene Davis •

Hon. Paul De Muniz • John W. Gill is • Sarah Geary Gustafson • Will iam P. McCormick •

Diane Moyer • Candace Newland-Holley • Janis Puracal • Jennifer Storm • Lisa Zauner •

Douglas H. Houser, ex officio

STAFF Terry Campos • Scott Flor • Meg Garvin • Melissa Grebenic • Julie K. Hester •

Rebecca S.T. Khalil • Nicholas Krebs • Sarah LeClair • Amy Liu • Cheryll Miller •

Goldann Salazar • Alison Wilkinson

In 2015, our 15th year protecting, enforcing and advancing victims’ rights, we celebrated courtroom and legislative successes, partnered with amazing advocates and attorneys, and stood in awe of survivor strength. We also worked to identify the key elements of justice so that our path to a better future would be clearer. In doing this work we identified at least 18 elements, including victim voice, privacy, protection, dignity, respect, notice, restitution and speedy disposition. Importantly, we also identified that a key element of justice is YOU – our community – fighting side-by-side every day so that every crime victim has every right honored in every case. We are grateful to each of you for your partnership and we look forward to the year ahead as we continue our fight to secure each element of justice.

VICTIM LAW CONFERENCE

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I can’t tell you enough times how grateful I am for your leadership . . . and the work you all do. It is the difference

between feeling totally alone in the ocean vs. knowing you have a safe

harbor and defenders within reach.”

Words cannot express how deeply grateful [we are] for

your hard work. Your research and memo will help many of

our clients. Thanks so much!”

Best webinar I have ever attended. Engaging,

extremely informative and gave me a lot of the answers I have been asking myself over

the past three years.”

It was one of the best trainings I’ve ever attended. I learned so much that I can take into court with me.”

LEGAL WORK

IMPACT

Whether it concerns release conditions, protective orders or limits on discovery, PROTECTION is a key element of justice.

KANSAS: A survivor of domestic violence sought a restraining order to protect

herself and her children from her abuser who was charged with attempted first degree murder. The defense moved to depose the victim in the restraining order proceeding. Based upon the victim’s protection rights, the victim’s attorney, with NCVLI’s assistance, successfully opposed the deposition!

Victims of crime should not bear the economic burden of crime. Fighting for full and timely RESTITUTION for every victim, including recovery of security system costs, moving expenses, shelter costs, future lost income, counseling costs, attorney fees and much more, is part of our daily work.

OREGON: Through training on restitution and supporting the ongoing

efforts of prosecution in a human trafficking case, NCVLI helped secure an order of nearly $55,000 for a trafficking victim!

DIGNITY, FAIRNESS AND RESPECT are foundational to victims’ ability to meaningfully participate in the justice process.

CALIFORNIA: Armed with arguments crafted by NCVLI, including

that a victim’s rights to access justice, to due process and to fairness require that retained counsel be allowed to be present, a trafficking victim’s attorney succeeded in overcoming law enforcement’s objection to her presence during their interview.

Because PRIVACY is critical to accessing justice, we fight to ensure victims have control over their private information whether that information is in a diary, medical or counseling records, cellphones, court records or social media.

WISCONSIN: Years after a criminal case ended, an assault victim discovered that

simple Internet searches disclosed the court’s opinion that included personal information. The victim’s attorney asked NCVLI for help moving the court to substitute a redacted opinion and calling upon Internet search engines to remove the original opinion in order to protect the victim’s right to privacy.

NCVLI’s Conference . . . was a life-changing

experience. . . . It gave me connections and inspiration.”

We are so fortunate to have access to a legal think tank that can provide research, answer questions, and help us make the best policy choices for

victims and survivors of crime.”

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SUPPORTERSAmy AdamsCarolyn AlexanderAnonymous (2)Valenda Applegarth *Madison ArmstrongScott BassClaudia BayliffMarissa BehringerSara BehrmanKelsey BenedickSusan BextonBrenda BirdineJennifer A. Brobst *David BryantSarah Buel *Aaron BuzawaRebecca Campbell *Daniel CarterLindsey ChildersJames ClarkVicki CohenJovana CombsAnné-Berit ConditAfton CoppedgeCarma CorcoranGreg CoteCarl DavisShelbi Day * & Jennifer EgelseerAnne P. DePrince *Shirley DidierJeff DionValerie J. DodiniAnna DonnellLeslie EdenhoferCaitlin EgeckRandy EllisonHazel FloresAnnette L. FolwellAlicia M. FullerAnn GarvinJoan GarvinKathleen GarvinMichael GarvinSusan GarvinDmitriy Golosinskiy Cindy HahnGen. Richard Harding *Dianne Barker HarroldM. Claire Harwell *Bridgette HarwoodJohn HolleySusan HowleyCarrie Hull *JeanAnn Hurst Sasha HutchingsChasen L. Hutchinson

Bobbie Isaacman Sean Kallery Candice M. Kane Steve Kelly *Peter KhalilKatrina Kilgren Dustin KoubaJoan F. Krey Jennifer KristiansenDaniel LaffitteJosh LambornMaria LopezThomas LowingerBenjamin Lull Megan Mackey Donna Maddux *Brittney J. MarshallBarbara A. MartinezCarin MateykoIan C. MaxwellJoan Meier *Cassandra MercerTherese MichaudRachel Monaco-Wilcox *Brigitte Montgomery Jack & Dian MorbyMike & Penny MoreauKathleen Morris *Elizabeth Morrison Rose MukharMike MullenHon. Hardy MyersHeidi A. NaaskoHenry T. Nicholas IIIPeter NickersonTed Occhialino Sammiey OlsenEllen O’Neill-StephensFumi OwosoMargery PattenLori Peters-MerkelJanelle PetersonKolean Pitner & Rich WilsonMarilyn PodemskiChristina M. PriceRoy PulversHon. Ron Reinstein *Natasha Richmond Nicholas Rischiotto Mark & Janine RobbenBethany RobertsCara RoseLauren RosenblattAllison Rowe The Samuel S. Jackson Foundation

Lynn H. SchafranMarguerite SchauerCourtney SessionCari Simon *Cynthia Stinson *Toni StrutzGwyn Styarfyr Keiko SugisakaBrett SuydamK. Richard TaitAmy TerribleLinda & Steve ThalbergStan ThalbergJohn P. ToddTrystan Nash Shelly Legacy FundDanielle TudorStephanie TurnerRandall Udelman *Sherilyn Holcombe WaxlerBruce Weersing & Nonnie WilsonDoug & Denise WhiteJames White John WilhelmiNicole Wilkes *Chris WilsonChris Wyrostek *Jerry YagerTung YinYung-koh Yin

EVENT SPONSORS Crew Janci LLPDavis Wright Tremaine LLPLaw Office of Michael L. FellPatricia Frobes & Richard Smith Henry T. Nicholas III Foundation Holland & KnightJoan F. Krey Law Office of Josh LambornLaw Office of Erin Olson, PCLewis & Clark Law SchoolMaloney Lauersdorf Reiner PCmarsys law for all Murder Victims’ Families for ReconciliationO’Donnell Clark & Crew LLPOregon Department of JusticePerkins & Company

Perkins Coie LLPVerizon Foundation

LOCAL & CO-AMICI COUNSEL

Michael Andrews DC Crime Victims’ Resource CenterKristi W. ArthConnor M. BlairJessica Jernigan-JohnsonEdmund S. SauerBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPAmal M. BassTerry L. FromsonCarol E. TracyWomen’s Law ProjectJames N. BoudreauChristiana L. SignsGreenberg Traurig, LLPLeah BrannonAnna KarassAlyssa ScruggsLauren Snyder Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPColleen ClaseArizona Voice for Crime VictimsProloy K. Das Rome McGuigan, P.C.Sasha DrobnickJoan S. MeierDV LEAP/George Washington University Law SchoolNicole Fidler NielsonStacey J. Rappaport Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLPCaitlin K. HawksSavitt Bruce & Willey LLP Tara Lawrence Lawrence Law Office, P.C.Alison B. ProutMichael B. TerryBondurant, Mixson, & Elmore, LLPRandall Udelman DeFusco & Udelman, PLCElizabeth WellJustice League of Ohio

INTERNS Katelyn BonnHannah IsraelCourtney KiehlWhitney MagnusonHeather McDowellVictoria PughJessica RhodesPeter TinsleyTegan Waring

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WHERE YOUR DOLLARS GO

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