Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE BALANCE AND FAIRNESS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH CRIME-VICTIM-CENTERED LEGAL ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCE SHARING.
TO PROMOTE BALANCE AND FAIRNESS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
VICTIM LEGAL ASSISTANCE. SINCE 2003, NCVLI HAS BEEN LEADING THE NATIONAL EFFORT TO ENFORCE VICTIMS' RIGHTS THROUGH ITS CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT PROJECTS. THESE PROJECTS ENSURE THAT VICTIMS HAVE ACCESS TO TRAINED NO COST, PRO BONO, AND LOW BONO ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES TO SECURE FOR THEM MEANINGFUL RIGHTS THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF THOSE RIGHTS IN STATE, FEDERAL, MILITARY AND TRIBAL TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURTS NATIONWIDE. THIS PAST YEAR, ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF NOTE WERE MANY - SOME WERE ONGOING EFFORTS AND OTHERS AS NEW INITIATIVES. THE WORK OF THREE ONGOING PROJECTS ARE NOTED HERE. FIRST, TO ENSURE NATIONAL CAPACITY NCVLI HAD THREE NATIONAL INITIATIVES. WE CONTINUED A NATIONAL PROJECT TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NATIONWIDE TO GROUPS CREATING AND OPERATING VICTIM LEGAL ASSISTANCE NETWORKS AS PART OF A NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DESIGNED TO ENSURE SURVIVORS HAVE ACCESS TO HOLISTIC, WRAPAROUND LEGAL SERVICES AT NO COST. NCVLI ALSO CONTINUED ITS INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GROUPS CREATING AND OPERATING VICTIM LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS THAT LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES. FINALLY, NCVLI LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE TO SUBGRANT TO AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TWO SIX (6) LEGAL CLINICS THAT FOCUS ON RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT.SECOND, NCVLI RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 100 REQUESTS FOR LEGAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (I.E., LEGAL RESEARCH, WRITING, AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION ADVICE) FROM 26 DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS AND FILED AMICUS CURIAE (FRIEND OF THE COURT) BRIEFS IN 8 CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIRD, NCVLI CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN ITS MEMBERSHIP ALLIANCE, THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF VICTIMS' RIGHTS ATTORNEYS & ADVOCATES (NAVRA), WHICH HAS MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 1,900 ATTORNEYS, ADVOCATES, AND STUDENTS, HAILING FROM 49 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GUAM, PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN ISLANDS, ISRAEL, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA. NAVRA PROMOTES THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO FOSTER A NATIONAL NETWORK OF SKILLED ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES TO REPRESENT AND ASSIST CRIME VICTIMS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. NAVRA HAS A DEDICATED WEBSITE (WWW.NAVRA.ORG) WITH SEARCH DATABASES OF CASES, SAMPLE PLEADINGS AND LEGAL MEMORANDA. NAVRA ALSO ROUTINELY SPONSORS ONLINE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) OPPORTUNITIES.
EDUCATION ON VICTIMS' RIGHTS: NCVLI'S DEDICATION TO EDUCATING ON THE CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE HORIZON OF VICTIMS' RIGHTS IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH TRAININGS, PUBLICATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER JUSTICE ENTITIES. OVER THE YEAR, NCVLI MORE THAN 2,000 JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS ON THE MEANING AND ENFORCEABILITY OF VICTIMS' RIGHTS. THESE TRAININGS INCLUDED INTENSIVE IN-PERSON TRAININGS AND LECTURES, TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED TRAININGS, AND VICTIMS' RIGHTS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. CENTRAL TO NCVLI'S TRAINING EFFORT WERE (1) THE ANNUAL CRIME VICTIM LAW CONFERENCE, HELD IN PORTLAND, OREGON, WHICH OFFERED A WIDE RANGE OF TRAINING FOR NOVICE AND EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES ON CRIME VICTIM LAW PRACTICE AND POLICY; (2) THE STATE VICTIM ASSISTANCE ACADEMY OF OREGON, AT WHICH NCVLI PROVIDES FOUNDATIONAL AND ADVANCED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VICTIM ADVOCATES. EDUCATION IS ALSO ACHIEVED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS; (3) THROUGH A KEY PARTNER WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATING LAW ENFORCEMENT ON VICTIMS' RIGHTS; AND (4) EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS ON THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND RIGHTS OF MILITARY-CONNECTED VICTIMS.
NCVLI'S WORK WITH STUDENTS CONTINUED. SPECIFICALLY NCVLI CONTINUED ITS INTERNSHIP/EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHICH IS OPEN TO UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND LAW STUDENTS, AND TAUGHT THE CRIME VICTIM LITIGATION CLINIC OF THE LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL, WHICH PROVIDED SECOND- AND THIRD-YEAR LAW STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT ONGOING NATIONAL VICTIM LITIGATION AND RESEARCH THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. NCVLI'S DIRECTOR ALSO TEACHES A SUBSTANTIVE CRIME VICTIM COURSE AT LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Margaret Garvin | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $114,656 |
| Ashley Vaugn | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Storm | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Riddell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Janis Puracal | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Guilds | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Gillis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Cady | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Barker Harrold | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas Beloof | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Zauner | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Helene R Davis | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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