Karla Salp is the Executive Director of the Washington Coalition of Crime Victim Advocates (WCCVA) and a strong partner to NCVLI in working to advance victims’ rights in Washington State.

NAVRA member Keith Franz has long been a victims’ advocate and recently served as Counsel of Record on two cases for which NCVLI filed Amicus Curiae briefs before the United States Supreme Court.

NCVLI founder and Lewis & Clark Law School Professor, Doug Beloof, is lecturing on and researching victims’ rights in Turkey, Japan, Australia and India.

Sarah Hays is a dual degree candidate in Law and Conflict & Dispute Resolution at the University of Oregon School of Law who interned with NCVLI’s Safeguarding Child-Victims’ Rights Initiative during the summer of 2011.   

NCVLI is proud to honor Attorney Steven Kelly with the 2011 Legal Advocacy Award for his tireless legal advocacy to enforce victims’ rights.

Anne Seymour is the 2011 winner of NCVLI’s Victim Advocacy Award for her commitment to advancing victims’ rights. 

The Alaska Office of Victims’ Rights received NCVLI’s 2011 Victims’ Rights Partnership Award for their work protecting victims’ rights.

Amanda Tufts is a first year law student intern who served as one of NCVLI’s 2010-2011 Violence Against Women Project Law Student Interns. 

Jacqueline Swanson is a first law student intern who served as one of NCVLI’s 2010-2011 Violence Against Women Project Law Student Interns.

NAVRA member Sylvia Golden joined NCVLI in December 2010 as a pro bono attorney.

Colette McEldowney is a second year law student who began interning with NCVLI in the fall of 2010.

Gina Atwood recently joined the team at NCVLI/NAVRA to provide pro bono assistance to victims of sex trafficking who are seeking restitution. 

Lewis & Clark Law School students did fantastic work on important issues for victims in the fall 2010 semester. 

Volunteer spotlight: Thomas Ross Caldwell

Volunteer spotlight: Cristina Ursan

The U.S. Attorney’s Victim Witness staff in Eastern Arizona works hard to fulfill their mandates under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act.

Heidi Nestel, Executive Director for the Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic, dedicates herself to helping victims have a voice.

A native Oregonian, Steve Doell has been a crime victims advocate since 1994.

Angela Schultz ‘07 is using her law career to to help the elderly and disabled navigate the complex system of benefits.