Victim Advocates & Partners

Erin Olson 2012 Legal Advocacy Award NCVLI is proud to honor Erin Olson with the 2012 Legal Advocacy Award for her deep commitment to legal advocacy on behalf of victims of crime. NCVLI’s Legal Advocacy Award recognizes crime victims’ rights attorneys who have...

Candace Newland-Holley Board Member The compassionate, devoted members of NCVLI’s Board of Directors come from all walks of life, and many bring the perspective of personal experience with victimization to their work for victims.  In this NCVLI Board Member Spotlight,...

Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center & Denver District Attorney’s Office 2012 Victims’ Rights Partnership Award The Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center & Denver District Attorney’s Office received the 2012 Victims’ Rights Partnership Award for their collaborative...

Matthew Merryman Volunteer of the Year Law student Matthew Merryman received this year’s Volunteer of the Year Award. Each year NCVLI recognizes a Volunteer of the Year.  This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated a deep commitment to victims’ rights and...

Thank you to our 2011-2012 Interns! We were fortunate to have our largest ever group of interns this academic year. Ten interns joined our team – students from the fields of law, philosophy, and social work.   In their positions they provided hundreds of hours to...

Jennifer Storm Gail Burns-Smith Excellence in Victim Services Award Jennifer Storm is the recipient of the 2012 Gail Burns-Smith Excellence in Victim Services Award. A member of our Board of Directors from 2002 until her untimely death in 2009, Gail Burns-Smith was a...

Karla Salp Advocate Karla Salp is the Executive Director for the Washington Coalition of Crime Victim Advocates (WCCVA), a coalition advocating for improved rights and services for victims of all crime types.  Karla was raised on a farm in George, Washington and her...

Michael Fell Pro Bono Attorney of the Year California-based attorney, Michael Fell, is the recipient of this year’s Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award. Each year NCVLI honors a Pro Bono Attorney of the Year.  This award recognizes an attorney who has dedicated...

NCVLI Founder Travels the World Lecturing on Victims’ Rights NCVLI founder and Lewis & Clark Law School Professor, Doug Beloof, is lecturing on and researching victims’ rights in Turkey, Japan, Australia and India. Click here to learn more about Doug Beloof and...

Alix Wicks Pro Bono Alix Wicks began working with NCVLI in the fall of 2011, providing pro bono assistance on a technical assistance question concerning how attorney-client privilege applies when representing a child victim or acting as the child’s guardian ad litem. ...

Alaska Office of Victims’ Rights 2011 Victims’ Rights Partnership Award The Alaska Office of Victims’ Rights received NCVLI’s 2011 Victims’ Rights Partnership Award for their work protecting victims’ rights. NCVLI’s Outstanding Achievement Awards recognize attorneys,...

Keith Franz Pro Bono NAVRA member Keith Franz has long been a victims’ advocate and is highly regarded for his decades of pro bono work throughout the United States.  His efforts on behalf of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), The Compassionate Friends, Bereaved...