Victim Advocates & Partners
Community Spotlight
Read profiles of extraordinary people and groups recognized for their dedication and contributions to victims.
Spotlight: Pro Bono: Crew Janci LLP
Crew Janci LLP Pro Bono Although based in Portland, Oregon, the law firm of Crew Janci LLP provides tenacious advocacy and expert advice for crime victims in civil cases in Oregon and around the country. They are currently representing 25 victims of sexual abuse in...
Spotlight: Pro Bono: Sarah Einowski
Sarah Einowski Pro Bono Pro bono attorneys play an invaluable role in NCVLI’s work protecting, enforcing, and advancing victims’ rights. Sarah Einowski, an attorney in Oregon, recently partnered with us to provide pro bono legal services to a crime victim. Read on to...
Spotlight: Intern: Scout Brobst
Scout Brobst Intern Scout is a recent high school graduate who is taking a gap year. She spent her years in high school dedicated to activism within her community and internationally through an online platform. Scout currently works at a local Women’s Center in the...
Spotlight: Pro Bono: Maloney Lauersdorf Reiner PC
Maloney Lauersdorf Reiner PC Pro Bono Based in Portland, Oregon, Maloney Lauersdorf Reiner PC handles all aspects of litigation, from pre-suit demand through trial and appeal. The firm’s founders - FJ Maloney, Andy Lauersdorf, and Tony Reiner - are former prosecutors...
Spotlight: Intern: Pauliina Heikkonen
Pauliina Heikkonen Intern Pauliina visited from Finland to intern with NCVLi in the Winter of 2016 and will be beginning law school later this year. She told us a little about her experience as an intern at NCVLI. What did you know about victims’ rights before...
Spotlight: Board: Lisa Zauner
Lisa Zauner Board Spotlight Lisa Zauner is an Audit Senior Manager at Perkins & Company. Why did you first get interested in working with NCVLI and victims’ rights?In my early twenties while serving in the Army I was the victim in an armed robbery. The experience,...
Spotlight: Board: Jennifer Storm
Jennifer Storm Board Spotlight Jennifer Storm is an award-winning author who serves as the Victim Advocate for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Why did you first get interested in working with NCVLI and victims’ rights?I met Meg at an OVC training in South Carolina...
Spotlight: Volunteer: Dmitriy Golosinskiy
Dmitriy Golosinskiy Volunteer Dmitriy Golosinskiy began volunteering for NCVLI in the Fall of 2014 during his first year at Lewis & Clark School of Law. He told us a little about his experience as a volunteer at NCVLI. What did you know about victims’ rights...
Spotlight: Pro Bono Attorney: Randall Udelman
Randall Udelman Pro Bono Attorney Pro bono attorneys play an invaluable role in NCVLI’s work protecting, enforcing, and advancing victims’ rights. Randall Udelman, an attorney in Arizona, has partnered with us to provide a considerable amount of pro bono legal...
Spotlight: 2015 Gail Burns-Smith Excellence in Victim Services Award: Johanna Costa
Johanna Costa 2015 Gail Burns-Smith Excellence in Victim Services Award Johanna Costa is the Director of Victim Services at the Washington County District Attorney’s Office in Hillsboro, Oregon, where she leads a team of 20 staff and volunteer advocates in supporting...
Spotlight: Intern: Tegan Waring
Tegan Waring Intern Tegan Waring is one of NCVLI’s Summer Interns and will start her junior year at Smith College this fall. Tegan Waring just completed her sophomore year at Smith College in Massachusetts studying women’s studies and public policy. She is interested...
Spotlight: 2015 Victims’ Rights Partnership Award: Carrie Hull
Carrie Hull 2015 Victims’ Rights Partnership Award Carrie Hull, a Detective with the Ashland Police Department and Director of the You Have Options Program, has facilitated a victim-centered and offender-focused approach to sexual violence at the Department that has...