NCVLI and the victims’ rights movement

Crime Victim Law Conference

The National Crime Victim Law Institute’s Crime Victim Law Conference is the premier national conference on rights enforcement in the country. Professionals serving victims gather to learn, share best practices, and plan the future of victims’ rights.

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Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28, 2026

2026 Crime Victim Law Conference

Portland, Oregon

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Learn about the Conference from past attendees in our video!

This is absolutely the best conference for victim rights law. It is a wonderful opportunity to interact with national level victim rights lawyers and advocates on cutting edge victim rights issues.

- 2019 Conference Attendee

Helene Davis presenting the closing plenary at the 2023 Crime Victim Law Conference

Presenter BJ Park, JD, facilitating a conversation on Working with Victims of Hate and Bias Crimes

2023 Pre-Conference Institute presenters

Presenters Cierra Davis and Elizabeth Well, JD from the Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center facilitating a conversation on Seeking Racial Justice in the Victims' Rights Context

Cari Simon, JD and Lilly Grace Blakely presenting the day 2 opening plenary, Victim Centered Lawyering: The Voice of a Campus Survivor and Her Attorney

Attendees of the 2023 Crime Victim Law Conference

Attendees of the 2023 Crime Victim Law Conference

Helene Davis and Executive Director, Meg Garvin

Professor Paul Cassell, JD, presents on his work on the Boeing 737 case

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