November 8, 2024 | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET | Hybrid

Correcting the Legacy of Crime Victim Treatment

A Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA)

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Agenda:

12:00 p.m. – Welcome Remarks by
Judith G. Olin, Esq. ’85
Clinical Professor of Law
Director of the Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic
University at Buffalo School of Law

Hon. Trini E. Ross, Esq. ’92
United States Attorney for the Western District of New York
U.S. Department of Justice

12:15 p.m. – The CVRA: A Brief History and a Celebration
Meg Garvin, Esq.
Executive Director & Clinical Professor of Law
National Crime Victim Law Institute
Lewis and Clark Law School

12:45 p.m. – Shaping the Law: Putting the Statute into Action
Meghan Tokash, Esq.
Trial Attorney
Criminal Section
Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice

Judith G. Olin, Esq. ’85
Clinical Professor of Law
Director of the Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic
University at Buffalo School of Law

1:15 p.m. – Not a Party to the Litigation: A Defense Perspective
Brian Comerford, Esq.
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Western District of New York

1:30 p.m. – Panel Question and Answer Session

2:00 p.m. – Adjournment