2007 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Friday, May 18, 2007

All Day ------ Check In / Registration / Evaluation
7:00 am ----- Continental Breakfast
8:00 am ----- Welcome and Introduction (John Gillis)
8:30 am ----- Keynote Session

• Will I Ever See You Again (Veraunda I. Jackson)

10:00 am ----- Award Ceremony Part I (honoring Jamie L. Mills)
10:10 am ----- Break
10:30 am ----- Breakout Sessions

• Introduction to Victims' Right (Joanna Tucker Davis)
• Introduction to Working with Child Victims (Allison L. Turkel)
• They May Be Old But They Still Have Rights: Protecting the Rights of Elderly Crime Victims (Susan S. Quinn)

12:00 pm ----- Lunch
12:20 pm ----- Special Guest Speaker

• State of the Nation: What are the current priorities set by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)? (Mary Beth Buchanan)

12:50 pm ----- Plenary Session

• Hot Topics at the State and National Level Affecting Victims of Sexual Violence (Jamie L. Mills, Diane Moyer, and Lyn M. Schollett)

1:30 pm - Break
1:35 pm - Breakout Session

• Bearing the Cross (Tom Lininger)
• Representing Victims in Criminal Courts — Introductory Session
  (Melissa Stephenson, Melodie Johnson, Keli Luther, and Heidi Nestel -- facilitated by Whitney Grubbs and Joanna Tucker Davis)
• Unauthorized Practice of the Law (Sandy Bromley)

3:00 pm ----- Break
3:15 pm ----- Breakout Session

• A Year in Review: Victims’ Rights Cases from the Past Year (Greg Rios and Andrew Teitelman)
• Overcoming a Defendant's Motion to Exclude - Practical Tips and Strategic Ideas (Kim Montagriff)
• Victims’ Rights in Indian Country and Native American/Alaskan Native Rights in Federal/State Courts (Jerry Gardner)

4:45 pm ----- End of Day One - Turn in Evaluations

Saturday, May 19, 2007

All Day ------ Check In / Registration
7:30 am ----- Continental Breakfast
8:30 am ----- Breakout Session

• Beyond the Statutes: Incorporating Victims into the Daily Practice of our Criminal Courts (Steve Twist)
• Employment Rights and Economic Remedies for Survivors of Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Domestic Violence (Catherine A. Carroll and Robin R. Runge)
• Protecting Your Victim: Using Alternative Forms of Testifying (Toby Krauel and Heidi Nestel)

10:00 am ----- Break
10:15 am ----- Breakout Sessions

• Representing Victims in Criminal Court - Advanced Session (Keli Luther, Pauline Mandel, Susan S. Quinn, and Richard Pompelio -- facilitated by Whitney Grubbs and Kim Montagriff)
• Rethinking Representation of Domestic Violence Victims (Sarah M. Buel)
• Trafficking (Robin H. Thompson)

11:45 am ----- Lunch
12:15 pm ----- Plenary Session

• Victims' Rights and the Federal System (Paul K. Charlton)

1:00 pm ----- Award Ceremony Part II (honoring Hardy Myers & John Stein)
1:30 pm ----- Breakout Sessions

• Advocacy in Crime Victim Compensation (Dan Eddy)
• Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Barn Raising: The Oregon Crime Victims' Rights Compliance Project (Carol L. Schrader)
• Year in Preview: Looking Forward at Crime Victims’ Rights Cases (Meg Garvin)

3:00 pm ----- Break
3:15 pm ----- Breakout Sessions

• Understanding the Interrelationship between Victims' Rights in Criminal and Civil Systems (Richard Pompelio)
• VS2000 - A Model of Victim Service Collaboration (Krista R. Flannigan and Steve Siegel)

4:30 pm ----- End of Day Two - Turn in Evaluations

This project was supported in part by Grant No. 2002-VF-GX-K004 awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.