Year in Preview: Strategic Litigation of Cases on the Horizon
Saturday, May 31 at 1:30 pm
Meg Garvin, J.D., is the Director of Programs for NCVLI. She provides programmatic oversight for all aspects of NCVLI. As part of the attorney team, Ms. Garvin participates in NCVLI’s impact litigation through writing of amicus curiae briefs for state and federal courts nationwide, and provides legal technical assistance to attorneys representing crime victims nationwide. Ms. Garvin regularly participates in national forums to develop policy on victims’ rights, and has testified before Congress on the current state of federal victim law. Prior to joining NCVLI, Ms. Garvin clerked for the Honorable Donald P. Lay of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, after which she practiced law in a private firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota, focusing her practice on appellate litigation, complex business litigation, and employment law. Her pro bono work during this time included appeals for the state public defender’s office. She has a B.A. from the University of Puget Sound, an M.A. in Communication Studies with an emphasis in rhetorical theory from the University of Iowa, and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota.
