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NAVRA

The National Alliance of Victims' Rights Attorneys

To promote the exchange of knowledge and resources
to foster a national network of skilled attorneys to
represent crime victims in the criminal justice system.

The National Alliance of Victims' Rights Attorneys (NAVRA), an association of the National Crime Victim Law Institute, is an alliance of attorneys committed to the protection, enforcement, and advancement of crime victims' rights nationwide.

Membership Opportunity

NAVRA Membership Application

Opportunities for members include:

  • A reduction in tuition for NCVLI's annual Law & Litigation Conference.
  • Victims' rights case updates. Each quarter, NCVLI combs court cases from the across the country and summarizes them in an index.
  • Conference call trainings on issues affecting crime victims.
  • An email listserv for attorney and law student members.

Through expanded communication with attorneys working in this area of the law, the National Crime Victim Law Institute hopes to increase the availability of and efficiencies in legal services to crime victims. Membership is also open to non-attorney victim advocates, crime victims, and individuals interested in legal developments that affect crime victims.

A NAVRA Membership Application is available online; you may also contact NCVLI by phone, fax or email to obtain an application form.

To foster NAVRA's development, the membership fee is temporarily waived.

This project is supported by Grant No. 2002-VF-GX-K004, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view in the presentation and any accompanying documents are those of the presenters and authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

UPCOMING TRAINING

On July 8, 2008, NAVRA, in collaboration with the National Center for Victims of Crime, will present "An Introduction to VictimLaw for NAVRA Members." Click here for details and to register online.

TRAINING ARCHIVE

Information on the past trainings are listed below.

March 2008
Building Organization Awareness & Sensitivity to the Crime of Human Trafficking with Katie Resendiz, Trafficking Training Coordinator for the Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking (project of The International Rescue Committee)

September 2007
An Update on the Crime Victims’ Rights Act of 2004: Cases & Trends
with Steve Twist, Founder and President, Arizona Voice for Crime Victims (AVCV)

February 2007
Violence On Campus: Do You Know What To Do?
with Sandy Ortman, (CALCASA)

October 2006
Protecting Victims' Privacy: Prosecutors, Victim Attorneys and Advocates Working Together
with Teresa Scalzo

March 2006
The Victim's Right to Attend Trial: A National Consensus
with Honorable Paul G Cassell

October 2005
Victims' Attorneys, Advocates and Prosecutors: Working Together to Ensure Justice for Victims
with Shawn Cox, Mark Faull, Keli Luther, & Jami Mabery