Richard Pompelio, J.D. was admitted to the bar in New Jersey in 1972, and he has been a victims’ rights attorney for over fifteen years. On February 12, 1989 Richard’s 17 year old son, Tony was murdered. As he and his family suffered one indignity after another at the hands of the County Prosecutor’s office, he was confronted with the reality that the criminal justice system did little more than re-victimize innocent crime victims.
In 1992, Richard dissolved his law partnership and established the New Jersey Crime Victims’ Law Center, which is dedicated to the pro bono representation of crime victims in the criminal justice system. The Victims’ Law Center is presently in its fifteenth year of serving crime victims throughout the State of New Jersey. Richard has also served as Chairman of the New Jersey Victims of Crime Compensation Board, and he has been involved in the drafting of much victims’ rights legislation in New Jersey, including the Victim’s Rights Constitutional Amendment in 1991. He has represented many crime victims before the courts throughout the State of New Jersey, and has served as special counsel to many organizations in the area of victims’ rights including the Office of the Attorney General.
