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Possible Course Pairings

NCVLI Law & Litigation Conference presentations are grouped generally by practice area, focus, or experience. The groupings are provided not to dictate a particular curriculum, but to assist attendees who wish to choose workshops within a particular area of interest. A workshop from each of the following 3 will be presented during each 90-minute session block:

A. Foundational Victim Law

B. Sexual Violence Law

C. Advanced Victim Law

In addition to these groupings, NCVLI has crafted a menu of possible course pairings, depending upon attendees’ interest, knowledge, and practice:

Attorney or Advocate New to Crime Victims’ Rights Law

• Use of DNA in Sexual Assault Cold Cases or

Go Away – Help Me! Understanding Trauma Survivors

• Lawyers for Victims: Representing Victims in the Criminal Process or

Confidentiality: Waivers of Privilege

• Victims’ Attorneys: Working with Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys

• Restitution for Crime Victims

• Protecting the Rights of the Victim at the Plea and Sentencing or

The First Building Block of Justice: Definitions of Victim

• New and Enforceable Victims Rights: Writs, Appeal & Review

Attorney or Advocate Representing Primarily Sexual Violence Victims

• Sexual Assault Protocols – Enhancing Relationships with the Prosecution

• Confidentiality: Waivers of Privilege

• Models of Sexual Assault Multidisciplinary Team Development

• Use of DNA in Sexual Assault Cold Cases

• Crime Victims & the Media

• Crime Victim Relocation Counseling Project

Prosecutors/Defense Learning About the Practice of a Victims’ Rights Attorney

• Use of DNA in Sexual Assault Cases

• Lawyers for Victims: Representing Victims in the Criminal Process

• Victims’ Attorneys: Working with Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys

• A New World for Victims: Enforceable Rights in Federal Courts or

Restitution for Crime Victims

• Protecting the Rights of the Victim at the Plea and Sentencing or

The First Building Block of Justice: Definitions of Victim

• Using the Constitution to Enforce Victims’ Rights

Practicing Victims’ Rights Attorneys & Advocates Enhancing Skills

• Use of DNA in Sexual Assault Cases

• Lawyers for Victims: Representing Victims in the Criminal Process

• Working with District Attorneys and Defense Attorneys or

Potentially Sour Notes: Professional Responsibility Challenges to the Representation of Crime Victims

• Crime Victims & the Media

• Protecting the Rights of the Victim at the Plea and Sentencing

• Impact Litigation: Changing the Legal Landscape One Victim at a Time

Attorneys & Advocates Interested in Victims’ Rights Theory/New Advances

• Use of DNA in Sexual Assault Cases

• VictimLaw: Legal Rights for Victims - NCVC Database

• Potentially Sour Notes: Professional Responsibility Challenges to the Representation of Crime Victims

• A New World for Victims: Enforceable Rights in Federal Courts

• Crime Victim Relocation Counseling Project

• Impact Litigation: Changing the Legal Landscape One Victim at a Time or

Using the Constitution to Enforce Victims’ Rights

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