Conference Speakers and Faculty

Keynote Speaker:

J. Richard Cohen Vice-President and General Counsel, Southern Poverty Law Center

Lunchtime Speaker:

Jerry Gardner Executive Director, Tribal Law and Policy Institute

Faculty Presenters:

Scott Beard, J.D. Crime Victim Law Firm

Doug Beloof, J.D. Associate Professor of Law and Director, National Crime Victim Law Institute

Barbara Berenson, J.D. Private Attorney

Stephen Branchflower, J.D. Director, Alaska Office of Crime Victim's Rights

Russell Butler, J.D. Executive Director, Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center

Catherine Carroll, J.D. Staff Attorney, Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs

Cynthia Lee Carter, J.D. Private Attorney

Stasy Click, J.D. Director, Victims Legal Assistance Project

Sarah Deer, J.D. Staff Attorney, Tribal Law & Policy Institute

Deborah Epstein Professor and Director, Domestic Violence Clinic, Georgetown University

Margaret Garvin, J.D. Staff Attorney, National Crime Victim Law Institute

Jay Howell, J.D. Founder, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Steve Kelly, J.D. Program Director, Crime Victim Legal Advocacy Project

Laurie Kohn Visting Professor and Associate Director, Domestic Violence Clinic, Georgetown University

Jim Marr Media Relations, PacWest Communications

Gina McClard, J.D. Clinical Professor and Associate Director, National Crime Victim Law Institute

Wendy Murphy, J.D. Founder and Director, Victim Advocacy and Research Group

James Papillo, J.D. Connecticut Office of the Victim Advocate

MaryLee Perry, J.D. Staff Attorney, Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs

Lyn Schollett, J.D. General Counsel, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Sarah Silberger, J.D. Staff Attorney, National Crime Victim Law Institute

Steve Twist, J.D. Founder, Arizona Voice for Crime Victims

Alice Vachss, J.D. Legal Aid Services of Oregon