UPCOMING EVENTS

GW Law's Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project to Receive the Mary Byron Foundation's Celebrating Solutions Award October 13, 2006

Please join us to celebrate!

DV LEAP the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project at The George Washington University School of Law

will receive

The Mary Byron Foundation Celebrating Solutions Award

Friday, October 13, 2006 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Faculty Conference Center and Roof Terrace, Fifth Floor Jacob Burns Law Library 716 20th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20052

A light breakfast will be served. Please RSVP to Easter McCants (202) 994-1909 or ecmc_vmc@yahoo.com

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Brief remarks will be offered by: Pat Byron, mother of Mary Byron, presenting the Award Joan Meier, Executive Director of DV LEAP, accepting the award and announcing DV LEAP's Annual Domestic Violence Developments Law and Policy Symposium Roberta Valente, Assistant Director, Family Violence Department, National Council of Juvenile & Family Courts, on DV LEAP's critical role in the courts

About DV LEAP

DV LEAP is the leader in appellate advocacy for domestic violence victims in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. It is shaping development of the law nationally and establishing a model increasingly emulated by organizations and advocates across the country as they fight for victims in our courts. DV LEAP's advocacy extends to the US Supreme Court, and it helps train judges, lawyers, legislators, students and advocates nationwide.

DV LEAP is the first organization in the country -- the only one in DC -- dedicated to providing appellate representation to victims who were denied justice at trial. Over 25 law firms are in our pro bono network, 16 of whom have already assisted in DV LEAP cases. DV LEAP is also working to support the appellate advocacy of prosecutors and defense counsel where domestic violence victims have become ensnared in the criminal justice system.

The Mary Byron Foundation, in recognition of what it calls "exemplary work," has awarded DV LEAP its Celebrating Solutions Award for "outstanding efforts to help break the cycle of domestic violence" and providing a "model for the nation." This recognition is welcome evidence that DV LEAP is making a difference.
 
About The Mary Byron Foundation

The Mary Byron Foundation, a public grant-making charity based in Louisville, Kentucky, funds programs throughout the United States that are working to stop domestic violence.

The Foundation seeks innovative efforts that extend beyond crisis management to attack the root causes of this nationwide epidemic and prevent the violence from infecting the next generation. Contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations make it possible for the Mary Byron Foundation to serve as a clearinghouse of proven, replicable solutions.

The Mary Byron Foundation is named in memory of a Louisville woman whose murder led to the creation of VINE, the National Victim Notification Network. Appriss Inc., the company that created and continues to provide this life-saving service, donated seed money to help establish the Mary Byron Foundation in 2000.