OCVLC Legal Director Presents at OSB Criminal Law Section CLE

On Apr. 6, OCVLC Legal Director Rosemary Brewer presented at the 25th Annual Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice, sponsored by the Oregon State Bar's Criminal Law Section. 

The CLE's central topic was victims as parties in criminal cases. As a presenter in a panel about the impact of victim rights laws on criminal prosecutions in Oregon, Brewer shared with participants her experience representing crime victims in criminal cases and the issues she most often deals with when asserting and enforcing their rights. 

Other presenters at this webcast-event included: Daniel C. Bennett, Office of Public Defense Services, Salem, Bradley C. Berry, Yamhill County District Attorney’s Office, McMinnville, C. Lane Borg, Metropolitan Public Defender Services Inc., Portland, Lindsey K. Detweiler, Office of Public Defense Services, Salem, Jeffrey E. Ellis, Oregon Capital Resource Center, Portland, Amber A. Hollister, Oregon State Bar, Tigard, Dwight C. Holton, Candidate for Oregon Attorney General, Jennifer S. Lloyd, Appellate Division, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, Joshua Marquis,Clatsop County District Attorney's Office, Astoria,Kurt S. Muntz, Muntz & Ghio LLC, Salem, Ellen F. Rosenblum, Candidate for Oregon Attorney General and Timothy A. Sylwester, Appellate Division, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem.