Mel Hewitt, president of Georgia's Crime Victim Advocacy Council, presented to 400-500 family members and friends of homicide victims on Sunday, April 21, 2013, the first Sunday of National Crime Victims' Week.
Distinguished Georgia Trial Attorneys
Victim Advocates
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – April 21-27, 2013
REMINDER! The 23rd Annual Crime Victims' Service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030 on Sunday April 21 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The Service kicks off the beginning of National Crime Victims'...
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – April 21-27, 2013
Since 1981, National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) has challenged the nation to extend its vision of crime victims' rights and services to reach every victim of crime. Each year, communities across the country celebrate decades of hard-earned progress in...
2013 Crime Victims’ Memorial Service
The 23rd Annual Crime Victims' Memorial Service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030 on Sunday, April 21, 2013 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The Service kicks off the beginning of National Crime Victims' Rights...
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – April 21-27, 2013
National Crime Victims' Rights Week provides an opportunity to intensify awareness about the challenges faced by crime victims and to highlight the long struggle to establish victims' rights. This year's theme New Challenges, New Solutions summons our nation to...
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – April 21-27, 2013
Since 1981, National Crime Victims' Rights Week has challenged the nation to extend its vision of crime victims' rights and services to reach every victim of crime. Each year, communities across the country celebrate decades of hard-earned progress in securing...
Mel Hewitt Re-Appointed to Advisory Board of the NCVBA
Melvin L. Hewitt, Jr. was re-appointed to the Advisory Board of the National Crime Victim Bar Association. The National Crime Victim Bar Association (NCVBA) is a non-profit organization and an affiliate of the National Center for Victims of Crime. Founded...
Violence Against Women Act Reintroduced in House and Senate
On January 22, 2013, bills to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act were introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. S. 47, was introduced by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), along with...