The National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI), established in 2000, is a non-profit research and educational organization at Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon. NCVLI is the only national organization in the country working to assert victims’ rights in criminal trial and appellate courts. NCVLI also maintains a resource bank of crime victim law, assists attorneys who provide direct legal services to crime victims, establishes legal clinics and files amicus briefs advocating for crime victims’ rights.