The National Crime Victim Bar Association

What The National Crime Victim Bar Association does

The National Crime Victim Bar Association (NCVBA) is a non-profit professional membership association founded in 1986 and headquartered in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. (Landover/Hyattsville), operating as an affiliate and program of the National Center for Victims of Crime. NCVBA is the nation's first professional association of attorneys and expert witnesses dedicated to helping crime victims pursue civil justice, with a membership of more than 400 attorneys and expert witnesses across the United States. It continues the pioneering work of Frank Carrington, often called the father of the crime victims' rights movement in America, who originated the concept while associated with the parent organization in 1986 and was posthumously recognized for his foundational contributions.

NCVBA's core products and services are organized around a tiered membership program. The membership unlocks access to a Civil Justice Database of more than 12,000 annotated civil appellate decisions focused exclusively on suits arising from criminal acts — a corpus originally built by Carrington with 4,000+ cases and expanded by project attorneys by an additional 8,000 — plus a member directory, national listserv, and resource library. Wrapped around membership are four interconnected service lines: the Attorney Referral Service, which connects crime victims with member attorneys through a public intake form with a 5-7 business day response time and is certified in Texas under Chapter 952, Occupations Code and operating in Ohio as the NCVBA Attorney Referral Lawyer Referral Service; the Amicus Brief Program, through which the NCVBA Amicus Committee reviews member requests and files appellate briefs via the parent organization; the monthly Civil Justice Webinar Series with state-specific and topical tracks; and the Civil Justice Seminars, Mid-Year Conference (spring, members-only, paired with a Lobbying Day in Washington, D.C.), and Annual Conference (fall, co-located with NCVC's National Training Institute at a venue such as the Hilton Chicago for 2026, drawing up to 1,000 attendees). The technology layer runs on Wild Apricot membership software, with Jotform-based request intake forms, Whova-based conference registration, and federated SSO via Google, Microsoft, and Apple.

NCVBA's revenue model is a hybrid of subscription and transactional streams. Recurring annual membership dues span Basic (0-10 Years) at $325-$335, Basic (10+ Years) at $425-$435, Firm (3-4 Members) at $1,000, with voluntary above-dues Sustaining ($1,000) and Advocate Circle ($2,500) tiers, plus a $50 Child Sex Abuse Section add-on. Transactional revenue comes from conference registration fees (Annual Conference $500-$900 depending on tier and timing; Mid-Year Conference $325) and special fundraising events such as "An Evening with Chris Hansen" at $150 per ticket, with proceeds split between NCVBA and the parent National Center for Victims of Crime. NCVBA's primary customers are civil attorneys representing crime victims; secondary customers are the crime victims themselves (served free of charge through the referral service), expert witnesses and allied legal professionals, and victim service providers, law enforcement, and social workers who interface with victims and refer them to civil counsel. The organization operates with three named staff (Executive Director Renée Williams, Senior Program Manager Christa Andersen, Program Specialist Nadia Aparicio) plus an Advisory Board.

Name

The National Crime Victim Bar Association

Legal name

National Crime Victim Bar Association

Website

https://victimbar.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The National Crime Victim Bar Association is a non-profit membership association of 400+ attorneys and expert witnesses dedicated to civil representation of crime victims, operating as a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime. It provides members access to a 12,000-case Civil Justice Database, an Attorney Referral Service certified in Texas and Ohio, amicus support, conferences, and monthly webinars.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Recurring annual membership fees from attorney members across multiple tiers: Basic Membership (0-10 Years) at $325-$335, Basic Membership (10+ Years) at $425-$435, Firm Membership (3-4 Members) at $1,000, Sustaining Membership at $1,000 (voluntary above typical dues), and Advocate Circle Membership at $2,500. Optional Child Sex Abuse Section Add-On for $50.
2. Conference Registration Fees: Per-event registration fees for the NCVBA Annual Conference (Early $750-$800, Standard $800-$850, Late $850-$900, First-time Attendee $500) and Mid-Year Conference ($325 for in-person or virtual attendees). Hotel room rate of $219/night for 2026 Annual Conference.
3. Fundraising Events: Special fundraising events such as 'An Evening with Chris Hansen' dinner ($150 per ticket), with all proceeds benefiting NCVBA and parent organization National Center for Victims of Crime.
4. Voluntary Above-Dues Donations: Sustaining Membership ($1,000) and Advocate Circle Membership ($2,500) tiers where members voluntarily pay above typical membership dues as a donation to the National Crime Victim Bar Association.

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Core offering

NCVBA is a national professional membership association of attorneys and expert witnesses dedicated to civil representation of crime victims. It sells tiered annual memberships that unlock the Civil Justice Database, member directory, national listserv, and amicus brief support, while running a nationwide Attorney Referral Service that connects crime victims with member attorneys within 5–7 business days. It also delivers monthly Civil Justice webinars, regional Civil Justice Seminars, and two annual conferences (Mid-Year and Annual) for continuing legal education.

Product overview

The National Crime Victim Bar Association (NCVBA) is a single membership-association platform rather than a multi-product SaaS suite. The core offering is the NCVBA Membership Program (with Basic, Firm, Sustaining, and Advocate Circle tiers), which unlocks access to members-only resources. Wrapped around that membership are several interconnected service lines: the Attorney Referral Service (ARS) connects crime victims with civil attorneys; the Civil Justice Database (12,000+ annotated appellate decisions), the member directory, listserv, and resource library support member research and networking; the Amicus Brief Program files appellate briefs on behalf of members; the monthly Civil Justice Webinar Series, regional Civil Justice for Victims of Crime seminars, and the NCVBA Mid-Year Conference (spring) and NCVBA Annual Conference (fall, co-located with the National Center for Victims of Crime National Training Institute) deliver continuing legal education. The public-facing site also surfaces non-member resources such as the Legal Aid Map and the Civil Litigation Brochure. The site is built on the Wild Apricot membership platform and offers Google, Microsoft, and Apple SSO for member login.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NCVBA Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Civil Justice Database contains more than 12,000 annotated civil appellate decisions focused exclusively on suits arising from criminal acts
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCVBA is an affiliate and program of the National Center for Victims of Crime, which serves as the parent organization. NCVC houses NCVBA's operations and supports its infrastructure at 8181 Professional Place, Suite 110, Landover, MD 20785. The Annual Conference is held in conjunction with NCVC's National Training Institute. All NCVBA amicus briefs are filed through NCVC. The Civil Justice Seminars are a flagship joint training program dating back to 1991, and Chris Hansen fundraising events benefit both organizations. NCVBA's contact email is hosted on NCVC's domain (victimsofcrime.org).
• Wild ApricotcoreTechnology or IntegrationWild Apricot provides the membership management software powering NCVBA's member portal, public website, online registration, event management, and member community. NCVBA is publicly listed as a customer of Wild Apricot in the website footer.
• Laffey Bucci D'Andrea Reich & Ryan LLPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAttorney member firm that presented at the NCVBA Civil Justice for Victims of Crime in New York webinar (May 7, 2026). Guy D'Andrea represented the firm as a featured presenter alongside other civil justice attorneys.
• Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAttorney member firm that presented at the NCVBA Civil Justice for Victims of Crime in New York webinar (May 7, 2026). Lucas B. Franken and Rachel Jacobs represented the firm as featured presenters.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Center for Victims of Crime: NCVBA's parent organization and program host. NCVC provides infrastructure, co-hosts the National Training Institute, files amicus briefs on NCVBA's behalf, and shares the victimsofcrime.org domain. Directly comparable as the umbrella victims' rights organization and the source of NCVBA's operating backbone.
• National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards: Membership association for state crime-victim compensation programs. Comparable to NCVBA as a niche national non-profit association serving the crime-victim ecosystem, with annual conference, training, and resource library offerings targeted at victim-service professionals.
• American Association for Justice (AAJ): National membership association of plaintiff trial attorneys, including those who represent crime victims in civil cases. AAJ is the closest peer in business model (tiered membership, annual convention, CLE, amicus support, listserve/community) and overlaps in member base with NCVBA.
• National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA): National non-profit providing victim advocacy training, crisis response, and continuing education for victim service providers. Comparable to NCVBA as a non-profit membership-and-training organization serving the crime-victim ecosystem with annual conference and certification programs.
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (now Public Justice): Public-interest trial-lawyer organization specializing in precedent-setting civil suits including on behalf of crime victims. Comparable to NCVBA in its dual membership-and-litigation model and its focus on civil justice impact cases.
• Public Justice: National non-profit impact litigation organization that files precedent-setting lawsuits on behalf of victims of abuse, consumer harm, and civil-rights violations. Comparable to NCVBA in its focus on civil justice for crime victims and its active amicus and appellate practice.

Emerging players

• National Children's Alliance: National non-profit accrediting Children's Advocacy Centers that serve child victims of abuse. Comparable to NCVBA in its focus on child victims of crime, and directly relevant given NCVBA's $50 Child Sex Abuse Section add-on and Child Sex Abuse Database.
• National District Attorneys Association: National membership association for criminal prosecutors. Adjacent to NCVBA because NCVBA handles the civil counterpart of cases prosecuted by NDAA members; both share the crime-victim ecosystem and often co-present at the joint Annual Conference / National Training Institute.

Broad incumbents

• Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): Largest U.S. anti-sexual-violence non-profit, operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline and victim-support programs. Comparable to NCVBA as a leading non-profit in the crime-victim space; Senior Program Manager Christa Andersen previously interned at RAINN, illustrating overlap in talent pipeline.
• American Bar Association: The largest U.S. legal professional membership association, with broad sections covering litigation, tort law, and criminal justice. Comparable to NCVBA as a bar-association model, but ABA is a broad incumbent serving all attorneys rather than specializing in civil crime-victim representation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CrimeVictimsOrg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/victimbar

Compliance1 record

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Profiles3 records

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