Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and

Dc leap: our flagship program, providing services to Domestic Violence survivors or metropolitan dc, focuses on appellate advocacy and consultation; custody and abuse litigation and consultation; training professionals on Domestic Violence and the law; and efforts towards systemic public policy and court reform.

National programming: work here is made up of the following: 1) all states litigation project: litigates appellate case from states across the country involving significant Domestic Violence issues, provides training and consultation of a variety of Domestic Violence topics, and assists in law reform work in other states as well as the federal level. 2) custody and abuse project: litigates selected cases for outside metropolitan dc involving custody and abuse; provides consultation to victims of abuse and their attorneys fighting to keep children safe through the courts; conducts training and presentations across the country; engages in law reform efforts; publishes articles and research summaries to help those seeking to protect children and adult victims of abuse; and works on federal legislative reform efforts. 3) rights litigation project: files friends-of-the-court briefs in supreme court cases concerning Domestic Violence; delivers public presentations and training to national and local advocates and interested scholars, concerned citizens and attorneys; and publishes blogs, media, and scholarly articles regarding the constitutional rights litigation affecting victims of Domestic Violence.