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Office for the District of Montana, participating in the Michigan Criminal Appellate Clinic,
and working for a Texas‐based federal criminal defense firm during law school. Presently,
he is a law clerk for the Honorable Deborah Cook of the United States Court of Appeals for
the Sixth Circuit. Mr. Miller’s winning entry, When Is a Parent’s Authority Apparent
Reconsidering Third‐Party Consent Searches of an Adult Child’s Private Bedroom and
Property, has been recommended for publishing in Criminal Justice Magazine.
• Frank Carrington Crime Victim Attorney Award
The Frank Carrington Crime Victim Attorney Award was presented to longtime victims
advocate attorney Jay C. Howell. For nearly three decades, Mr. Howell has worked to
advance the plight of crime victims both by shaping policy at the local, state and national
levels and by advocating for victims in trial and appellate courts in Florida and across the
country.
In 1981 Mr. Howell served as Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight, where he conducted Senate investigations and drafted Federal
legislation addressing the issues of missing children, child kidnapping, child pornography,
and the investigation and apprehension of serial murderers. He provided the blueprint to
the Department of Justice for a new National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,
and was deployed to the Justice Department to develop and implement the Center, serving
as its Executive Director from 1984 until 1987. He has authored provisions in Florida
statutes that protect the identity of child abuse and sexual crime victims, require that
children be questioned with age‐appropriate language, allow crime victims to testify at
sentencing hearings, provide for public notification of sexual predators and provide
standing for crime victims to assert their rights in court.
Mr. Howell currently maintains a civil practice in Jacksonville, Florida specializing in
representing crime victims in civil cases. He devotes a substantial portion of his practice to
pro bono assistance to crime victims. He also provides annual training seminars for
Florida’s Attorney General on the Legal Rights of Child Abuse Victims and the Legal Rights
of Crime Victims, as well as technical support to non‐profits and government agencies in
victims’ rights law.
• Norm Maleng Minister of Justice Award
Barbara LaWall was presented the Norm Maleng Minister of Justice Award at the Section’s
Spring Meeting in Charleston, SC. As Pima County (Arizona) Attorney, tough prosecution,
holding criminals accountable, crime prevention, providing quality victim services and
running a cost‐effective office have been her top priorities. Her office works to target
serious, dangerous and chronically repetitive offenders for maximum prosecution. In
addition to having the highest trial rate of any Arizona prosecutor’s office, her office has
increased the percentage of violent offenders taken to trial from 24% to 59%, a rate
unsurpassed by other Arizona prosecutors’ offices.
Ms. LaWall is a nationally recognized expert on juvenile justice, domestic violence, child
abuse, and parental kidnapping issues, and has established innovative crime prevention
programs, drug prevention initiatives, and education programs. She has led the state in
creating and implementing innovative programs to protect children, such as the Safe Baby
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