HBC attorney John Clune received the 2019 Frank Carrington Champion of Civil Justice Award, presented by the National Crime Victim Bar Association, in recognition of his commitment to civil justice and his effort to give a voice to victims of crime.
The Frank Carrington Champion of Civil Justice Award is presented annually to honor attorneys who share Mr. Carrington’s commitment to justice for victims. John’s regular representation of and commitment to victims through Title IX litigation, civil lawsuits, campus disciplinary proceedings, and sports league and workplace investigations mirrors Mr. Carrington’s lifelong pursuit of justice. HBC applauds John for his receipt of the award and his continued efforts to support victims through some of the most difficult times in their lives.
Frank G. Carrington, often referred to as “the father of the crime victims’ rights movement in America,” was a federal law enforcement official, police legal advisor, and attorney who brought attention to the issue of victims’ rights—a neglected area of the criminal justice system—with the publication of his 1975 book The Victims. Mr. Carrington served on the Attorney General’s Task Force on Violent Crime in 1981 and the President’s Task Force on Victims of Crime in 1982, the final report of which is still used as a blueprint for the fair treatment of crime victims. Through his association with the National Center for Victims of Crime, Mr. Carrington developed a concept that would eventually become the National Crime Victim Bar Association, which provides an association of attorneys and expert witnesses dedicated to helping crime victims seek justice through the civil system.