Upcoming Events
June 13, 2013
Banding Together to End Domestic Violence - A battle of the bands event like no other, 1015 Folsom, San Francisco, Doors open 6:30 pm
Banding Together to End Domestic Violence - A battle of the bands event like no other, 1015 Folsom, San Francisco, Doors open 6:30 pm
Recent News
December 11, 2012
Executive Director Erin Smith attends oral argument in San Diego in FVAP’s first case in which it submitted an amicus brief, Farmer v. Totah.
November 15, 2012
Executive Director Erin Smith presented a webinar on November 15 through the Legal Aid Association of California on “How to Lay A Record for Appeal in Domestic Violence and Family Law Cases.”
November 13, 2012
FVAP was honored to receive the benefits of donations made at the SCCBA Women Lawyers luncheon.
November 2, 2012
FVAP has filed appeals on behalf of its first two clients!
October 20, 2012
Executive Director Erin Smith present the keynote speech for the Paralegal Association of California.
October 16, 2012: FVAP Files Its First Brief in Court of Appeal
Only 4 months after opening our doors, FVAP has filed its first brief in the Fourth District Court of Appeal in San Diego. FVAP is the lead amicus party on an amicus brief joined by 11 other legal aid and domestic violence nonprofits and co-counseled by Hanson Bridgett. In the case, the trial court denied a restraining order to a victim of two sexual assaults because there had been a brief period of peace while a temporary restraining order was in place. FVAP argued that lifting the court-ordered protection places the victim and her children – who witnessed some of the abuse – in danger and was legally incorrect.
September 13, 2012
Executive Director Erin Smith and Nancy Lemon presented at CPEDV's Statewide Domestic Violence Conference.
May 16, 2012
At a reception celebrating FVAP's launch, Dean Christopher Edley of Berkeley Law says that "the niche in social advocacy that we can build upon here is huge." Click here to read more.
May 10, 2012
Elizabeth Cabraser agrees to match the next $50,000 that FVAP raises. Donate today to have your donation doubled!
April 12, 2012
FVAP's CEO, Erin Smith, wins a habeas case for a battered woman imprisoned for more than 27 years. Click here to read more.
Executive Director Erin Smith attends oral argument in San Diego in FVAP’s first case in which it submitted an amicus brief, Farmer v. Totah.
November 15, 2012
Executive Director Erin Smith presented a webinar on November 15 through the Legal Aid Association of California on “How to Lay A Record for Appeal in Domestic Violence and Family Law Cases.”
November 13, 2012
FVAP was honored to receive the benefits of donations made at the SCCBA Women Lawyers luncheon.
November 2, 2012
FVAP has filed appeals on behalf of its first two clients!
October 20, 2012
Executive Director Erin Smith present the keynote speech for the Paralegal Association of California.
October 16, 2012: FVAP Files Its First Brief in Court of Appeal
Only 4 months after opening our doors, FVAP has filed its first brief in the Fourth District Court of Appeal in San Diego. FVAP is the lead amicus party on an amicus brief joined by 11 other legal aid and domestic violence nonprofits and co-counseled by Hanson Bridgett. In the case, the trial court denied a restraining order to a victim of two sexual assaults because there had been a brief period of peace while a temporary restraining order was in place. FVAP argued that lifting the court-ordered protection places the victim and her children – who witnessed some of the abuse – in danger and was legally incorrect.
September 13, 2012
Executive Director Erin Smith and Nancy Lemon presented at CPEDV's Statewide Domestic Violence Conference.
May 16, 2012
At a reception celebrating FVAP's launch, Dean Christopher Edley of Berkeley Law says that "the niche in social advocacy that we can build upon here is huge." Click here to read more.
May 10, 2012
Elizabeth Cabraser agrees to match the next $50,000 that FVAP raises. Donate today to have your donation doubled!
April 12, 2012
FVAP's CEO, Erin Smith, wins a habeas case for a battered woman imprisoned for more than 27 years. Click here to read more.
