DV LEAP Files Cutting-Edge Alienation Brief
DV LEAP receives an excellent opinion about custody and abuse from the D.C. Court of Appeals (August 2008)
The D.C. Court of Appeals sides with DV LEAP in case concerning civil protection orders (July 2008)
DV LEAP holds groundbreaking Symposium on "Bringing a Custody and Abuse Case to the Supreme Court" (December 2007)
DV LEAP wins a major victory for victims of domestic violence and their abused children in the D.C. Court of Appeals (July 2007)
Joan Meier receives Sunshine Peace Award
Joan Meier receives ABA's Inaugural Sharon Corbitt Award
DV LEAP recently received a 2009 Washington Area Women's Foundation Leadership Award!
Ms. Meier was honored by Justice for Children on December 11th, 2007 for DV LEAP's work on behalf of battered women and their children.
DV LEAP received the Mary Byron Foundation's "Celebrating Solutions Award" as one of four programs creating a groundbreaking model for change (Fall 2006).
Joan Meier quoted in a Ms. Magazine article about the need for job protection for women leaving abusive relationships
Joan Meier quoted in a Law Week article about the outcome of Abbott v. Abbott
Joan Meier quoted in a Crime Report article about abuse allegations in custody cases
DV LEAP's work on an upcoming Supreme Court case featured in Law.com article.
DV LEAP in the News