Dan Levey

Co-Founder

Arizona Crime Victim Rights Law Group

For the past 20 years, Dan Levey has been providing victim advocacy and support services to crime victims as Executive Director and the National President of the National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, Governor's Adviser for Victims, and Director of Victim Services at the Attorney General's Office.  Mr. Levey has served as State Chairman of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Operations Council, board member, and National President of the National Organization of Victim Assistance, a member of the National Institute of Justice, Cold Case Task Force. Mr. Levey currently serves on the Arizona Supreme Court's Commission on Victims In the Courts, the Arizona Supreme Court Capital Case Committee, and the Arizona Attorney General's Victim Rights Advisory Committee. Mr. Levey has received several awards for his advocacy, including the United States Attorney General's Ronald W. Reagan Public Policy Award honoring individuals whose leadership, vision, and innovation have led to significant changes in public policy and practice that benefit crime victims. Mr. Levey has crafted numerous pieces of victim rights legislation and has testified before the Arizona State Legislature and the United States Congress regarding victim rights issues. He has appeared in national and local media. He has worked with and trained criminal justice professionals across the United States, sharing the latest techniques and best practices for aiding victims and families through the often-painful realities of the criminal justice system. Mr. Levey has been a dedicated advocate for victim rights since 1996, when he suffered a personal tragedy involving the murder of his brother Howard in a random act of violence in Phoenix, Arizona.