 Friess served as the California Co-Chairperson for the successful passage of the first federal victim's rights bill which was signed by President George W. Bush in 2004.Friess has continued to serve on the Justice Department's Office of Victims Affairs Technical Training and Advisory Council since 2004.Friess was a founding board member for Laura's House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence in California, 1994, and Mothers Against Child Sexual Abuse in 1995.