Georgia Law is excited to announce its first annual Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Conference on Saturday, January 28, 2017. Conference registration includes 5 CLE credits (including 1 ethics hour), a light breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack. Registration also includes a ticket to the premiere of a short documentary on survivors of child sex abuse and the court system, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and dessert reception.


Registration
Schedule of Events
Documentary Screening
Hotel Information


Registration:

Attorneys:  $50 (registration fee does not include CLEs)

Community Members:  $20

Click here to register.

UGA Faculty, Staff and Students can register here.

Sponsorship Opportunities:

Law firms and other organizations interested in sponsoring the conference will have two sponsorship options:

Gold Level ($1,000)
Two conference registrations
Your name on conference materials
Your brochure or other material in conference packet
Your name on conference signage

Silver Level ($500)
One conference registration
Your name on conference materials
Your brochure or other material in conference packet

For sponsorship registration, click here.


Schedule of Events:

8:00am-8:30am

Registration and Breakfast (A & B Concourse)

8:30am-9:00am

Welcome Remarks (Classroom A)

Speaker:

9:00am-10:15am

Three Courts, One Survivor:  The Intersection of Civil, Criminal and Juvenile Courts in Child Sex Abuse Cases

Speakers:

  • Alan Cook, Director, Prosecutorial Justice Program, University of Georgia School of Law
  • Honorable Robin Shearer, Judge, Clarke County Juvenile Court
  • Ashley Wilcott, Director, Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children

10:30am-11:45am

Trauma-Informed Lawyering:  Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue in Representing Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

Speakers:

  • Brian Bride, Professor and Director of the School of Social Work at Georgia State University
  • Emma Hetherington, Director, Wilbanks CEASE Clinic, University of Georgia School of Law

12:00pm-12:30pm

Lunch (Larry Walker Room)

12:30pm-1:20pm

Keynote Speaker:

  • Ross Cheit, Professor of International and Public Affairs and Professor of Political Science, Brown University, and author of The Witch-Hunt Narrative

(Larry Walker Room)

1:45pm-3:00pm

Understanding the psychology of child sexual abuse and using experts effectively (Classroom A)

Speakers:

3:15pm-4:30pm

Scout’s Honor:  Investigating and Uncovering Institutional Abuse

Speaker:


Documentary Screening:

7:30pm-9:30pm

“Off the Record:  Justice Denied to Child Sex Abuse Survivors”

Short Documentary Premiere

Q&A with Filmmakers Valerie Gibson and Neil Jaffee

Ciné Lab 

Includes film screening, 2 drink tickets and dessert reception catered by Big City Bread


Hotel Information:

Conference attendees wishing to stay in Athens for the weekend can book a room at one of two options (Friday and Saturday nights):

Marriott Courtyard Athens Downtown, $139/night

Holiday Inn Athens, $89/night for standard 2 double beds or $99/night for deluxe king


For more information on the conference, contact Emma Hetherington (ehether@uga.edu) or Sarah Ehlers (sehlers@uga.edu