We are excited to announce that we are moving our annual conference to a virtual webinar format on April 23, 2020! This year’s conference will focus on the Commercial and Sexual Exploitation of Children and Creative Justice for Survivors. The virtual conference will feature Director Tom C. Rawlings of the Georgia Division of Children and Family…
CEASE Conference Update
At this time, we are suspending registration for this year’s Wilbanks CEASE Conference. However, please check back with us for updates. Our hope is to offer the conference in an online format. We hope you are all staying healthy and safe during this time. -CEASE Staff
2020 CEASE Conference April 9-10, 2020
Save the Date! The 2020 Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Conference will be held April 9-10, 2020 at the University of Georgia School of Law. Check our conference website for updates and registration information. Read the full article
CEASE Welcomes Post-Graduate Fellow Melina Lewis
The CEASE Clinic would like to welcome Melina Lewis as its newest Post-Graduate Fellow. As the Post-Graduate Fellow, Melina assists with the provision of direct legal services to survivors of child sexual abuse in civil tort litigation and juvenile court dependency cases. She participates in litigation and policy advocacy, which includes drafting and filing pleadings,…
CEASE Clinic Director and Students Featured on WUGA
An innovative course created by CEASE Clinic director Professor Emma Hetherington and Professor Jennifer Elkins of the School of Social Work was featured on WUGA on June 19, 2019. Part 2 is scheduled to air on June 20, 2019. The course teaches trauma-informed practices to law and social work graduate students at the University of Georgia….
Professor Hetherington Published in Georgia Law Review
Prof. Hetherington and student Michael Nunnally published an article in Volume 53 of the Georgia Law Review (Online) discussing sexual abuse survivors’ access to legal remedies in the civil legal system as seen through a clinical legal education perspective. Read the full article
CEASE Featured in the Daily Report
The CEASE clinic reports that only one case has been tried to verdicts under the Hidden Predator Act’s briefly open window: The award was small, but the sense of justice for the survivor was big. Read the full article
Wilbanks CEASE Clinic wins first case tried to verdict under Georgia’s Hidden Predator Act
Congratulations to the Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic for the successful resolution of the first case tried to verdict under Georgia’s Hidden Predator Act. The legislation created a two-year window of relief from the statute of limitations for bringing civil charges in cases of child sexual abuse. The case was tried in the…
CEASE Clinic Director Featured on Penn Law Group’s Blog
CEASE Clinic Director Emma Hetherington was featured on the Penn Law Group’s blog, commenting on recent legislation in Georgia that would change the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse civil claims. Read the full article
Summer and Fall 2018 Application
The Wilbanks CEASE Clinic is currently accepting applications from University of Georiga School of Law rising 2Ls and 3Ls interested in enrolling in the clinic for credit during Summer 2018 and/or Fall 2018. Further information is provided on the linked form. Please do not hesitate to contact Professor Emma Hetherington at ehether@uga.edu if you have any questions or need further…