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:
- Marlan Wilbanks, founding Partner, Wilbanks and Gouinlock
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)
- Catered by home.made
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:
- Dr. Julie Medlin, Ph.D., Expert in Sexual Abuse Cases
- Kevin McMurry, Senior Prosecutor, Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office
3:15pm-4:30pm
Scout’s Honor: Investigating and Uncovering Institutional Abuse
Speaker:
- Peter Janci, Partner, Crew Janci LLC
- Paul Mones, Attorney for Sexual Abuse Victim
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
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