The Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic – which is the first of its kind in the nation – offers an overview for decriminalizing child sex trafficking victims, with a focus on the state of Georgia. In a policy brief titled "Child Sex Trafficking and Enhancing Georgia Responses," the clinic relates how common misunderstandings about the realities of child sex trafficking prevent the identification of victims, resulting in survivors being treated more like adult criminals than child victims.
Congratulations to second-year students M. Larkin Carden and Kendra Hansey who finished as regional finalists at the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition. A second law school team, comprised of Allison J. Fine and J. Briana Hayes, completed the tournament as semifinalists. Notably, Hayes was named the competition's best oralist and Fine was selected fourth best oralist. The teams were coached by Assoc. Director of Advocacy Joe Lester and third-year students Ellen T. "Ellie" Williams and E. Reed Ferguson.
Congratulations to second-year students Leila Y. Harrison, Andrew C. Haygood and Isabel M. White for finishing as national semifinalists in the Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition. The team was coached by Assistant Professor Adam D. Orford. More than 50 teams from law schools across the nation competed in this annual tournament.
Congratulations to second-year students Hanna M. Esserman, Sandon X. Fernandes, Yekaterina "Kat" Ko and Benjamin K. "Ben" Price for finishing in third place overall in the ILS Richard DeWitt Memorial VIS Pre-Moot. The Florida Bar's International Law Section hosted the competition for American schools before the teams head to Vienna, Austria, for the international rounds of the 2023 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition next month. The team is led by Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge. Third-year students Emily K. Crowell and Savannah L. Grant serve as team coaches, with support from Collin Douglas and A. Ligon Fant.
The University of Georgia School of Law is pleased to share that 1983 School of Law alumnus Michael Evert, his wife Angi and their daughters – Emily Evert Scanlon (B.B.A.’09), Georgia Evert O’Donoghue (B.B.A.’11) and Maggie Evert Jones (A.B.’13) – have made a major commitment to support the Veterans Legal Clinic. The establishment of the Michael and Angi Evert Family Endowment for the Veterans Legal Clinic offers perpetual support to help fund the clinic's operations.