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Emma M. Hetherington
University of Georgia School of Law
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Expertise
- Child Welfare Law
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Wilbanks CEASE Clinic
- University of Georgia School of Law
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- Clinical Assistant Professor, Director, Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic, Dec 2015 - Jul 2022
- Managing Attorney
- Georgia Law Center for the Homeless
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- Senior Child Advocate Attorney
- DEKALB COUNTY CHILDREN ADVOCACY CENTER INC
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- Senior Staff Attorney
- Georgia Law Center for the Homeless
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- Public Interest Law Fellow
- Dekalb County Child Advocacy Center
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- Contributing Writer
- Flagpole Magazine
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- Legal Intern
- Dekalb County Child Advocacy Center
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Education
- The University of Georgia School of Law
- J.D. (2011) | Child Advocacy and Education Law
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- , J.D., cum laude, Child Advocacy and Education Law 2008 - 20112008 - 2011 Public Interest Law Council; Working in the Public Interest; EJF Summer Fellow 2010; Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Member 2010.
- Honors: cum laude
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- Emory University
- B.A. (2007) | Comparative Literature and French
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- Activities: Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity; Freshman Advisor and Mentor; Phi Eta Sigma; Emory READ; SIRE Research Undergraduate Assistant; Intersorority Council.
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Certifications
- Child Welfare Law Specialist
- National Association of Counsel For Children
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