Abstract
Excerpt from the message:
The memory of a domestic violence victim will have a lasting impact on the University of Georgia School of Law as an anonymous donor has pledged $1 million to support the school’s Family Justice Clinic and create a Distinguished Law Fellowship, both bearing the victim’s name – Jane W. Wilson.
Wilson, a resident of rural Northern Georgia in her early thirties, was shot and killed by her second husband of just three days during August 1976. Her two young children, aged 10 and 8, witnessed the homicide.
By making this gift to the law school, the donor hopes to help “others similarly situated – in particular, victims and families who often find neither help nor hope.” The intention is to place an emphasis on “avoiding domestic violence and its consequences” for families through education and resources including “legal representation so as to provide both meaningful assistance and precious hope to victims and their families.”
Repository Citation
University of Georgia School of Law, "$1 million gift to support Family Justice Clinic, scholarships" (2019). News @ UGA School of Law. 179.
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/lectures_pre_arch_archives_advocate/179