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Achieving Local Justice  WRC has established the Clarence Seeliger Local Justice Award in honor of the DeKalb County Superior Court Judge.
Judge Seeliger has been active in the anti-domestic violence community for over two decades and serves as a member of the DeKalb Domestic Violence Task Force that founded Women's Resource Center in 1986. He is also a Board Member and former Chair of the Georgia Commission on Family Violence.
The Award will honor those in the Atlanta community who have helped a survivor of domestic violence achieve social, economic, or legal justice. The inaugural award will be presented to Joy White, Mike Wise, and Bill Hoffman, of the firm King & Spalding, for their pro bono work helping a survivor of domestic violence and human trafficking receive asylum in the United States.
Judge Seeliger will personally present the award at WRC's annual Champions for Change Luncheon. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit "events" on our website. |
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WRC Stars Two members of the WRC family have been honored for their work in the community!
Board member Jason Carter received the Stuart Eizenstat Young Lawyer Award from the Anti-Defamation League. This award is presented to an attorney age 36 or younger practicing in metro Atlanta who has gone above and beyond his/her legal practice in furtherance of ADL's mission. Jason was honored for his pro bono litigation on behalf of voting rights for vulnerable Georgia citizens and working to overturn the state's voter photo ID requirements.
Volunteer Alice Davidson was honored as Champion of the Week by The Champion Newspaper for her work with WRC's legal program. Alice works with us several days per week, helping women complete paper work for Family Violence and Stalking Protective Orders and guiding them through the civil court process. She is also willing to lend a hand wherever she is needed, from sorting donations to compiling stats. |
