It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Fulton County, Georgia Juvenile Court Judge Willie J. Lovett Jr. Judge Lovett was a member of the NACC Board of Directors and was a Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist. Judge Lovett was an incredible advocate for children and families and made an indelible mark on our field, both locally in Georgia and nationally.
Below are the details for Judge Lovett's funeral service.
Friday, February 3rd at 11 am
Impact Church
2323 Sylvan Road
East Point, GA 30344
Note that for those of you who are outside of the Atlanta Metro area
and are not able to attend in person, the funeral service will be
live-streamed at www.Impactdcd.org. Please also feel free to share this information with your networks.
The abstract submission deadline for our 40th National Child Welfare, Juvenile and Family Law Conference has been extended to Wednesday, February 15th. You have great ideas and knowledge, and we want you to share! Submit here and get a waived registration to the New Orleans conference if we select your presentation.
The American Bar Association is creating a Homeless Youth Legal Network to increase legal services for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. This Network will provide information and foster collaboration in order to help attorneys and other advocates address existing gaps in legal services, and improve outcomes for homeless youth and young adults, including those transitioning from the child welfare system and exiting the juvenile justice system.
The ABA Homeless Youth Legal Network is currently looking to connect with attorneys, as well as legal and youth-serving organizations, to identify professionals who may wish to participate in the Network, as well as to determine the current scope of legal services provided to homeless youth across the country. (This includes civil legal matters, juvenile and criminal defense, and policy work/impact litigation for minors as well as young adults through at least age 25.)
If you are an attorney/legal office representing homeless youth, or a homeless youth organization that either partners with legal providers or is interested in partnering with legal providers, please complete this brief survey and sign up to be part of the Network's listserv by e-mailing hyln@americanbar.org.
Thank you to our newest Platinum Lifetime member, Henry Plum, JD in Milwaukee, WI. We truly appreciate your support of NACC and the work we do.