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… She is an advocate for religious freedom, freedom of conscience and a free marketplace of ideas. She is passionate about … and policy issues. Nichols holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law, where she …

… Freedom. She focuses on protecting the conscience rights of individuals forced to compromise their beliefs under … of fines and punishment. Csutoros joined ADF in 2019 as a litigation fellow and worked on the Life, Legislative … for Conscience Initiatives teams. Csutoros earned her J.D. from William and Mary Law School in 2019. She obtained her …

… Emilie Kao Senior Counsel, Vice President of Advocacy Strategy Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and … strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports … C-SPAN, and 60 Minutes+. Kao earned her A.B. cum laude from Harvard University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. …

… Board Member Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s …

… Alumni Services Team. She previously served at ADF as a first-year lawyer fellow on the Life Team. Prior to joining … clerked for the Honorable Eric E. Murphy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the Honorable … of Michigan. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude , from Notre Dame Law School in 2018. During her time at Notre …

… litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals. Since 2011, Gray has served on the main … argued two cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals, and filed a wide array of amicus briefs on religious freedom, free … Agee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 2009–2011 and for the Hon. Bobby R. Baldock on the U.S. …

… for Judge Monica Gordo on Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. She also served as a criminal prosecutor in the Miami-Dade County State … verdict. Steinmiller-Perdomo earned a Juris Doctor in 2015 from the Florida State University College of Law. She was the …

… Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court … unjust results. Among other clients, he has represented a faith-based pregnancy resource center and adoption agency, … Court of Appeals of Virginia. Schandevel earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2012. During …

… and coalition-building initiatives. Natalie graduated from the University of Virginia in 2015 with a degree in Political Science and is currently pursuing a …

… director for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Strategic Relations & Training team. In this role, … testified before state legislatures across the country. From 2012 to 2015, she litigated important cases advancing …