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… Christiana (Holcomb) Kiefer serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF … earned her Juris Doctor in 2010 from Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy, where she graduated first in her …

… Counsel Travis C. Barham serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with … before several state legislatures on the importance of protecting First Amendment freedoms in higher education. And … in 2006 from Washington and Lee University School of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude. Before graduating …

… serves as legal counsel for the Center for Life at Alliance Defending Freedom. Before joining ADF, … for Judge Monica Gordo on Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. She also served as a criminal prosecutor in the … in 2015 from the Florida State University College of Law. She was the managing editor of the Law Review and a …

… Legal Counsel Kelly Howard serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before joining ADF, Howard worked as a litigation associate at a large law firm in Washington, D.C. After law school, Howard served …

… Cox Chairman Emeritus Chapman Cox is chairman emeritus of the governing board of Alliance Defending Freedom.  He brings to his board service … University of Southern California and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. After graduate school, he served for three years …

… Senior Counsel Phil Sechler serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on academic and … trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his career as a partner in the powerhouse law firm of Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, D.C. He …

… Laurence Wilkinson Law Clerk Laurence Wilkinson serves as law clerk for Alliance Defending Freedom. He is an English-Qualified … involving fundamental freedoms before the European Court of Human Rights and the Courts of England and Wales. He has …

… Alan Sears Founder Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as … resulted in the graduation of more than 1,800 outstanding law students—representing 227 schools and 21 countries—from …

… Alumni Relations Katie Vizzerra serves as legal counsel of Blackstone Alumni Relations at Alliance Defending Freedom overseeing alumni of the … program, along with other student trainings including the Law School Prep Academy and Journalism Academy. Before …

… Legal Counsel Mathew Hoffmann serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Academic Freedom. Before joining ADF, … Hoffmann earned his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 2018. He graduated summa cum laude and served …