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… member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports ADF’s legal and legislative objectives through culture … on life, marriage, and religious freedom consistent with Constitutional principles. She convened coalitions of strategic partners to support the protection of religious freedom and launched …

… for Life at Alliance Defending Freedom. Before joining ADF, Steinmiller-Perdomo clerked for Justice Jorge Labarga on … Attorney’s Office where she tried more than a dozen cases to verdict. Steinmiller-Perdomo earned a Juris Doctor in 2015 … graduated from the University of Miami in 2012 with a double major in public relations and international …

… Former Legal Counsel Paul Schmitt served as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the … Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts to maintain and defend the constitutionally protected freedom … ministries and religious schools. Prior to joining ADF, Schmitt clerked for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on …

… Matters video program and spearheads communications for ADF’s Viewpoint Diversity Score initiative. Prior to joining ADF in 2018, Jay worked at Heartbeat … the primary news source for life-affirming pregnancy help organizations. His writing has appeared at Ricochet, The …

… serves as legal counsel for the Corporate Engagement Team with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he assists in … legal solutions and corporate engagement strategies to neutralize mounting corporate hostility to people of faith … organizations on university campuses. Before joining ADF in 2019, Ross worked at the Law Office of Scott D. …

… Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has … as a Blackstone Fellow in 2010 after an internship with ADF’s Center for Life. Schandevel earned his B.A. in …

… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, … and freedom of association for students and faculty at universities throughout the country. His work has been … ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of …

… Writer Kara Schmidt graduated from Hillsdale College with a BA in Politics. She is an Areté Academy Delegate and is pursuing a career in law. She plans to start classes at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia …

… and preparing resources on every state’s abortion laws for ADF attorneys and allies to support and advise pro-life states, medical professionals, … University and a Juris Doctor, cum laude , from Mercer Law School, where she was a Woodruff Scholar, Blackstone …

… Howard 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 … D.C. After law school, Howard served as a law clerk to Judge Leslie H. Southwick of the U.S. Court of Appeals for …