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… policy and legislative work at the federal level on behalf of the broader ADF legislative advocacy team. As a principal … and provides legal counsel regarding ADF’s core issues to members and staff of the U.S. Congress, the White House, and federal agencies. In addition, …

… Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court … five years in that office, Schandevel briefed and argued 14 appeals in the Supreme Court of Virginia and more than 60 … the Virginia attorney general’s office, Schandevel clerked for the Honorable Stephen R. McCullough on the Court of …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced … clerked for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and litigated … laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois …

… Ryan Tucker Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel … under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian business …

Nathan Cherry graduated from Liberty University with an associates degree in Biblical Studies, and earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Trinity Theological Seminary.

… Freedom, focusing on issues concerning the sanctity of life and religious freedom. Originally from Reedley, CA, … efforts at the local, state, and national levels. In 2017, with the help of ADF, Bernadette took legal action against a Fresno State professor for leading a group of students in defacing her student …

… Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal … as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of West Virginia from 2013 to 2017. In these roles, she argued 26 federal and state appeals, …

… Emilie Kao Senior Counsel, Vice President of Advocacy Strategy Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the … Rights” essay series. She has testified before the U.S. Congress and spoken at the United Nations in Geneva and New …

… Board Member Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s … in its Washington, DC office. There he testified before Congress, met with the White House, and filed amicus curiae …

… Senior Counsel Tim Garrison serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life, where he litigates across the spectrum of matters involving constitutional freedoms and the sanctity … Ozarks v. Biden . Garrison was a federal prosecutor for 14 years and was U.S. Attorney for the Western District of …