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

… LaFata Copywriter Emily LaFata serves as copywriter at Alliance Defending Freedom, where she writes for ADF’s … College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., and a B.A. in liberal arts from Thomas More … “The Office.” … Emily LaFata serves as copywriter at Alliance Defending Freedom, where she writes for ADF’s …

… President of Academic Affairs and Strategic Affairs at Alliance Defending Freedom. In his role, he designs ADF’s … at academic gatherings, universities, and think tanks on law, politics, and culture. Additionally, Graham is a senior fellow at the Religious Freedom Institute in Washington, DC; an elected member and trustee of The …

… Legal Counsel Christy Hirsch serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Christian Ministries. … in 2016 and from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2019. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow and a member of … in Scottsdale, Arizona, and currently resides outside of Washington, D.C., with her husband. … Christy Hirsch serves …

… Senior Counsel Caleb Dalton serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role at the … He has also been appointed special assistant attorney general to represent the state of Arizona’s interests in … Juris Doctor, cum laude , from Regent University School of Law, where he served as an editor of the  Regent Law Review …

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

… Counsel Valerie Londono serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom. She primarily advises members of … Prior to joining ADF in 2022, Londono served as assistant general counsel for a Florida public school district. In … Journalism from the University of Florida, and her law degree, magna cum laude , from Regent University School …

… counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme … that among all frequent Supreme Court advocates who did not work for the federal government, he had the 3rd highest … to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor general for the state of Michigan from 2011-2013. He also …

… Counsel Jeffrey Shafer serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the … States. Early in his legal career, Shafer operated a solo general practice firm in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a particular … litigation. Thereafter, he practiced in a Cincinnati-based law partnership that he co-founded, which focused on public …

… Gray Senior Counsel Rory Gray serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that … litigated at the U.S. Supreme Court: Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil … Freedom. Gray earned his J.D. and B.A. degrees from Washington and Lee University, graduating magna cum laude in …