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… Payne Legal Counsel Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating both beginning and end of life issues. …

… Lathan Watts VP of Public Affairs Lathan Watts serves as VP of Public Affairs … and execution of strategic communications plans for ADF expansion into state legal advocacy in collaboration … Congressman Jeb Hensarling, U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Texas Governor Rick Perry. He served four years as a City …

… and  Witters v. Washington State Department of Services for the Blind  (1985). Lorence has made media appearances on … and other publications . Before officially joining the organization in 2001, Lorence was a productive allied … Association, Concerned Women for America, and the American Center for Law and Justice. Lorence earned a J.D. from the …

… Kate Anderson Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Parental Rights Kate Anderson serves as senior counsel … the trial team in Stormans v. Wiesman , a pivotal case in defense of freedom of conscience for pharmacists in …

… he has represented a faith-based pregnancy resource center and adoption agency, a Christian photographer, a … the Virginia attorney general’s office, Schandevel clerked for the Honorable Stephen R. McCullough on the Court of … of Law in 2012. During law school, he founded a student organization called Advocates for Life at Virginia Law. He …

… ADF in 2017 Michael Farris is the former President & CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom. He served in this capacity … was founding president of both the Home School Legal Defense Association (1983) and Patrick Henry College (2000) … NIFLA v. Becerra , resulting in a free speech victory for California’s pro-life pregnancy centers. Farris has …

… Chafuen Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Legislative Advocacy. He focuses on legislation … joining ADF, Chafuen spent three years as a white-collar defense litigator at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Washington, …

… joined ADF in 2023 Joshua Rogers serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life, where he litigates matters involving constitutional freedoms and the sanctity of life. Rogers is a 17-year veteran of the U.S. Department …

… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role at the Center for Academic Freedom representing clients seeking to speak … restrictive “speech zones” and discriminatory student organization funding and recognition policies. Since joining …

… Ross Legal Counsel Michael Ross serves as legal counsel for the Corporate Engagement Team with Alliance Defending … to neutralize mounting corporate hostility to people of faith and to encourage corporations to respect free … religious freedom, and life. Ross previously served on the Center for Academic Freedom Team, defending the First …