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… Alumni Relations Katie Vizzerra serves as legal counsel of Blackstone Alumni Relations at Alliance Defending Freedom … along with other student trainings including the Law School Prep Academy and Journalism Academy. Before joining ADF full-time in 2014, Vizzerra worked as associate counsel …

… ministries and religious schools. Prior to joining ADF, Schmitt clerked for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on … University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois Fourth District … for the Seventh Circuit, and the Northern and Southern districts of Indiana. … Paul Schmitt served as legal counsel …

… protect the First Amendment speech and conscience rights of pro-life medical professionals and pregnancy centers. … and preparing resources on every state’s abortion laws for ADF attorneys and allies to support and advise pro-life … University and a Juris Doctor, cum laude , from Mercer Law School, where she was a Woodruff Scholar, Blackstone Fellow, …

… Appellate Advocacy Team, where he represents various ADF clients before appellate courts across the country. … R. Thapar and the Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge, both of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and for the … ADF’s Blackstone Legal Fellowship in 2017.  Prior to law school, Barnett earned a Bachelor of Arts in both history and …

… Timothy D. Chandler Senior Counsel, Vice President of Church & Ministry Alliance Engagement & Strategic Projects … Chandler leads a diverse team that runs many of ADF’s most strategic training and alliance-building programs. … Senior Staff Retreat, Policy Allies Workshop, and Law School Prep Academy—to recruit, train, and deploy thousands …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally … and successfully advocated at the grassroots level. As an ADF commentator, she regularly speaks at conferences and …

… Andrew D. Graham Senior Counsel, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Strategic Affairs Andrew D. Graham … at Alliance Defending Freedom. In his role, he designs ADF’s academic initiatives and professional-development … to Texas to earn his law degree at The University of Texas School of Law. Graham is the first person in his family to go …

… focuses on academic and religious freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with … trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his … a Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Penn State Law School, where he spent four years teaching courses in …

… focus on parental rights and advocacy strategy. She joined ADF in 2021 to support its strategic initiatives for influencing culture to preserve the fundamental rights of parents to guide and educate their children in accordance … an active and outspoken parent advocate before the LCPS School Board in Loudoun County, Virginia. Supp earned a …

… Ryan Tucker Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker serves as … rights under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian … disputes. Tucker earned his Juris Doctor at Baylor Law School, where he was a senior editor of the Baylor Law Review …