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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. … Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General as a deputy attorney general for …

… Cox Chairman Emeritus Chapman Cox is chairman emeritus of the governing board of Alliance Defending Freedom.  He … Mr. Cox was born in Ohio, and attended public schools in Indiana, Colorado, and California.  He earned a B.A. magna … from Harvard Law School. After graduate school, he served for three years as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts … Paul is admitted to the state bars of Illinois and Indiana, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, …

… Court, including Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer in the 2016-2017 term , Town of Greece v. Galloway … in the 2015-2016 term. Under Sears’ leadership, ADF attorneys won more than three out of four cases in which they … also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations. Beginning with the …

… Bob Trent Vice President of Public Relations Bob Trent serves as vice president of … Trent oversees all media and public relations efforts for the organization. Prior to joining ADF, Trent was an anchor and reporter for ABC affiliate radio station KTAR in Phoenix, Arizona. He …

… Fellow at Cooper & Kirk PLLC.  He then went on to clerk for the Honorable Amul R. Thapar and the Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge, both of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and for the … Columbia. Barnett earned his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in …

… Bob Pruitt Senior Counsel, Director of Corporate Affairs Bob Pruitt serves as Senior Counsel, … also served as President, General Counsel and Board member for CalTex, a national manufacturer in the automotive … aftermarket sector. Before CalTex, he was Senior Counsel for Gulf States Toyota, Inc., an independent distributor of …

… Alliance Defending Freedom. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Magna Cum Laude from The Catholic … from Hillsdale College in 2018. Maureen has a passion for writing, and her work has appeared on The Federalist and … Foundation. Though a proud Hoosier from Indianapolis, Indiana, she now lives in the Phoenix, Arizona area and works …

… a college student and conservative student group, a former Planned Parenthood clinic manager, female track-and-field … French teacher. Schandevel also was on the team of attorneys who successfully represented the Thomas More Law … the Virginia attorney general’s office, Schandevel clerked for the Honorable Stephen R. McCullough on the Court of …

… 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 … media engagement and public communication, specifically for the ADF President and General Counsel. He also develops …