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… worked for Thomas More Society, where she assisted in upholding the First Amendment rights of pro-life organizations and advocates. Bongiorno earned her … Science and Spanish from Eastern Michigan University. She is a 2017 First Liberty Fellow. Bongiorno is admitted to the …

… Florida Supreme Court and Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. She also served as a criminal prosecutor in the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office. Erica … her bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami. Erica is admitted to practice law in Florida, Virginia, and the …

… for the Presbyterian Coalition for another five years. She is past chairman of the board for the Institute on Religion … for decades and has supported Alliance Defending Freedom in this area of litigation for years. Prior to becoming a member …

… as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Just prior to … attorney with the Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he represented clients …

… and Advocacy Strategy at Alliance Defending Freedom. In that role, she works to coordinate and deploy network … to further ADF’s mission and conducts research in support of ADF’s strategic plans. Before joining ADF, Barceleau was … her J.D. summa cum laude from Ave Maria School of Law. She is a 2016 Blackstone Fellow. Before law school, Barceleau …

… Katie Vizzerra serves as senior counsel and director of Blackstone Alumni Relations at Alliance Defending Freedom, … and Journalism Academy. Before joining ADF full-time in 2014, Vizzerra worked as associate counsel at Denali … in international marketing from Grove City College. She is a Blackstone Fellow and served as an executive editor for …

… counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating … her interest in First Amendment and pro-life issues. Payne is a member of the bars of the Indiana Supreme Court, the …

… role on the Allied Legal Affairs Team. Since joining ADF in 2010, Abramson has supported more than 4,700 attorneys in … Abramson earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School, graduating cum laude. He is a recipient of the Colorado Bar Association Pro Bono Award …

… freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with substantial first-chair trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his … of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Sechler is an active member of the District of Columbia Bar and is …

… joining ADF, Baptist was a partner at Wiley Rein LLP—one of the largest law firms in Washington, D.C.—where he employed his expertise in … People Shaping Policy in Washington in 2024. He is an active member of the D.C. and Virginia Bars. He is also …