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… and regulatory advocacy. Before 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 …

… and religious freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with substantial first-chair trial … in the powerhouse law firm of Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, D.C. He also was a partner in the litigation …

… litigated six matters with at least $1 billion at stake. A recent study concluded that among all frequent Supreme Court advocates who did not work for the federal government, he had the 3rd highest success rate for … top public officials, and industry associations in high-profile cases, primarily on appeal. He was inducted …

… Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and … ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the … He was local counsel with his son, Jonathan, also an attorney, in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Mo. v. …

… Affairs Committee. Additionally, he has served directly in a wide variety of church ministry positions, from counseling … Nashotah House Theological Seminary in 2018, followed by an LL.M. in Canon Law from Cardiff University in 2022, …

… Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the … exercise their faith in the marketplace without fear of government punishment. He has served on the litigation teams … . He has also defended religious freedom more broadly. In A.H. v. French , Warner successfully represented a Christian …

… where he represents clients with the Center for Life and in appellate and U.S. Supreme Court matters, including ADF’s … he supervised the state’s civil litigation docket and led a team that defended litigation challenging Idaho laws on … appellate courts around the country. He also maintained an active pro bono practice focusing on religious freedom …

… students and faculty at public high schools and colleges in defending their First Amendment rights. For example, in Denton v. Hecht , he successfully defended a Florida State University student after he was removed as … Loudoun County Public Schools , he successfully defended an elementary school gym teacher after the school suspended …

… and Ellis LLP, Bancroft LLP, and King & Spalding LLP, all in Washington, D.C. Hawley has litigated extensively before … serving as counsel to Attorney General Michael Mukasey. As an academic, Hawley served as an associate professor of law … agricultural law. She also taught constitutional law as a senior fellow at the Kinder Institute for Constitutional …

… counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, Barham has focused his legal efforts on preserving … DeJohn v. Temple University , the 3rd Circuit eliminated an unconstitutional speech code that restricted Christian and …