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… alumni of the Blackstone Legal Fellowship. Prior to that role, she served as legal counsel of student training … for one of the largest banks in the country. She also was a legal clerk at a boutique bankruptcy and business law firm … business ventures. She is married, and they have two daughters. … Katie Vizzerra … Senior Counsel, Director of …

… and religious 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 … In August 2013, Sechler took a break from law practice to become a Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Penn State …

… Court of Appeals. He was also the lead brief writer in two other U.S. Supreme Court wins,  Reed v. Town of Gilbert … Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn . Tedesco has also argued six times before five different federal appellate courts and founded and directed the ADF Center for Conscience …

… new strategies for protecting free speech and religious liberty in collaboration with the chief legal counsel and … for women in athletics. Since joining ADF in 2006, Scruggs has worked on and prevailed in a variety of cases that … Scruggs has argued before numerous federal appellate courts and trial courts across the country and has extensive …

… appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and three dozen state … litigated six matters with at least $1 billion at stake. A recent study concluded that among all frequent Supreme … had the 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor …

… for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, Barham has focused his legal efforts on preserving and reclaiming … ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of … also admitted to multiple federal district and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. … Travis Barham … …

… vice president at Alliance Defending Freedom and is a member of the Executive Team charged with leading the organization to execute on its strategic objectives. In this role, she … and served as amicus counsel in several of ADF’s religious liberty cases, including Town of Greece v. Galloway . …

… Affairs Director with Alliance Defending Freedom. Prior to ADF, he operated a business and commercial law practice in … Texas College of Law Houston, where he was a member of two national championship moot court teams. Pruitt is a … Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice in all federal courts in Texas. He is also commissioned as a Colson Fellow. …

… Supreme Court and numerous federal district and appellate courts. A frequent op-ed contributor, his work has appeared in National Review , Daily Wire , The Hill , … nationally on constitutional, cultural, and religious liberty issues. … Ryan Bangert … Senior Vice President, …

… Policy. He focuses on legislation impacting religious liberty at the state level. Prior to joining ADF, Chafuen spent three years as a white-collar defense litigator at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in …