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… president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the president at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees … general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, he oversaw the … in government service, Bangert handled a diverse array of matters involving Big Tech, election law, civil rights, …

… Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has … French teacher. Schandevel also was on the team of attorneys who successfully represented the Thomas More Law …

… Rehnquist 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 Honorable Justin …

… 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 with their beliefs. Prior to …

… joining ADF in 2024, Sterett was a partner at the law firm of Dalton & Tomich and oversaw the firm’s Illinois office. In … successfully defended the religious land use rights of many churches, religious schools, and ministries. He also … and partner at Mauck & Baker, LLC in Chicago from 2007 to 2018. While at Mauck & Baker, Sterett became an ADF allied …

… Defending Freedom where he safeguards parents’ rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served the …

… Katie Vizzerra serves as senior counsel and director of Blackstone Alumni Relations at Alliance Defending Freedom, overseeing alumni of the Blackstone Legal Fellowship. Prior to that role, she served as legal counsel of student training …

… Michael Farris is the former President & CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom. He served in this capacity …

… from Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., and a B.A. in liberal arts from Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire. Now a resident of Northern Virginia, Emily hails from Scranton, …

… Scruggs serves as senior counsel and vice president of litigation strategy and the Center for Conscience … defending the rights of professionals and business owners to live out their faith as well as the litigation efforts to protect …