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… Senior Counsel Phil Sechler serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on academic and … In August 2013, Sechler took a break from law practice to become a Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Penn State … Murnaghan, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Sechler is an active member of the District of …

… Brett Harvey Senior Counsel, Vice President of Client and Alliance Engagement Brett Harvey serves as senior counsel and … coordinating amicus efforts at state supreme courts, circuit courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Harvey has also … in Colorado, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 4th, 6th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. … …

… Christiana (Holcomb) Kiefer serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the … Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, … a Blackstone Fellow. She is admitted to the state bar of California, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Supreme Court, …

… Counsel Chris Schandevel serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF … level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has …

… and vice president of Blackstone alumni services with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Bruno coordinates efforts to provide attorneys who are commissioned as fellows through … suing a criminal pimp in a groundbreaking lawsuit under California’s civil human trafficking prevention statute, and …

… Affairs Lathan Watts serves as VP of Public Affairs at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees the development and … department and other departments at ADF including ADF's executive-level team leaders regarding media engagement and … General Counsel. He also develops communications content—to include messaging documents, fact sheets, opinion …

… Legal Counsel Paul Schmitt served as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the … Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts to maintain and defend the constitutionally protected freedom … on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and litigated as an associate attorney at Ice Miller …

… ADF as a first-year lawyer fellow on the Life Team. Prior to joining ADF, Kisley clerked for the Honorable Eric E. Murphy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the Honorable Stephen J. Murphy, III on the … Kisley graduated magna cum laude from the University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in English. …

… Senior Counsel Caleb Dalton serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role at the … Center for Academic Freedom representing clients seeking to speak freely on campus without fear of unconstitutional … University of Houston—Clear Lake , and Apodaca v. White (California State University) successfully representing …

… Counsel Roger G. Brooks serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the … defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; … of New York. When the ACLU sued to overturn New Hampshire’s tuition tax credit, Mr. Brooks represented Christian …