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… ADF Church & Ministry Alliance ADF Church Alliance is a legal membership program that exists to help … and provide advice, and even represent your church in court if necessary and appropriate. Learn more at …

… Alliance Defending Freedom Non-profit organization Alliance Defending Freedom advocates for your right to freely live out your faith. As an alliance-building legal organization, we unite attorneys, …

… senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law for … state court. He has argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer , securing a 7-2 victory … , securing a 9-0 ruling that prohibits the government from discriminating against religious speech. He also served …

… initiatives and special counsel to the president at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees ADF’s regulatory … 2015-2019, and The National Law Journal ranked it in its “Top 100 Verdicts of 2015.” He was named a “Texas Rising Star” … commitment to pro bono service. Bangert earned his J.D. from Southern Methodist University, where he was a Hatton …

… Gray Senior Counsel Rory Gray serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that … Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer, Conestoga Wood … Agee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 2009–2011 and for the Hon. Bobby R. Baldock on the U.S. …

… senior counsel and director of strategic engagement with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with … such as  NIFLA  (2018),  Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018),  Trinity Lutheran  (2017),  Hobby Lobby/Conestoga Wood … American Center for Law and Justice. Lorence earned a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and received a …

… City trial attorney defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike … local counsel with his son, Jonathan, also an attorney, in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the … his son Jonathan often volunteer as allied attorneys for Alliance Defending Freedom. They have filed amicus curiae …

… counsel and vice president of Allied Legal Affairs with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, she leads the … of precedent-setting matters and 74 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, including serving as lead or co-counsel … of which have set national and multinational precedents. From 2018 to 2021, Kilmartin was a senior executive service …

… Alan Sears Founder Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as … Defending Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF … roles in 52 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, including Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer in the 2016-2017 …

… of the Center for Life and regulatory practice at Alliance Defending Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hawley … on federal courts and has been published in numerous top journals. Hawley is a frequent commentator on legal … a book on motherhood, entitled “Living Beloved: Lessons From My Little Ones About the Heart of God.” Hawley is a …