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… Church Alliance is a legal membership program that exists to help best prepare and protect churches in the U.S. by providing affordable, religious liberty legal … to best prepare and protect them—even advocating on behalf of ministries in court if necessary and appropriate. Learn …

… Alan Sears Founder Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as longtime leader of the organization to strengthen alliances, forge new relationships, and develop … Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed …

… the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals. Since 2011, Gray has served on the main litigation teams in five … a wide array of amicus briefs on religious freedom, free speech, and life issues. Before joining ADF, Gray clerked for … is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, 11 U.S. Courts of Appeals, and various other appellate and …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Mr. Brooks focuses his efforts on protecting freedom of speech, free exercise of religion, and parental rights, and … the board of the Christian Legal Society from 2002 through 2011. Mr. Brooks is a member of the state bars of New York …

… Ali Kilmartin Senior Counsel, Vice President of Allied Legal Affairs Alison (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as … of Allied Legal Affairs with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, she leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, which … to protect and promote life, religious liberty, free speech, marriage and family, and parental rights. Attorneys …

… Brett Harvey Senior Counsel, Vice President of Client and Alliance Engagement Brett Harvey serves as … and alliance engagement with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he is responsible for working with U.S. legal litigation leaders to understand opportunities, needs, goals and priorities for …

… as Web Manager & Writer for Alliance Defending Freedom in the organization's Scottsdale, Arizona, office. He holds a … degree in metallurgical engineering from the University of Utah and a master of arts in theology from Biola … Advocates for Faith and Freedom, and his personal blog, the Religion and Politics Blog . … Neal Hardin serves …

… Jordan Lorence Senior Counsel, Director of Strategic Engagement Jordan Lorence serves as senior … with a primary focus on religious liberty, free speech, student privacy, conscience rights of creative … professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of Regents of …

… 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 … his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Legislative Advocacy. In this role, her efforts are directed toward protecting life … Law Review . In response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Burke volunteered to serve again on active duty. In …