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… Defending Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed … Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer in the 2016-2017 term , Town of Greece v. Galloway and Conestoga …

… of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon. Vrdolyak earned her J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 2019, where she was a member of … and political science from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the …

… rights under the First Amendment. Before joining ADF in January of 2021, Reed was an associate attorney at Baker … rights claims. Reed earned his law degree summa cum laude from the University of Akron School of Law in 2019. While in … He graduated from Kent State University summa cum laude in 2016 with a B.A. in political science—American politics. In …

… Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the … foster care, and protecting the unborn. Spena graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where he served as an editor on the Virginia Law …

… Team with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he assists in developing and implementing successful legal solutions and … oriented businesses. Ross earned his Juris Doctor in 2016 from Vanderbilt Law School, where he served as president of …

… which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many of which have set national and multinational precedents. From 2018 to 2021, Kilmartin was a senior executive service …

… liberty issues. Prior to joining ADF, Piccolo clerked in a Virginia Circuit Court and worked in private practice, … wide array of commercial disputes. Piccolo earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016. He obtained his B.A. in history and religious studies …

… as an associate at Jones Day. Hoffmann earned his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 2018. He graduated summa cum laude and served as an editor for the Notre Dame Law Review. He is a 2016 Blackstone Fellow. Before law school, Hoffmann graduated …

… of Michigan. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude , from Notre Dame Law School in 2018. During her time at Notre Dame, Kisley served as … oralist on the Moot Court Board. She was commissioned in 2016 as a Blackstone Fellow. Before law school, Kisley …

… at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Sacramento, California. He received his J.D. from the University of the Pacific – McGeorge School of Law … with great distinction. He previously worked at ADF from 2016 to 2019 as a communication integrity specialist. He has …