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… Cox Chairman Emeritus Chapman Cox is chairman emeritus of the governing board of Alliance Defending Freedom.  He brings to his board service leadership experience and trustworthy … two multi-national corporations.  He was president and chief executive officer of United Service Organizations, Inc. …

… Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating both beginning and end of life issues. Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the … and also worked on cases concerning immigration, religious liberty, federalism, the Commerce Clause, criminal procedure, …

… Advocacy. He focuses on legislation impacting religious liberty at the state level and works out of ADF’s Ashburn, VA office. Prior to joining ADF, Chafuen spent three years as a white-collar …

… trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his … In August 2013, Sechler took a break from law practice to become a Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Penn State … where he graduated summa cum laude and was Editor-in-Chief of The Georgetown Law Journal . Following law school, …

Michael Farris, Jr., serves as Legal Content Manager for Alliance Defending Freedom and is a Virginia-born Mountain West lover who is currently bogged down in the Deep South.

… Defending Freedom where he safeguards parents’ rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served … Fellow. Immediately after law school, he clerked for then-Chief Judge Ed Carnes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …

… Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel to the President Ryan Bangert serves as senior vice president … general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, he oversaw the … nationally on constitutional, cultural, and religious liberty issues. … Ryan Bangert serves as senior vice …

… 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 services. ADF Church Alliance attorneys are … to best prepare and protect them—even advocating on behalf of ministries in court if necessary and appropriate. Learn …

… Church & Ministry Alliance Scott Blakeman graduated from Liberty University in 2012 with a degree in Government. He then made his way to Washington, D.C. where he worked as a researcher and … After his time at Heritage, Scott worked in the U.S. House of Representatives, holding positions that focused on policy …

… leaders. Also, John speaks at events regarding the topics of religious liberty, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family. John … the Friends of the Cathedral, a non-profit group dedicated to heightening awareness of the cathedral in Phoenix, as well …