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… rights under the First Amendment. Before joining ADF in January of 2021, Reed was an associate attorney at Baker … He graduated from Kent State University summa cum laude in 2016 with a B.A. in political science—American politics. In … Capitol Hill intern for Rep. Bill Johnson from Ohio. Reed is admitted to the Ohio and Virginia bars and multiple …

… legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before … of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon. Vrdolyak earned her J.D. from Notre Dame … and political science from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the …

… including serving on Mississippi’s legal team in the case that overturned Roe v. Wade . Waggoner successfully argued … law firm Ellis, Li & McKinstry, where she served for over 16 years. At ELM, she served as counsel in hundreds of … and State v. Hamlin (clergy-penitent privilege). Waggoner is Peer Review Rated AV ® Preeminent ™ in Martindale-Hubbell. …

… Gillson graduated from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor’s in Piano Performance. Shortly after, she left her home state … Pedagogy from Arizona State University, graduating in 2016. She joined the Alliance Defending Freedom team in 2017 …

… Hirsch graduated summa cum laude with departmental honors in political economy from Hillsdale College in 2016 and from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2019. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow and a member of the state bar of …

… assistant general counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out … legal team and providing legal support on issues such as campus access, contract management, human resources, global … degree, cum laude , at the University of Illinois. Ziel is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Florida, and …

… Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the … graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where he served as an editor on the Virginia Law … Political Theory from Patrick Henry College in 2012. Spena is a member of the Missouri bar. … Logan Spena serves as …

… in constitutional law, focusing on religious freedom, free speech, and sanctity of life. Cortman has litigated hundreds … Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer , securing a 7-2 victory that overturned Missouri’s denial of a religious school’s … laude from Regent University School of Law in 1996, and is a member of the bar in Georgia, Florida, Arizona, and the …

… senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for Cultural Engagement and … ADF in 2005, he has litigated religious liberty and free speech cases at the trial and appellate levels in federal and … he practiced in a Cincinnati-based law partnership that he co-founded, which focused on public interest and …

… senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life speech and protect medical rights of conscience. Since … In NIFLA v. Becerra he was part of the Supreme Court team that protected California pregnancy centers from being forced …