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… ADF Church & Ministry Alliance ADF Church Alliance is a legal membership program that exists to help best prepare and protect churches in the U.S. by …

… from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer in the 2016-2017 term , Town of Greece v. Galloway and Conestoga … University. Practicing law for four decades, Sears is a member in good standing with the American, Arizona, …

… the organization's Scottsdale, Arizona, office. He holds a bachelor's 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 …

… Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out its organizational mission and leads a … structure. Prior to his position at Young Life, Ziel spent 12 years in the General Counsel’s office at Cru (formerly … degree, cum laude , at the University of Illinois. Ziel is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Florida, and …

… legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. … and political science from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the …

… protected rights under the First Amendment. Before joining ADF in January of 2021, Reed was an associate attorney at … 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 …

Nathan Cherry graduated from Liberty University with an associates degree in Biblical Studies, and earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Trinity Theological Seminary.

… Christian Ministries. Hirsch primarily advises members of ADF’s Church and Ministry Alliance, helping them protect … 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 …

… to speak, associate, and worship freely. Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri … 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 …

… engagement with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the Strategic Relations and Training Team. … university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge …  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s Supreme Court cases, such as  NIFLA  (2018),  …