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… Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports … advocacy at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. She was an adjunct professor at Antonin Scalia Law School at …

… legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Just prior to … J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2014. He obtained his B.A., with distinction, in Political Science, from the …

… Florida Supreme Court and Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. She also served as a criminal prosecutor in the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office. Erica earned a Juris Doctor in 2015 from the Florida State University …

… Katie Vizzerra serves as senior counsel and director of Blackstone Alumni Relations at Alliance Defending Freedom, … for one of the largest banks in the country. She also was a legal clerk at a boutique bankruptcy and business law firm …

… focuses on legislation protecting the fundamental rights of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of … Prior to becoming an attorney, Carpenter served as a psychological operations specialist in the United States … Law School, graduating cum laude in 2016. While at VLS, he was a Student Bar Association senator, a student member of …

… to further ADF’s mission and conducts research in support of ADF’s strategic plans. Before joining ADF, Barceleau was Of Counsel at Fusion Law, where she focused on financial … in both state and federal courts. She also served as a law clerk to the Hon. Robert H. Cleland on the U.S. …

… joining ADF, Gilio contributed to the litigation efforts of numerous public interest law firms including the Institute … litigation. Gilio graduated magna cum laude with a J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law in 2021 … from Hillsdale College in 2018. As a law student, Gilio was a member of several organizations including the …

… rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served … Eighth Circuit. Prior to his government service, Wagner was an associate with Baker Botts L.L.P. Wagner earned his B.A., summa cum laude , from Harding University and his J.D. …

… Paul Coleman serves as executive director of ADF International from its headquarters in Vienna, … Rights Committee, and numerous national courts. Coleman was part of the legal team in the historic Eweida and others v. United Kingdom case, where the court handed down a landmark ruling on religious freedom. Coleman has also …

… and religious freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with substantial … trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his … of Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, D.C. He also was a partner in the litigation boutique of Robbins, Russell, …