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… Jordan Lorence Senior Counsel, Director of Strategic Engagement Jordan Lorence serves as senior … professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of Regents of …  (2018),  Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018),  Trinity Lutheran  (2017),  Hobby Lobby/Conestoga Wood  (2015), as well as other …

… Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed … and successfully defended marriage as the union between one man and one woman in 50 cases nationwide. The ministry …

… reality of male and female matters. He represents clients in lawsuits protecting the freedom of speech of counselors … 19 of those as a partner in the litigation department. In 2017, he took early retirement from Cravath in order to … He has been married since 1985, and has five children and one granddaughter. … Roger G. Brooks serves as senior counsel …

… centers. Since joining ADF, Harle took the primary role in drafting briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in NIFLA v. … victory for pro-life pregnancy centers. She was one of the ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal … arguments in a wide variety of constitutional cases. In 2017, she was selected as a U.S. Supreme Court Fellow, …

… as Web Manager & Writer for Alliance Defending Freedom in the organization's Scottsdale, Arizona, office. He holds a … 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 …

… ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s … of Greenwood with Pastor Chris Williams. Mike was one of the first allied attorneys with ADF and served for 25 …

… Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on the impact of administrative law on religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and family. He most recently joined ADF in December 2020. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee …

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

… Ali Kilmartin Senior Counsel, Vice President of Allied Legal Affairs Alison (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as … of Allied Legal Affairs with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, she leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, which … Burwell. Kilmartin earned her J.D. summa cum laude and was first in her class at Penn State Law. She is admitted to …

… John Bursch Senior Counsel, Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch is senior counsel and vice … 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor general for … top public officials, and industry associations in high-profile cases, primarily on appeal. He was inducted …