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… program that exists to help best prepare and protect churches in the U.S. by providing affordable, religious liberty legal services. … to best prepare and protect them—even advocating on behalf of ministries in court if necessary and appropriate. Learn …

… Writer for Alliance Defending Freedom in 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 …

… degree in Biblical Studies, and earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Trinity Theological Seminary. He blogs about … degree in Biblical Studies, and earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Trinity Theological Seminary. He …

… serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Christian Ministries. Hirsch primarily advises members of ADF’s Church and Ministry Alliance, helping them protect … the University of Virginia School of Law in 2019. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow and a member of the state bar of …

… Ryan Tucker Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker serves as … under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian business … Texas and Arizona, Tucker is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple federal district and appellate …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced … to joining ADF, Schmitt clerked for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on the United States Court of Appeals for the … laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois …

… Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal … as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state … federal and state appeals, including before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She received the …

… Ali Kilmartin Senior Counsel, Vice President of Allied Legal Affairs Alison (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as … deploying over 4,700 attorneys aligned with ADF’s mission to protect and promote life, religious liberty, … marriage and family, and parental rights. Attorneys in ADF’s network have played important roles in hundreds of …

… Freedom, focusing on issues concerning the sanctity of life and religious freedom. Originally from Reedley, CA, … efforts at the local, state, and national levels. In 2017, with the help of ADF, Bernadette took legal action … leading a group of students in defacing her student group’s university-approved, pro-life chalk messages. She and her …

… Alan Sears Founder Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as … and develop the resources needed to ensure the ministry’s capacity to respond to opportunities. As the first … Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team …