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… children. Before joining ADF, Carpenter practiced law in Tennessee. Prior to becoming an attorney, Carpenter served as a psychological operations specialist in the United States Army and Army Reserve. He deployed to … his J.D. from Vermont Law School, graduating cum laude in 2016. While at VLS, he was a Student Bar Association …

… and Advocacy Strategy at Alliance Defending Freedom. In that role, she works to coordinate and deploy network … attorneys to further ADF’s mission and conducts research in support of ADF’s strategic plans. Before joining ADF, … of Kansas, where she represented Kansas and its officials in civil rights and constitutional litigation in both state …

… The Heritage Foundation and The Fund for American Studies. In 2021, the Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional … Distinguished Fellow for her excellence and leadership in constitutional litigation. Gilio graduated magna cum laude … with a J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law in 2021 and cum laude from Hillsdale College in 2018. As a …

… education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served the state of Arkansas as deputy … and federal judiciary, including leading thirty states in an unclaimed-property dispute before the U.S. Supreme … given to the students with the sixteen highest GPAs in each graduating class. He is a 2012 Blackstone Fellow. …

… where he is the director of the Center for Public Policy. In this role, he leads ADF’s team of policy experts as they … rights, and the sanctity of human life. Since joining ADF in 2010, Sharp has authored federal and state legislation, … importance of protecting free speech and religious liberty in federal law. Sharp has also worked on important cases …

… freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with substantial first-chair trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex … matters. Sechler spent most of his career as a partner in the powerhouse law firm of Williams & Connolly LLP in …

… students and faculty at public high schools and colleges in defending their First Amendment rights. For example, in Denton v. Hecht , he successfully defended a Florida State … Senate President simply for sharing his Catholic views in a private group chat. In Cross v. Loudoun County Public …

… and Journalism Academy. Before joining ADF full-time in 2014, Vizzerra worked as associate counsel at Denali … negotiating contracts for one of the largest banks in the country. She also was a legal clerk at a boutique … on small businesses and start-up companies and worked in the International Marketing department at American Eagle …

… she is the director of the Center for Parental Rights. In this role, she leads the team working to ensure schools respect the role of parents in directing the upbringing, education, and health care of their children. In 2023, Anderson, together with allied attorneys, …

… without fear of unconstitutional government censorship. In this role, he has served as lead counsel in cases such as  Queens College Students for Life v. City … State University) successfully representing students in eliminating restrictive “speech zones” and discriminatory …