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… Counsel Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she … cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the Indiana Law … her interest in First Amendment and pro-life issues. Payne is a member of the bars of the Indiana Supreme Court, the …

… as legal counsel for the Center for Life at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Kelley helped defend … conscience rights of pro-life medical professionals and pregnancy centers. Kelley took lead in researching, reviewing, and …

… and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law for over 25 … , successfully defending free speech rights of pro-life pregnancy centers; Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Col. Civ. Rights Div. , …

… as senior counsel for regulatory litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom. Over the last decade, she has been on the … as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state … kappa from the Catholic University of America in 2006. She is a 2007 Blackstone Fellow. Blake is admitted to practice in …

… and vice president of Allied Legal Affairs with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, she leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, which is dedicated to recruiting, engaging with, and strategically deploying …

… of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees all litigation efforts to … under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian business … A member of the state bar in Texas and Arizona, Tucker is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court and …

… Alan Sears Founder Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as longtime … Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team … University. Practicing law for four decades, Sears is a member in good standing with the American, Arizona, …

… Counsel Tim Garrison serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life, where he litigates … LLP, representing clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, including support for ADF’s … the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Garrison is also a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, where …

… Counsel Paul Schmitt served as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for … laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois … Urbana Campus on the University’s Board of Trustees. Paul is admitted to the state bars of Illinois and Indiana, the …

… Hailey Vrdolyak serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before … from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the state bar of …