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… policies that usurp the right of parents to direct life-critical therapeutic choices for their own children; and … 19 of those as a partner in the litigation department. In 2017, he took early retirement from Cravath in order to … North Carolina. He has been married since 1985, and has five children and one granddaughter. … Senior Counsel … Roger …

… Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a … and legal advocacy—resulting in important roles in 52 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, including Trinity …

… In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other … the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia. During his five years in that office, Schandevel briefed and argued 14 …

… Blake serves as senior counsel for regulatory litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom. Over the last decade, she has … precedent-setting cases challenging federal overreach in courts across the country. Blake served as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state …

… of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon. Vrdolyak earned her J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 2019, where she was a member of the Dean’s Circle of … from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the state bar of …

… professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of Regents of … the right of conscience in  Elane Photography v. Willock  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s …  (2018),  Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018),  Trinity Lutheran  (2017),  Hobby Lobby/Conestoga Wood  (2015), as well as other …

… to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at Alliance Defending Freedom. Kilmartin also directs the … which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many … also had a detail to the Executive Office of the President at the White House. Prior to joining the executive branch, …

… as Web Manager & Writer for Alliance Defending Freedom in the organization's Scottsdale, Arizona, office. He holds a … Advocates for Faith and Freedom, and his personal blog, the Religion and Politics Blog . … Neal Hardin … Web Manager & Writer … Neal Hardin …

… for Life. Before joining ADF, McIntyre was an associate at a boutique firm in Washington, D.C., where her practice focused primarily on … she studied political philosophy and biology. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow and a member of the D.C. and Colorado …

… religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and family. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee in the Trump administration, serving the U.S. Department of … Prior to joining HHS, Bowman was an accomplished litigator at ADF for over ten years. He filed and argued NIFLA v. …