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… Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s … also teaching courses as associate professor of church and law. Mike grew up in Independence, MO and graduated from …

… Tedesco leads ADF’s efforts to combat corporate cancel culture and build a business ethic that respects free speech, religious … Juris Doctor in 2004 from the Regent University School of Law. … Jeremy Tedesco … Senior Counsel, Senior Vice President …

… Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, she oversees a group of attorneys and participates in the leadership and … a Florida public school district. In addition, for nearly 10 years she served on the in-house legal counsel team for … Journalism from the University of Florida, and her law degree, magna cum laude , from Regent University School …

… Defending Freedom. Bongiorno practices First Amendment law, primarily advising Church and Ministry Alliance members … J.D. from University of Wisconsin Law and obtained her B.A., summa cum laude , in Political Science and Spanish from Eastern Michigan University. She is a 2017 First Liberty Fellow. Bongiorno is admitted to the …

… counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend … of $1.2 million dollars. Theriot also co-authored the 2017 law review article, Free to Do No Harm: Conscience …

… Defending Freedom. He served in this capacity from 2017 until 2022.    … Michael Farris … Former President & CEO …

… For example, in Denton v. Hecht , he successfully defended a Florida State University student after he was removed as … experience in civil litigation and constitutional law. Before joining ADF, Langhofer was a partner with Stinson … earned his Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law in 1999, graduating cum laude . Langhofer is admitted to …

… and the sanctity of life. Previously, Garrison was a partner at Husch Blackwell LLP, representing clients … 2007 and saw combat in Afghanistan as Chief of Operational Law for the I Marine Expeditionary Force in 2014. Garrison … Joint Chiefs of Staff and is currently National Security Law Advisor at United States Northern Command. He is a …

… level. Prior to joining ADF, Chafuen spent three years as a white-collar defense litigator at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Washington, D.C. and one year as a law clerk to the Hon. Alice Batchelder on the Sixth Circuit …

… strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports ADF’s legal and legislative objectives through culture shaping initiatives. Before joining ADF, Kao served … as senior legal counsel at an international human rights law firm, East Asia team leader in the U.S. Department of …