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… Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team … at the U.S. Supreme Court, including Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer in the 2016-2017 term , Town of … also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations. Beginning with the …

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

… students to “equal access” to student union space for Bible study and prayer meetings at a public university. … his son, Jonathan, also an attorney, in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s …

… Tucker serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom. He … under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian business … Prior to joining ADF, Tucker engaged in private practice for over 16 years with a litigation boutique law firm in San …

… Julie Marie Blake serves as senior counsel for regulatory litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom. Over … as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of West Virginia from 2013 to 2017. In these roles, she argued 26 federal and state …

… Scott Scharpen is the Chief Strategy Officer for Mission Increase (MI), a 501c3 organization whose mission … founding, the Foundation’s principal work has included a church plant for 18 years and the operation of a pro-life licensed mobile …

…  (2018),  Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018),  Trinity Lutheran  (2017),  Hobby Lobby/Conestoga Wood  (2015), as well as other … and  Witters v. Washington State Department of Services for the Blind  (1985). Lorence has made media appearances on … in 2001, Lorence was a productive allied attorney for many years, actively involved in significant litigation …

… Fellow at Cooper & Kirk PLLC.  He then went on to clerk for the Honorable Amul R. Thapar and the Honorable Raymond M. … his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also served …  He completed ADF’s Blackstone Legal Fellowship in 2017.  Prior to law school, Barnett earned a Bachelor of Arts …

… Abigail Bongiorno serves as legal counsel with the Church and Ministry Alliance at Alliance Defending Freedom. … liberty rights. Prior to joining ADF, Bongiorno worked for Thomas More Society, where she assisted in upholding the … and Spanish from Eastern Michigan University. She is a 2017 First Liberty Fellow. Bongiorno is admitted to the …

… Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Mr. Brooks focuses his efforts on … of parents to direct life-critical therapeutic choices for their own children; and working to ensure that girls and … 19 of those as a partner in the litigation department. In 2017, he took early retirement from Cravath in order to …