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… trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his … & Untereiner LLP. In August 2013, Sechler took a break from law practice to become a Distinguished Visitor from … for the Honorable Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Sechler is an active …

… Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before …

… 2023, Campbell was the solicitor general in the office of Nebraska Attorney General Douglas J. Peterson and Michael … Campbell argued Biden v. Nebraska before the U.S. Supreme Court, a case in which Nebraska and five other states … Campbell earned a 2023 Supreme Court Best Brief Award from the National Association of Attorneys General for the …

… John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and three dozen state supreme court cases, and he … served as solicitor general for the state of Michigan from 2011-2013. He also worked for a large Michigan law firm …

… on preserving and reclaiming religious freedom, freedom of speech, and freedom of association for students and … been instrumental in securing several strategic appellate court victories. In Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski , the Supreme … code that restricted Christian and conservative students from speaking freely on campus. Barham has also testified …

… Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, … foster care, and protecting the unborn. Spena graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where he served as an editor on the …

… Diversity Score initiative. Prior to joining ADF in 2018, Jay worked at Heartbeat International. There, he …

… also coordinate amicus support and manage moot courts to further alliance engagement for ADF litigation, especially at the U.S. Supreme Court. Previously, Harvey led the Allied Legal Affairs team … to pray at public meetings. Harvey earned his J.D. in 1995 from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University …

… Katie Vizzerra serves as senior counsel and director of Blackstone Alumni Relations at Alliance Defending Freedom, … Eagle Outfitters. Vizzerra earned her J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and a degree in … of Law and Public Policy. She was Chair of the Moot Court Board and held leadership positions in the Christian …

… rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served … in an unclaimed-property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court, and defending Arkansas’s pro-life laws before the U.S. … Botts L.L.P. Wagner earned his B.A., summa cum laude , from Harding University and his J.D. from the University of …