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… R. Thapar and the Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge, both of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and for the Honorable Justin R. …

… religious liberty at the state level and works out of ADF’s Ashburn, VA office. Prior to joining ADF, Chafuen … clerk to the Hon. Alice Batchelder on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Chafuen earned his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School, …

… John Bursch Senior Counsel, Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch is senior counsel and vice … Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and three dozen state supreme court cases, and he … clerk to the Honorable James B. Loken on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. He received his J.D. magna cum …

… clerked for Justice Jorge Labarga on the Florida Supreme Court and for Judge Monica Gordo on Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. She also served as a criminal prosecutor in the …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before joining ADF, … as a law clerk to Judge Leslie H. Southwick of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. During law school, she served …

… Science, English, and Communications, and has over 10 years’ experience in development and communications in … Science, English, and Communications, and has over 10 years’ experience in development and communications in …

… 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. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Prior to his government …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced … for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and litigated as an associate …

… for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Strategic Relations & Training team. In this role, … and coordinating amicus briefs for pivotal U.S. Supreme Court, federal court, and state court cases. Fiedorek earned her Juris …

… joining ADF, Baptist was a partner at Wiley Rein LLP—one of the largest law firms in Washington, D.C.—where he … for the Honorable Ricardo M. Urbina of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, interned for the Honorable Eric T. Washington of the D.C. Court of Appeals, and served on The George Washington International …