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David A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom.

… from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … v. Burwell in the 2015-2016 term. Under Sears’ leadership, ADF attorneys won more than three out of four cases in which … Reagan and G.H.W. Bush, he worked for the Department of Justice under Attorneys General William French Smith and …

… in civil litigation and constitutional law. Before joining ADF, Langhofer was a partner with Stinson LLP, where he … a commercial litigation attorney from 2000 until he joined ADF in 2015. Langhofer is Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent in …

… Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving … unjust results. Among other clients, he has represented a faith-based pregnancy resource center and adoption agency, a … courts and in the U.S. Supreme Court. Before joining ADF, Schandevel served as an assistant attorney general in …

… Matters video program and spearheads communications for ADF’s Viewpoint Diversity Score initiative. Prior to joining ADF in 2018, Jay worked at Heartbeat International. There, he started and oversaw …

… of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally … schools, and Christian ministries to exercise their faith without government interference. Since joining the … Little . She also works to protect the right of people of faith to foster and provide loving homes for children in …

… to neutralize mounting corporate hostility to people of faith and to encourage corporations to respect free speech, … organizations on university campuses. Before joining ADF in 2019, Ross worked at the Law Office of Scott D. …

… of the Center for Christian Ministries. Since joining ADF in 2015, Galus has represented a wide array of religious … and the U.S. Court of Appeals. He was a key member of ADF’s litigation team in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski , leading … constitutionally protected freedoms. Prior to joining ADF, Galus worked as an attorney with a large law firm in …

… Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the freedom of Christians to freely exercise their faith in the marketplace without fear of government … program on the same terms as her peers. Prior to joining ADF, Warner served as a judicial law clerk to Senior U.S. …

… practice at Alliance Defending Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hawley practiced appellate law at Kirkland and Ellis … of last resort. She also worked at the Department of Justice, serving as counsel to Attorney General Michael … Hawley is a former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson of the …