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… Ali Kilmartin Senior Counsel, Vice President of Allied Legal Affairs Alison (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and vice president of Allied Legal Affairs with Alliance Defending Freedom. In … summa cum laude and was first in her class at Penn State Law. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Virginia, …

… 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. Walker of the U.S. … earned his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also …

… Brett Harvey Senior Counsel, Vice President of Client and Alliance Engagement Brett Harvey serves as … coordinating amicus efforts at state supreme courts, circuit courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Harvey has also … his J.D. in 1995 from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in Georgia. He is admitted to the …

… trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his career as a partner in the powerhouse law firm of Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, D.C. He … Murnaghan, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Sechler is an active member of the District of …

… Greg Scott Senior Vice President of Communications Greg Scott serves as senior vice president … other publications. He has been quoted by the Associated Press, The New York Times , The Los Angeles Times , The … other publications. He has been quoted by the Associated Press, The New York Times , The Los Angeles Times , The …

… Alan Sears Founder Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as … resulted in the graduation of more than 1,800 outstanding law students—representing 227 schools and 21 countries—from … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… John Bursch Senior Counsel, Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch is senior counsel and vice … from 2011-2013. He also worked for a large Michigan law firm and for his own appellate boutique, representing … James B. Loken on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. He received his J.D. magna cum laude in 1997 from …

… 2023, Campbell was the solicitor general in the office of Nebraska Attorney General Douglas J. Peterson and Michael … his Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude in 2006. Following … M. Batchelder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. Campbell is admitted to the state bars of Ohio, …

… rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served … laws before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Prior to his government service, Wagner was an … class. He is a 2012 Blackstone Fellow. Immediately after law school, he clerked for then-Chief Judge Ed Carnes of the …

… Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal … before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She received the Best Brief Award from National … cases, including Town of Greece v. Galloway . Following law school, she served as a law clerk for Judge Paul J. …