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… Defending America’s Founding Principles … What ADF Does …

… the world. Waggoner oversees the efforts of more than 400 ADF team members in seven global offices as well as [adf:network_attorney_count] network attorneys engaged in litigation, … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the …

… in our culture. Chandler is also the architect of the ADF Summit on Religious Liberty, the organization’s flagship … experience overseeing ADF’s Blackstone Legal Fellowship, Allied Attorney program, and an array of other legal training …

… from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations. Beginning with the launch … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… of strategic communications plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops … crisis communications processes and plans. Prior to joining ADF, Watts spent nearly 20 years in various roles …

… for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, … completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, … conferences and comments in television, radio, and print media. Kiefer earned her Juris Doctor in 2010 from Oak Brook …

…  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s Supreme Court cases, such as  NIFLA  (2018),  … joining the organization in 2001, Lorence was a productive allied attorney for many years, actively involved in significant …

… he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life speech and protect medical rights of … forum in city buses. He was also one of several ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team with … defending Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization at the Supreme Court, the victory that reversed Roe v. Wade . …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at Alliance Defending Freedom. Kilmartin also directs the Grants & Funding Program which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds …