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… over a decade of experience working with the public sector to grow, equip, and engage a broad alliance committed to … direct and implement the team’s vision to engage allies in ADF’s advocacy efforts and provide career development to help … of life, and the right to privacy. She has testified before state legislatures across the country. From 2012 to …

… from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … Edwin Meese III, including service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of the Criminal Section for the Western … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… 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 … Williams. Mike was one of the first allied attorneys with ADF and served for 25 years on the Grant Review Committee, …

… of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, … loving homes for children in need. Kiefer has testified before Congress and successfully advocated at the grassroots …

… member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports ADF’s legal and legislative objectives through culture shaping initiatives. Before joining ADF, Kao served as director of the DeVos … principles. She convened coalitions of strategic partners to support the protection of religious freedom and launched …

… of the Center for Public Policy. In this role, he leads ADF’s team of policy experts as they craft legislation and … protect First Amendment rights. He has twice testified before the United States Congress on the importance of … speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to church, and …

… Alison (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin successfully …

… both beginning and end of life issues. Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General as a deputy attorney general for five years. … Fellow with ADF’s Center for Academic Freedom in Atlanta. She also served as president of the Christian Legal …

… practice at Alliance Defending Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hawley practiced appellate law at Kirkland and Ellis … worked at the Department of Justice, serving as counsel to Attorney General Michael Mukasey. As an academic, Hawley … From My Little Ones About the Heart of God.” Hawley is a former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. …

… forum in city buses. He was also one of several ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team with … that reversed Roe v. Wade . In Kelvin Cochran v. City of Atlanta , he defended Chief Cochran’s free speech rights from government …