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… Senior Counsel Jeffrey Shafer serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the … to strategic research and innovation. Since joining ADF in 2005, he has litigated religious liberty and free … admitted to the bar in Ohio and Illinois, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court, and numerous federal district and …

… and Senior Counsel for Government Affairs. Since joining ADF in 2009, Baylor has focused on defending and advancing … law clerk to the Hon. Jerry E. Smith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He practiced labor and employment law at two large international law firms for three years before …

… Legal Counsel Bryan Neihart serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before joining ADF, Neihart clerked for judges on the U.S. District Court … for the District of Colorado and the Colorado Court of Appeals. He also practiced law with a litigation firm in …

… Campus Crusade for Christ – a campus ministry seeking to "win the campus today and change the world tomorrow" – and … than five decades. In addition to his life-changing work with Campus Crusade for Christ, Dr. Bright composed a very … "I truly believe we are fighting for the very survival of the Gospel and of evangelism in America today.” The late …

… David A. Cortman Senior Counsel, Vice President of U.S. Litigation David A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law …

… graduated magna cum laude from Miami University (Ohio) with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing in May 2020. Ellie previously … Ellie successfully defended her Students for Life group’s First Amendment rights when her administration attempted to …

… Paul Coleman Executive Director, ADF International Paul Coleman serves as executive director … his LL.M. and postgraduate diploma in legal practice, with distinction, from the Northumbria Law School. He … Senior Courts of England and Wales and is the author of two books and numerous articles. … Paul Coleman serves as …

… focuses on academic and religious freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with substantial first-chair trial experience in courts … Honorable Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Sechler is an active member of …

… Blackstone Alumni Services Team. She previously served at ADF as a first-year lawyer fellow on the Life Team. Prior to … for the Honorable Eric E. Murphy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the Honorable Stephen … cum laude from the University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Kisley is licensed to …

… as legal counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights … to speak, associate, and worship freely. Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the state’s regulatory reform …