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… (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen … Kilmartin was a trial and appellate litigator in Big Law for just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme … West Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court, and numerous federal district and appellate courts. … Ali Kilmartin … …

… and then in the Office for Civil Rights. Prior to joining HHS, Bowman was an accomplished litigator at ADF for over ten years. He filed and argued NIFLA v. Becerra in the lower federal courts, a case where the Supreme Court later …

… distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law and was selected for Order of the Coif. During law … 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 Public Policy. In this role, he leads ADF’s team of policy experts as they craft legislation and … human life. Since joining ADF in 2010, Sharp has authored federal and state legislation, regularly provides testimony … of protecting free speech and religious liberty in federal law. Sharp has also worked on important cases advancing …

… at Alliance Defending Freedom. Prior to joining ADF, Beecher was the director of student programs at the … responses to comments on proposed rules. Before serving at HHS, Beecher was associate counsel at First Liberty … received a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Notre Dame Law School and a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from …

… from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … He has helped fashion the language for numerous state and federal laws and has testified before committees of the U.S. … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… Defending Freedom. Bongiorno practices First Amendment law, primarily advising Church and Ministry Alliance members … protect their religious liberty rights. Prior to joining ADF, Bongiorno worked for Thomas More Society, where she … and Illinois bars and the Western District of Wisconsin federal court. … Abigail Bongiorno … Legal Counsel … Abigail …

… the world. Waggoner oversees the efforts of more than 400 ADF team members in seven global offices as well as … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the … Court Justice Richard B. Sanders, Waggoner joined Seattle law firm Ellis, Li & McKinstry, where she served for over 16 …

… Lathan Watts serves as vice president of public affairs for Alliance Defending Freedom. In that … 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 …

… director of the Center for Parental Rights. Since joining ADF in 2015, Anderson has focused on protecting the … that all Americans should be free to rely on what the law says and that redefining “sex” to mean “gender identity” … Education, one of several ADF challenges to the Obama-era federal mandate that denied students, parents, and community …