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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 … …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… rights under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian … practice for over 16 years with a litigation boutique law firm in San Antonio, Texas, eight of those as a partner. … included all aspects of civil litigation, both state and federal, with a particular focus on commercial and complex …

… 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 …

… funding and recognition policies. Since joining ADF in 2013, Dalton has served on multiple teams representing … Juris Doctor, cum laude , from Regent University School of Law, where he served as an editor of the  Regent Law Review … Columbia; he is also admitted to practice before multiple federal district and appellate courts, including the U.S. …