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… Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has …

… solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of … where she served as volunteer amicus counsel in several ADF cases, including Town of Greece v. Galloway . Following … in 2009. She received her B.A. in Politics and Theology & Religious Studies phi beta kappa from the Catholic University …

… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, … ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of … that public universities cannot discriminate or retaliate against Christian and conservative professors in promotion …

… 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 …

… Ministry Alliance, and advocacy strategy. Before joining ADF in March 2023, Campbell was the solicitor general in the … other states challenged the Biden administration’s attempt to forgive over $400 billion in federal student loans for … counsel with ADF. In that role, he defended his clients’ religious freedom and freedom of speech, with a particular …

… the team focusing on the impact of administrative law on religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and family. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee in … to joining HHS, Bowman was an accomplished litigator at ADF for over ten years. He filed and argued NIFLA v. Becerra …

… a broad range of litigation, with a primary focus on religious liberty, free speech, student privacy, conscience … university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge …  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s Supreme Court cases, such as  NIFLA  (2018),  …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and three dozen state supreme court … cases, and he has successfully litigated six matters with at least $1 billion at stake. A recent study concluded that … had the 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor …

… both beginning and end of life issues. Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General as a deputy … and also worked on cases concerning immigration, religious liberty, federalism, the Commerce Clause, criminal …

… responsible for working with U.S. legal litigation leaders to understand opportunities, needs, goals and priorities for client development; leveraging ADF networks to identify potential clients; and communicating … and federal courts, focusing on the protection of life and religious freedom. Most notably, he successfully spearheaded …