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… is a member of the Corporate Counsel team. Before joining ADF, Dobbs served as an extern to Judge Consuelo M. Callahan at the U.S. Court of Appeals … graduated with great distinction. He previously worked at ADF from 2016 to 2019 as a communication integrity …

… 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 … in the Nebraska Law Review and Personal Foul—Encroachment: How Kennedy v. Bremerton School District Blurs the Line …

… from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … designed to ensure attorneys are fully equipped to defend religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage and family. … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… 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 …

… direct and implement the team’s vision to engage allies in ADF’s advocacy efforts and provide career development to help … leadership and training programs, including the Summit on Religious Liberty, the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, Legal … general, state legislators, and policy organizations on how to protect First Amendment freedoms, the sanctity of …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … Kilmartin also directs the Grants & Funding Program which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many of which have …

… 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 … rights), State ex rel Gallwey v. Grimm (financial aid to religious university students), and State v. Hamlin …

… of the Center for Public Policy. In this role, he leads ADF’s team of policy experts as they craft legislation and … government officials on policies that promote free speech, religious freedom, parental rights, and the sanctity of human … regularly provides testimony and legal analysis on how proposed legislation will impact constitutional freedoms, …

… defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; … opportunities in colleges and schools.  Prior to joining ADF in 2018, Mr. Brooks worked with the New York law firm of … order to devote his energies to advancing free speech and religious liberty. Mr. Brooks’ years of commercial practice …

… events where other business owners are trying to navigate how to run their businesses as a ministry. As a Christ follower, Lisa aligns with organizations that share her faith and belief in religious freedoms. She’s a current member of C12, a …