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… a Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Penn State Law School, where he spent four years teaching courses in … Professional Responsibility. Sechler received his bachelor’s degree with high distinction from Pennsylvania State … for the Honorable Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Sechler is an active …

… fighting fires and protecting the communities in which he’s lived and worked. After being born into extreme poverty in … of Atlanta terminated Cochran’s employment because of his Christian faith and beliefs, ADF represented him in a federal lawsuit. A federal court ruled the city of Atlanta discriminated against …

… deploying over 4,700 attorneys aligned with ADF’s mission to protect and promote life, religious liberty, free speech, marriage and family, and … matters and 74 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, including serving as lead or co-counsel alongside ADF …

… and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before … Widmar v. Vincent (454 US 263), establishing the right of Christian students to “equal access” to student union space … aid program which they would use at a local Christian school. He has served as general counsel for the Missouri …

… Jacob Reed serves as legal counsel for the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom. Reed … litigates on behalf of churches, Christian ministries, and religious schools to defend their constitutionally protected … law degree summa cum laude from the University of Akron School of Law in 2019. While in law school, Reed was …

… the Museum of the Bible and the International Alliance for Christian Education. Greg earned his Juris Doctor in 1990 from Duke University School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif, with … served as law clerk to the Hon. Jerry E. Smith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He practiced labor …

… David A. Cortman Senior Counsel, Vice President of U.S. Litigation David A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and … hundreds of constitutional law cases in federal and state court. He has argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in Trinity … victory that overturned Missouri’s denial of a religious school’s participation in a state funding program. Cortman …

… Ryan Tucker Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel and … disputes. Tucker earned his Juris Doctor at Baylor Law School, where he was a senior editor of the Baylor Law Review … Tucker is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple federal district and appellate courts.   … …

… Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts to … for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and litigated as an … University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois Fourth District …

… ADF, Farris was founding president of both the Home School Legal Defense Association (1983) and Patrick Henry … Washington State College magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science, followed by a Juris Doctor … federal circuit courts of appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court, where in 2018 he successfully argued NIFLA v. Becerra …