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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 …

… 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 …

… Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Christian Ministries. In this role, Lippelmann is focused on … to joining ADF, Lippelmann worked as an attorney for the U.S. Postal Service in Washington, D.C., where he focused on … ADF. Lippelmann earned his J.D. from Washburn University School of Law in 2009. While in law school, he served as …

… 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 …

… serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom. He … 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. … …

… of Southern California and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. After graduate school, he served for three years as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, including combat duty in Vietnam.  During …

… Cortman serves as senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been … 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 …

… the attorney general. She has argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, the Southern District … Payne graduated cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the … Freedom in Atlanta. She also served as president of the Christian Legal Society and as an officer for the Advocates …

… of strategic communications plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, collaborating … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops … editorials, and research materials—that translate ADF’s objectives, organizational vision, and issue advocacy into …