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… Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts to maintain and defend the constitutionally protected freedom … his law degree magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court and the Vatican’s …

… Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out its organizational mission and leads … his bachelor’s degree in history at the University of Illinois and spent four years serving as a campus staff … complete his law degree, cum laude , at the University of Illinois. Ziel is licensed to practice law in Illinois, …

… Zack Pruitt Senior Counsel, Federal Government Relations Director Zack Pruitt serves as … and provides legal counsel regarding ADF’s core issues to members and staff of the U.S. Congress, the White House, … state Senate campaign in Missouri. Pruitt earned his Juris Doctor with a certificate in International and Comparative …

… Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals … Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the state bar of Illinois and the federal bar of the Ninth Circuit. … Hailey Vrdolyak serves as …

… part of the Supreme Court team that protected California pregnancy centers from being forced to refer for abortion. In Women’s … He is also a member of the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous federal district and appellate courts. … Kevin Theriot serves …

… level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has represented a faith-based pregnancy resource center and adoption agency, a Christian … clients in friend-of-the-court briefs filed in state and federal appellate courts and in the U.S. Supreme Court. …

… and public advocacy. ADF also provides legal resources to nearly 4,000 churches and ministries through its Ministry … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the … law firm Ellis, Li & McKinstry, where she served for over 16 years. At ELM, she served as counsel in hundreds of …

… has litigated hundreds of constitutional law cases in federal and state court. He has argued in the U.S. Supreme … , successfully defending free speech rights of pro-life pregnancy centers; Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Col. Civ. Rights Div. , …

… for regulatory litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom. Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal overreach in courts across the country. Blake served … a 2007 Blackstone Fellow. Blake is admitted to practice in multiple states, the Supreme Court, and in many federal …

… Unit, which handled critical litigation against the federal government, and oversaw multiple divisions within the office. Prior to that, he … the consumer protection and antitrust divisions, with over 200 attorneys and staff. During his time in government …