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… this role, she leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, which is dedicated to recruiting, engaging with, and strategically … deploying over 4,700 attorneys aligned with ADF’s mission to protect and promote life, religious liberty, … of the Secretary, and then as deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for …

… and develop the resources needed to ensure the ministry’s capacity to respond to opportunities. As the first … Chief of the Criminal Section for the Western District of Kentucky. Sears was appointed director of the Attorney … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Life and leads her team’s litigation and advocacy efforts to defend pro-life laws … Court in NIFLA v. Becerra , resulting in a free-speech victory for pro-life pregnancy centers. She was one of the …

… serves as legal counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team, where he represents various ADF … Columbia. Barnett earned his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in … political science from Transylvania University. Barnett is admitted to practice law in Kentucky, the District of …

… as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Since … appeals before both state appellate courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals. He was a key member of ADF’s litigation … Uzuegbunam v. Preszewski , leading to a U.S. Supreme Court victory ensuring government officials are held accountable …

… serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF … the Virginia attorney general’s office, Schandevel clerked for the Honorable Stephen R. McCullough on the Court of … in 2009. A member of the state bar of Virginia, Schandevel is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and …

… senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend … centers from being forced to refer for abortion. In Women’s Health Link v. City of Ft. Wayne, Ind. , Theriot defended … Women’s Health Organization at the Supreme Court, the victory that reversed Roe v. Wade . In Kelvin Cochran v. City …

… David A. Cortman Senior Counsel, Vice President of U.S. Litigation David A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and … Court in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer , securing a 7-2 victory that overturned Missouri’s denial of a religious … laude from Regent University School of Law in 1996, and is a member of the bar in Georgia, Florida, Arizona, and the …

… Legal Counsel Catie Byrd Kelley served as legal counsel for the Center for Life at Alliance Defending Freedom. In … reviewing, and preparing resources on every state’s abortion laws for ADF attorneys and allies to support and … v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , the Supreme Court victory that reversed Roe. Prior to joining the Center for …

… & CEO Michael Farris joined ADF in 2017 Michael Farris is the former President & CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom. … Washington State College magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science, followed by a Juris Doctor … argued NIFLA v. Becerra , resulting in a free speech victory for California’s pro-life pregnancy centers. Farris …