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… ADF Church & Ministry Alliance ADF Church Alliance is a legal … church in court if necessary and appropriate. Learn more at adfchurchalliance.org . ADF Ministry Alliance provides … Through membership, ADF Ministry Alliance partners with ministries to best prepare and protect them—even …

… courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the world. After clerking with Washington Supreme Court Justice Richard B. Sanders, … religious freedom issues in television, radio, and print media. … As the CEO, president, and general counsel of …

… as senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law for over 25 years, and currently supervises attorneys and … from 2013-17. He regularly appears as a guest in major media outlets. He earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Regent …

… has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and ministries from trial courts … of Mike’s clients, the students. He was local counsel with his son, Jonathan, also an attorney, in Trinity Lutheran … Williams. Mike was one of the first allied attorneys with ADF and served for 25 years on the Grant Review Committee, …

… Erin Morrow Hawley Senior Counsel, Vice President of Center for Life & Regulatory Practice Erin Morrow Hawley serves as … practice at Alliance Defending Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hawley practiced appellate law at Kirkland and Ellis … at the U.S. Department of Justice, serving as counsel to Attorney General Michael Mukasey. As an academic, Hawley …

… Senior Counsel Julie Marie Blake serves as senior counsel for regulatory litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom. Over … Blake served as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general … where she served as volunteer amicus counsel in several ADF cases, including Town of Greece v. Galloway . Following …

… counsel and senior vice president of corporate engagement for Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, Tedesco leads ADF’s efforts to combat corporate cancel culture and build a … individuals from government-coerced speech. Numerous media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal , Fox News, …

… to Fortune 500 companies, including support for ADF’s litigation in College of the Ozarks v. Biden . Garrison … was a federal prosecutor for 14 years and was U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri from 2018-2021. … Staff College. Garrison graduated from Drury University with a bachelor of arts, magna cum laude , in political …

… of Center for Life Denise Harle serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of … works with pro-life allies, speaks publicly on behalf of ADF, and works to defend the First Amendment freedoms of … testified before Congress and has been featured in major media outlets including the Wall Street Journal , NPR, Fox …

… Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life speech and protect … forum in city buses. He was also one of several ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team with …