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… clerked for the Honorable Eric E. Murphy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the Honorable … She earned her J.D., magna cum laude , from Notre Dame Law School in 2018. During her time at Notre Dame, Kisley served as …

… Don Ziel serves as vice president of the Church and Ministry Alliance and assistant general counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out … summer training experience and mentorship to nearly 100 law students since its inception in 2008. Ziel earned his …

… Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports ADF’s legal and legislative … as senior legal counsel at an international human rights law firm, East Asia team leader in the U.S. Department of …

… Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, … Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the … Spena graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where he served as an editor on the Virginia Law …

… freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with substantial first-chair trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his career as a partner in the powerhouse law firm of Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, D.C. He …

… joining ADF, Baptist was a partner at Wiley Rein LLP—one of the largest law firms in Washington, D.C.—where he employed his expertise in …

… joining ADF, Gilio contributed to the litigation efforts of numerous public interest law firms including the Institute for Free Speech, Freedom … The Heritage Foundation and The Fund for American Studies. In 2021, the Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional …

… legislation. Before joining ADF, Nolan served as a law clerk for Americans United for Life. Nolan earned her J.D. from George Mason Antonin Scalia Law School in 2023. While at George Mason, she was a member of the International Law Journal, the Federalist Society, and …

… R. Thapar and the Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge, both of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and for the … earned his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also …

… for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Academic Freedom. Before joining ADF, … Hoffmann earned his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 2018. He graduated summa cum laude and served as an editor …