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… Assistant Elise Gillson graduated from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor’s in Piano Performance. Shortly after, she left her home state of Minnesota to pursue a Master’s in Piano Performance … friends and family in Minnesota, but still loves visiting for a white Christmas. … Elise Gillson graduated from St. …

… Vincent Wagner serves as senior counsel with the Center for Parental Rights at Alliance Defending Freedom where he … rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served the state of Arkansas as deputy solicitor general. There he …

… William Pew Founder William Pew was a founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, serving on its governing board … United States at the outbreak of World War II to volunteer for the United States Navy. He tested so high in electrical … engineering that the Navy sent him to Rice University for additional education. After the war, he launched one of …

… Bowman Senior Counsel Matt Bowman serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on the impact of administrative law on religious freedom, the sanctity of … at ADF for over ten years. He filed and argued NIFLA v. Becerra in the lower federal courts, a case where the …

… policy and legislative work at the federal level on behalf of the broader ADF legislative advocacy team. As a principal … House, and federal agencies. In addition, he manages ADF’s state legislative efforts involving the freedom of speech. … ADF, Pruitt served as senior policy analyst at Americans for Prosperity and director of public policy for the Family …

… Defending Freedom. In this role, he is responsible for working with U.S. legal litigation leaders to understand … advocacy efforts, including coordinating amicus efforts at state supreme courts, circuit courts, and the U.S. Supreme … national litigation strategy culminating in Town of Greece v. Galloway , in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the …

… Emilie Kao Senior Counsel, Vice President of Advocacy Strategy Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the … law firm, East Asia team leader in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of International Human Rights, and director of …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before joining ADF, Neihart … insurance companies, and hospitals in both federal and state courts. Neihart earned his J.D. from the Sturm College …

… Bob Pruitt Senior Counsel, Director of Corporate Affairs Bob Pruitt serves as Senior Counsel, … also served as President, General Counsel and Board member for CalTex, a national manufacturer in the automotive … championship moot court teams. Pruitt is a member of the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice in all federal …

… Senior Counsel Tim Garrison serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life, where he litigates across the spectrum of matters involving constitutional freedoms and the sanctity … support for ADF’s litigation in College of the Ozarks v. Biden . Garrison was a federal prosecutor for 14 years and …