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… Payne Legal Counsel Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating both beginning and end of life issues. … Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General as a deputy attorney general for …

… Cox Chairman Emeritus Chapman Cox is chairman emeritus of the governing board of Alliance Defending Freedom.  He … from Harvard Law School. After graduate school, he served for three years as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, … of President Reagan, Mr. Cox served as assistant secretary of the Navy (first term) and as general counsel of …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts … Paul is admitted to the state bars of Illinois and Indiana, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, …

… engaging with, and strategically deploying over 4,700 attorneys aligned with ADF’s mission to protect and promote … of Labor as deputy chief of staff in the Office of the Secretary, and then as deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for …

… Alliance Defending Freedom. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Magna Cum Laude from The Catholic … from Hillsdale College in 2018. Maureen has a passion for writing, and her work has appeared on The Federalist and … Foundation. Though a proud Hoosier from Indianapolis, Indiana, she now lives in the Phoenix, Arizona area and works …

… Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court … French teacher. Schandevel also was on the team of attorneys who successfully represented the Thomas More Law … the Virginia attorney general’s office, Schandevel clerked for the Honorable Stephen R. McCullough on the Court of …

… in the 2015-2016 term. Under Sears’ leadership, ADF attorneys won more than three out of four cases in which they … also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations. Beginning with the … associate solicitor with the Department of Interior under Secretary Donald Hodel. A graduate of the University of …

… Mark Maddoux Board Secretary/Treasurer Mark Maddoux is the former president, CEO, and co-founder of the USA Radio Network, vice president and chief financial officer for International Christian Media, and former head 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 life, and family. He most recently joined ADF in December 2020. From …

… the President Ryan Bangert serves as senior vice president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the … general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, he oversaw the … consumer protection and antitrust divisions, with over 200 attorneys and staff. During his time in government service, …