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… rights and navigate religious liberty issues. Prior to joining ADF, Hirsch clerked for Justice Clint Bolick of the Arizona Supreme Court. She then joined ADF as a litigation fellow for the Life and Legislative teams. … the University of Virginia School of Law in 2019. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow and a member of the state bar of …

… served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as longtime leader of the organization to … Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that includes training, …

… won 15 cases at the U.S. Supreme Court, including serving on Mississippi’s legal team in the case that overturned Roe … Supreme Court in December 2022. Internationally, ADF has a strong track record of success at the European Court of … law firm Ellis, Li & McKinstry, where she served for over 16 years. At ELM, she served as counsel in hundreds of …

… 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 Pedagogy from … in 2016. She joined the Alliance Defending Freedom team in 2017 as Development Administrative Assistant. She enjoys …

… counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend … team that protected California pregnancy centers from being forced to refer for abortion. In Women’s Health Link v. … of $1.2 million dollars. Theriot also co-authored the 2017 law review article, Free to Do No Harm: Conscience …

… Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the freedom of Christians to freely exercise … . He has also defended religious freedom more broadly. In A.H. v. French , Warner successfully represented a Christian …

… role, he helps further the legal objectives of ADF through a comprehensive and strategic communications program, which … in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. From 2004 to 2017, Scott served ADF in a variety of media and … of communications. Before that, he spent 10 years on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, most recently as …

… Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s … In addition to his legal career, Mike has worked on the staff of two Southern Baptist entities. In 1991, he …

… counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on the impact of administrative law on religious freedom, the … family. He most recently joined ADF in December 2020. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee in the Trump …

… vice president at Alliance Defending Freedom and is a member of the Executive Team charged with leading the organization to execute on its strategic objectives. In this role, she oversees … Eggleston previously served at ADF from 2015 to 2017 as the director of professional development for the …