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… spent most of his career as a partner in the powerhouse law firm of Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, D.C. He … In August 2013, Sechler took a break from law practice to become a Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Penn State … Murnaghan, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Sechler is an active member of the District of …

… school policies that usurp the right of parents to direct life-critical therapeutic choices for their own children; and … joining ADF in 2018, Mr. Brooks worked with the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore for 25 years, 19 of those … While in private practice, Mr. Brooks also advocated pro bono for religious freedom. He successfully defended …

… Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, … earned her Juris Doctor in 2010 from Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy, where she graduated first in her … a Blackstone Fellow. She is admitted to the state bar of California, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Supreme Court, …

… and public advocacy. ADF also provides legal resources to nearly 4,000 churches and ministries through its Ministry … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the … Court Justice Richard B. Sanders, Waggoner joined Seattle law firm Ellis, Li & McKinstry, where she served for over 16 …

… provided strategy, research, and policy recommendations on life, marriage, and religious freedom consistent with … as senior legal counsel at an international human rights law firm, East Asia team leader in the U.S. Department of … Harvard Law School. She is a member of the state bars of California and the District of Columbia and is admitted to …

… In this role, her efforts are directed toward protecting life from conception to natural death and defending the … before legislative committees on the constitutionality of pro-life legislation. Burke began her career with the Judge … JAG School and on the editorial board of the Air Force Law Review . In response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. …

… litigated at the U.S. Supreme Court: Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil … of amicus briefs on religious freedom, free speech, and life issues. Before joining ADF, Gray clerked for the Hon G. Steven Agee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 2009–2011 and for the Hon. Bobby R. Baldock on …

… Morrow Hawley Senior Counsel, Vice President of Center for Life & Regulatory Practice Erin Morrow Hawley serves as … Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hawley practiced appellate law at Kirkland and Ellis LLP, Bancroft LLP, and King & … Wilkinson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Hawley received her bachelor’s degree in Animal …

… and Scholarship. In this role, Shafer devotes his efforts to strategic research and innovation. Since joining ADF in … litigation. Thereafter, he practiced in a Cincinnati-based law partnership that he co-founded, which focused on public … their children, including the In Re Rachel L. case in California; vindicating the rights of religious institutions …

… Initiatives. Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon. Vrdolyak earned her J.D. from …