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… International Paul Coleman serves as executive director of ADF International from its headquarters in Vienna, … advocacy and operations of the global, alliance-building legal organization. Specializing in international human rights and European law, Coleman has been involved in more than 20 cases before the European …

… Brett Harvey Senior Counsel, Vice President of Client and Alliance Engagement Brett Harvey serves as … In this role, he is responsible for working with U.S. legal litigation leaders to understand opportunities, needs, … courts, circuit courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Harvey has also litigated in a variety of state and federal courts, …

… Emilie Kao Senior Counsel, Vice President of Advocacy Strategy Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and … Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports ADF’s legal and … on International Human Rights” essay series. She has testified before the U.S. Congress and spoken at the …

… Julia Payne Legal Counsel Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for … Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating both beginning and end of life issues. … Attorney General as a deputy attorney general for five years. While at the AG’s office, she managed all of Indiana’s …

… 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 … University with a Bachelor’s in Piano Performance. Shortly after, she left her home state of Minnesota to pursue a …

… for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Strategic Relations & Training team. In this role, … to help them secure positions of leadership throughout the legal system. She serves a key role working on a number of … the sanctity of life, and the right to privacy. She has testified before state legislatures across the country. …

… Tedesco serves as senior counsel and senior vice president of corporate engagement for Alliance Defending Freedom. In … Amendment cases at the highest levels. He was part of the legal team that represented cake artist Jack Phillips in  … also the lead brief writer in two other U.S. Supreme Court wins,  Reed v. Town of Gilbert  and  Arizona Christian School …

… Zack Pruitt serves as senior counsel and director of U.S. government relations at Alliance Defending Freedom. … and legislative work at the national level on behalf of the broader ADF legislative advocacy team. As a principal … federal and state government relations teams and provides legal counsel regarding ADF’s core issues to state officials, …

… cum laude from Miami University (Ohio) with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing in May 2020. Ellie previously … by requiring the group to issue “trigger warnings.” Ellie has been a vocal advocate for the First Amendment and life issues …

… ADF in 2017 Michael Farris is the former President & CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom. He served in this capacity … ADF, Farris was founding president of both the Home School Legal Defense Association (1983) and Patrick Henry College … law (with honors) from the University of London. Farris has specialized in constitutional appellate litigation. In …