Search

… John Bursch Senior Counsel, Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch … position. Bursch served as solicitor general for the state of Michigan from 2011-2013. He also worked for a large …

Michael Farris, Jr., serves as Legal Content Manager for Alliance Defending Freedom and is a Virginia-born Mountain West lover who is currently bogged down in the Deep South.

… Ryan Tucker Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance … maintain and defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, Christian ministries and religious schools to …

… leaders. Also, John speaks at events regarding the topics of religious liberty, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family. John received a Bachelors … in Sacred Theology (STB) from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, and a Master’s of Business …

… general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, he oversaw the … in government service, Bangert handled a diverse array of matters involving Big Tech, election law, civil rights, … partner at Baker Botts L.L.P., where he was a member of the firm’s commercial litigation and appellate practice …

… 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 represented Arkansas at all levels of the state and federal judiciary, including leading thirty …

… 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 … Court. And he regularly represents clients in friend-of-the-court briefs filed in state and federal appellate …

… for Judge Monica Gordo on Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. She also served as a criminal prosecutor in the … Doctor in 2015 from the Florida State University College of Law. She was the managing editor of the Law Review and a founding member of the FSU Student …

… 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 …

… Jeremy Tedesco Senior Counsel, Senior Vice President of Corporate Engagement Jeremy Tedesco serves as senior counsel and senior vice president of corporate engagement for Alliance Defending Freedom. In … communications, during which time he was a lead convener of the Philadelphia Statement , a movement dedicated to …