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… defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a … became general counsel for the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission in its Washington, DC office. … Williams. Mike was one of the first allied attorneys with ADF and served for 25 years on the Grant Review Committee, …

… Defending Freedom, where he focuses on academic and religious freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with … In August 2013, Sechler took a break from law practice to become a Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Penn State …

… Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the … both beginning and end of life issues. Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney … and also worked on cases concerning immigration, religious liberty, federalism, the Commerce Clause, criminal …

… a broad range of litigation, with a primary focus on religious liberty, free speech, student privacy, conscience … university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge …  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s Supreme Court cases, such as  NIFLA  (2018),  …

… and Scholarship. In this role, Shafer devotes his efforts to strategic research and innovation. Since joining ADF in 2005, he has litigated religious liberty and free speech cases at the trial and …

… Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out its organizational mission and leads … alliance of church and ministry members to fulfill their religious missions without unnecessary legal barriers. Ziel …

… Chris Potts is a senior writer for Alliance Defending Freedom, sharing stories of Christians who stand up for the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and religious freedom. … Chris Potts is a senior writer for … up for the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and religious freedom. … Chris Potts … Author … Chris Potts …

… Hoffmann serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Academic Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hoffmann clerked for the Honorable Robert J. Luck of the … member of the Center for Academic Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hoffmann clerked for the Honorable Robert J. Luck of the …

… Campaigns and Initiatives Director at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he oversees the Freedom Matters video program and spearheads communications for ADF’s Viewpoint Diversity Score initiative. Prior to joining ADF in 2018, Jay worked at Heartbeat …

… solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of … where she served as volunteer amicus counsel in several ADF cases, including Town of Greece v. Galloway . Following … in 2009. She received her B.A. in Politics and Theology & Religious Studies phi beta kappa from the Catholic University …