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

… counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts to maintain and defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, Christian ministries and religious schools. Prior to joining ADF, Schmitt clerked for …

… counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for Cultural Engagement 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 …

… senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Since … joining ADF in 2015, Galus has represented a wide array of religious ministries, schools, and churches, litigating cases … litigation team in Uzuegbunam v. Preszewski , leading to a U.S. Supreme Court victory ensuring government officials …

… Schandevel serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he … level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has represented a faith-based pregnancy resource center and adoption agency, …

… communities. Cochran dedicated over 30 years of his life to fighting fires and protecting the communities in which … of his Christian faith and beliefs, ADF represented him in a federal lawsuit. A federal court ruled the city of Atlanta discriminated against Cochran’s religious views and violated his First Amendment rights, and …

… Defending Freedom. In this role, Bruno coordinates efforts to provide attorneys who are commissioned as fellows through … legal cases and projects that aim to protect and advance religious freedom, as well as in other Blackstone alumni … Prior to joining ADF in January 2016, Bruno was a partner at the international law firm of Sheppard Mullin …

… president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and … litigated six matters with at least $1 billion at stake. A recent study concluded that among all frequent Supreme … had the 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor …

… Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the … worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General as a deputy attorney general for five years. While at the AG’s … and also worked on cases concerning immigration, religious liberty, federalism, the Commerce Clause, criminal …

… Harle serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Life and leads her team’s litigation and advocacy efforts to defend pro-life laws around the nation. She also works … the U.S. Supreme Court in NIFLA v. Becerra , resulting in a free-speech victory for pro-life pregnancy centers. She was …