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… Counsel Kelly Howard serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for … worked as a litigation associate at a large law firm in Washington, D.C. After law school, Howard served as a law clerk to Judge Leslie H. Southwick of the U.S. Court of Appeals for …

… Bryan Neihart serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for … of Appeals. He also practiced law with a litigation firm in Denver, Colorado where he primarily represented businesses, insurance companies, and hospitals in both federal and state courts. Neihart earned his J.D. …

… Counsel Cody Barnett serves as legal counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team, where he … Rehnquist Fellow at Cooper & Kirk PLLC.  He then went on to clerk for the Honorable Amul R. Thapar and the Honorable … his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also …

… and federal government relations director at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he promotes ADF’s policy and legislative work … and provides legal counsel regarding ADF’s core issues to members and staff of the U.S. Congress, the White House, …

… Nichols serves as legal counsel with the Alliance Defending Freedom Center for Legislative Advocacy. She is an … She is passionate about protecting the ability of citizens to fulfill their callings by protecting conscience rights for … conscience rights. Prior to joining ADF, Nichols was in private practice in the areas of business law, estate …

… Jeremiah Galus serves as 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 … litigation team in Uzuegbunam v. Preszewski , leading to a U.S. Supreme Court victory ensuring government officials …

… Lathan Watts serves as VP of Public Affairs at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees the development and execution … plans for ADF expansion into state legal advocacy in collaboration with the legal (legislative primarily), CMA, … General Counsel. He also develops communications content—to include messaging documents, fact sheets, opinion …

… as senior counsel for regulatory litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom. Over the last decade, she has been on the … precedent-setting cases challenging federal overreach in courts across the country. Blake served as deputy … solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of …

… Counsel Phil Sechler serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on academic and religious … freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with substantial first-chair trial … In August 2013, Sechler took a break from law practice to become a Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Penn State …

… Eggleston serves as executive vice president at Alliance Defending Freedom and is a member of the Executive Team charged with leading the organization to execute on its strategic objectives. In this role, she oversees various departments including …