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… President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner joined ADF in 2013 As the CEO, president, and general counsel of … that overturned Roe v. Wade . Waggoner successfully argued two of those cases, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil … Seattle law firm Ellis, Li & McKinstry, where she served for over 16 years. At ELM, she served as counsel in hundreds …

… Spena Legal Counsel Logan Spena serves as legal counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending … Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the … graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where he served as an editor on the Virginia Law …

… on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients primarily at the … cases at all levels of federal and state courts, argued two cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals, and filed a wide … speech, and life issues. Before joining ADF, Gray clerked for the Hon G. Steven Agee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for …

… Tyson Langhofer Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Academic Freedom Tyson Langhofer serves as senior counsel … students and faculty at public high schools and colleges in defending their First Amendment rights. For example, in … , he successfully defended a Florida State University student after he was removed as Student Senate President …

… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role at the Center for Academic Freedom representing clients seeking to speak … without fear of unconstitutional government censorship. In this role, he has served as lead counsel in cases such as  … eliminating restrictive “speech zones” and discriminatory student organization funding and recognition policies. Since …

… He interacts with a variety of strategic relationships in translating the mission of the organization while … in Arizona, he now lives in Raleigh with his wife and two daughters (6, 4), and son (1).  … Kyle Barthelson serves … in Arizona, he now lives in Raleigh with his wife and two daughters (6, 4), and son (1).  … Author … Kyle …

… Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law for over 25 years, and currently supervises attorneys and legal staff who specialize in constitutional law, focusing on religious freedom, free … Cortman has litigated hundreds of constitutional law cases in federal and state court. He has argued in the U.S. Supreme …

… Prior to that role, she served as legal counsel of student training and engagement overseeing the Areté Academy … and Journalism Academy. Before joining ADF full-time in 2014, Vizzerra worked as associate counsel at Denali Sourcing Services negotiating contracts for one of the largest banks in the country. She also was a …

… from Miami University (Ohio) with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing in May 2020. Ellie previously interned at the Heritage Foundation in media relations and for Rep. Kevin McCarthy on his campaign finance team. While …

… Vincent Wagner serves as senior counsel with the Center for Parental Rights at Alliance Defending Freedom where he … education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served the state of Arkansas as deputy … and federal judiciary, including leading thirty states in an unclaimed-property dispute before the U.S. Supreme …