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… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … Kilmartin was a trial and appellate litigator in Big Law for just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin successfully …

… God’s call in his life, Clyde entered seminary seeking to become a full-time pastor. Now over 80 years old, Clyde … the Reeds’ primary mission is to serve the local community by visiting hospitals, senior living centers, Alzheimer's … Town of Gilbert, which included fines or even jail time. ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman argued to the Supreme Court …

… religious freedom and the sanctity of life. Before joining ADF, Thompson served as an assistant solicitor general in the … matters, including defending constitutional challenges to Texas laws and claims against state officials. For … example, Thompson defended numerous challenges to Texas abortion laws and represented the state in its successful …

… Defending Freedom. In this role, Bruno coordinates efforts to provide attorneys who are commissioned as fellows through the ADF Blackstone Legal Fellowship with opportunities to … Bruno also served for many years on his prior firm’s pro bono committee, leading efforts to provide access to …

… faith-based organization in advancing the God-given right to live and speak the truth in the U.S. and around the world. She oversees more than 450 ADF team members in eight global offices. Since 2011, ADF has … and other leading courts and tribunals and has secured the release of more than 1,000 imprisoned Christians. After …

… the freedom of Christian ministries, schools, and churches to exercise their faith without interference. In his prior role at ADF, Lippelmann was responsible for the most advanced and complex litigation in support of pro-life laws. Prior to joining ADF, Lippelmann worked as an …

… of strategic communications plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops … crisis communications processes and plans. Prior to joining ADF, Watts spent nearly 20 years in various roles …

… freedom, the sanctity of life, and family. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee in … to joining HHS, Bowman was an accomplished litigator at ADF for over ten years. He filed and argued NIFLA v. Becerra … where the Supreme Court later protected the free speech of pro-life pregnancy centers. In 2012 Bowman obtained the first …

… defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; … opportunities in colleges and schools.  Prior to joining ADF in 2018, Mr. Brooks worked with the New York law firm of … pregnancy centers against intrusive investigations by the attorney general of New York. When the ACLU sued to …

… university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge to New York City’s ban on …  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s Supreme Court cases, such as  NIFLA  (2018),  …