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… As the CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner leads the … 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 …

… her J.D., with highest distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law and was selected for Order of the … completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… Ministry Alliance, and advocacy strategy. Before joining ADF in March 2023, Campbell was the solicitor general in the office of Nebraska Attorney General Douglas J. Peterson and Michael … Court Best Brief Award from the National Association of Attorneys General for the brief he filed in that case. Before …

… Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending … Pastor Chris Williams. Mike was one of the first allied attorneys with ADF and served for 25 years on the Grant Review Committee, …

… Jordan Lorence serves as senior counsel and director of strategic engagement with Alliance Defending Freedom, … and professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of …  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s Supreme Court cases, such as  NIFLA  (2018),  …

… (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen … which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many … Law for just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin successfully …

… from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … in the 2015-2016 term. Under Sears’ leadership, ADF attorneys won more than three out of four cases in which they … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients primarily at the appellate level and specializes in litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals. Since 2011, Gray has served on the main …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Parental Rights. In this role, she leads … of their children. In 2023, Anderson, together with allied attorneys, successfully defended parents in Wisconsin, and … the fundamental rights of parents. Anderson’s work at ADF began in 2015, focusing on protecting the conscience …

… 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 … litigating cases at all levels of state and federal court. Galus has successfully briefed and argued appeals …