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… As a principal strategist, Pruitt oversees the federal and state government relations teams and provides legal counsel regarding ADF’s core issues to state officials, members and staff of the U.S. Congress, the … and is also admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court. … Zack Pruitt … Senior Counsel, Director of U.S. …

… He was part of the legal team that represented cake artist Jack Phillips in  Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights … Supreme Court wins,  Reed v. Town of Gilbert  and  Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn . Tedesco has …

… is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the … protected freedom of churches, religious schools, and Christian ministries to exercise their faith without … to become a Blackstone Fellow. She is admitted to the state bar of California, the District of Columbia, the U.S. …

… as lead counsel for nurse Sandra Rojas in her landmark case under the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act. … Academy Honor Corps. Sterett is also a member of the Christian Legal Society and has served on the Board of … district and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Sterett is a graduate of Regent University’s School of …

… Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal … country. Blake served as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant … and state appeals, including before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She received the …

… of personal identity and desires; defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the … investigations by the attorney general of New York. When the ACLU sued to overturn New Hampshire’s tuition tax … from 2002 through 2011. Mr. Brooks is a member of the state bars of New York and North Carolina. He has been …

… ADF, Neihart clerked for judges on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and the Colorado Court of Appeals. He also practiced … insurance companies, and hospitals in both federal and state courts. Neihart earned his J.D. from the Sturm College …

… the Texas attorney general. In those roles, he oversaw the state’s Special Litigation Unit, which handled critical … the verdict Bangert achieved in the Janvey v. Maldonado case as the #1 verdict in the securities category for … the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Bangert is a member of the Philadelphia …

… Jacob Reed serves as legal counsel for the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom. Reed litigates on behalf of churches, Christian ministries, and religious schools to defend their … resolution and constitutional law. He graduated from Kent State University summa cum laude in 2016 with a B.A. in …

… children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served the state of Arkansas as deputy solicitor general. There he represented Arkansas at all levels of the state and federal judiciary, including leading thirty states … in an unclaimed-property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court, and defending Arkansas’s pro-life laws before the U.S. …