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… defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a … aid program which they would use at a local Christian school. He has served as general counsel for the Missouri … Williams. Mike was one of the first allied attorneys with ADF and served for 25 years on the Grant Review Committee, …

… Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the freedom of Christians to freely exercise their faith in the marketplace without … French , Warner successfully represented a Christian high school student on appeal at the Second Circuit, where the …

… university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge … on private worship services after hours in vacant public school buildings in the long-running  Bronx Household of …  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s Supreme Court cases, such as  NIFLA  (2018),  …

… of the Center for Public Policy. In this role, he leads ADF’s team of policy experts as they craft legislation and … speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to church, and even perform a religious song at a school talent show. He authored an amicus brief to the U.S. …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at … Kilmartin also directs the Grants & Funding Program which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many of which have …

… both beginning and end of life issues. Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney … Payne graduated cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the … in both Spain and China. On campus, she served on the Student Government Association judicial counsel, led the …

… at Alliance Defending Freedom. In his role, he designs ADF’s academic initiatives and professional-development … and The University of Chicago before returning home to Texas to earn his law degree at The University of Texas School of Law. Graham is the first person in his family to go …