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… the Church and Ministry Alliance at Alliance Defending Freedom. Bongiorno practices First Amendment law, primarily … where she assisted in upholding the First Amendment rights of pro-life organizations and advocates. Bongiorno earned her … and Spanish from Eastern Michigan University. She is a 2017 First Liberty Fellow. Bongiorno is admitted to the …

… Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating both beginning and end of life issues. … cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the Indiana Law …

… Phil Sechler serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on academic and religious freedom. … trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his career as a partner in the …

… John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and … supreme court cases, and he has successfully litigated six matters with at least $1 billion at stake. A recent study …

… Wilkinson serves as law clerk for Alliance Defending Freedom. He is an English-Qualified attorney and a specialist on conscience rights, parental rights, and free speech. … involving fundamental freedoms before the European Court of Human Rights and the Courts of England and Wales. He has …

… Campaigns and Initiatives Director at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he oversees the Freedom Matters video program and spearheads communications for ADF’s …

… serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Just prior to joining ADF, …

… Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending … of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer , “the playground case.” In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s … on Southern Baptist views of family, faith, and religious freedom. In 1995-2001, he was executive vice president and …

… Suzanne Beecher serves as legal counsel for the Center for Conscience Initiatives at Alliance Defending Freedom. Prior to joining ADF, Beecher was the director of student programs at the Institute for Human Ecology at The …

… and special counsel to the president at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees ADF’s regulatory practice, government … general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, he oversaw the … in government service, Bangert handled a diverse array of matters involving Big Tech, election law, civil rights, …