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… counsel on the Center for Life Team at Alliance Defending Freedom. Prior to joining ADF, Wilson served as chief of … abortion, gender dysphoria, elections, and other matters. Before entering government service, Wilson worked in … appellate courts around the country. He also maintained an active pro bono practice focusing on religious freedom …

… Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the … cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the Indiana Law Journal and won best brief in …

… Phil Sechler serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on academic and religious freedom. … around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his career as a partner in the … the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Sechler is an active member of the District of Columbia Bar and is …

… Cody Barnett serves as legal counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team, where he represents … his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also served as president of the Christian Legal Society and as an articles editor for the Kentucky Law Journal.  He …

… Erik Baptist serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, focusing on administrative litigation and regulatory … clients on litigation, regulatory, and enforcement matters. Prior to working at Wiley, Baptist served as a … People Shaping Policy in Washington in 2024. He is an active member of the D.C. and Virginia Bars. He is also …

… and director of regulatory practice for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he leads the team focusing on the impact of … religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and family. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee … Office for Civil Rights. Prior to joining HHS, Bowman was an accomplished litigator at ADF for over ten years. He filed …

… and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at Alliance Defending Freedom. 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 … and as chief of staff and then deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for …

… Tucker serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees all litigation efforts to maintain and … under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian business …

… He was local counsel with his son, Jonathan, also an attorney, in Trinity Lutheran Church 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 …

… Greg Chafuen serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Public Policy. He … a white-collar defense litigator at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Washington, D.C. and one year as a law clerk to the Hon. …