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… had the 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor general for the state of Michigan from 2011-2013. He also worked for a large Michigan law firm and for his own appellate boutique, …

… and provides legal counsel regarding ADF’s core issues to state officials, members and staff of the U.S. Congress, the White House, and federal agencies. Prior to joining ADF, Pruitt served as senior policy analyst at … Research Fellow at the Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and managed a state Senate campaign in Missouri. …

… ADF as a first-year lawyer fellow on the Life Team. Prior to joining ADF, Kisley clerked for the Honorable Eric E. … III on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude , from Notre … with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Kisley is licensed to practice law in Texas. … Kristi Kisley … Legal Counsel … …

… 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 …

… the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, associate, and worship freely. Before joining ADF, … oversaw the state’s regulatory reform efforts and worked to approve legislation on many issues including education, … B.A. in Government: Political Theory from Patrick Henry College in 2012. Spena is a member of the Missouri bar. … …

… Her work focuses on protecting life from conception to natural death. Before joining ADF, Erica clerked on the … a Juris Doctor in 2015 from the Florida State University College of Law where she served as managing editor of the Law … and vice president of the Cuban American Bar Association student chapter. She received her bachelor’s degree from the …

… freedom, the sanctity of life, and family. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee in … a case where the Supreme Court later protected the free speech of pro-life pregnancy centers. In 2012 Bowman obtained … He is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and Michigan and is admitted to practice at the U.S. Supreme …

… teams. Emily holds an M.A. in government from Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in … D.C., and a B.A. in liberal arts from Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire. Now a resident of …

… Mr. Brooks focuses his efforts on protecting freedom of speech, free exercise of religion, and parental rights, and … defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; … In 1995, he received his Master of Divinity from Regent College Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia. He served on …

… advise government officials on policies that promote free speech, religious freedom, parental rights, and the sanctity … States Congress on the importance of protecting free speech and religious liberty in federal law. Sharp has also … speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to church, and …