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… Kristen Waggoner leads the faith-based organization in advancing the God-given right to live and speak the truth … and other leading courts and tribunals and has secured the release of more than 1,000 imprisoned Christians. After … Court Justice Richard B. Sanders, Waggoner practiced law for over 16 years at a Seattle firm before joining ADF in …

… which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many … 2021, Kilmartin was a senior executive service appointee in the Trump Administration, serving the U.S. Department of … and as chief of staff and then deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for …

… Lathan Watts serves as vice president of public affairs for Alliance Defending Freedom. In that role, he has overseen the development and execution … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops …

… Jake Warner serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the … In A.H. v. French , Warner successfully represented a Christian high school student on appeal at the Second …

… ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Widmar v. Vincent (454 US 263), establishing the right of Christian students to “equal access” to student union space for Bible study and prayer meetings at a public university. …

… professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of Regents of …  (2015), as well as other Supreme Court cases such as  Christian Legal Society v. Martinez (2010),  Good News Club … and  Witters v. Washington State Department of Services for the Blind  (1985). Lorence has made media appearances on …

… on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the … pregnancy resource center and adoption agency, a Christian photographer, a college student and conservative … the Virginia attorney general’s office, Schandevel clerked for the Honorable Stephen R. McCullough on the Court of …

… Michael Ross serves as legal counsel for the Corporate Engagement Team with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he assists in developing and implementing successful legal solutions and … Vanderbilt Law School, where he served as president of the Christian Legal Society and executive authorities editor for …

… Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role at the Center for Academic Freedom representing clients seeking to speak … without fear of unconstitutional government censorship. In this role, he has served as lead counsel in cases such as  … eliminating restrictive “speech zones” and discriminatory student organization funding and recognition policies. Since …

… 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 … Freedom in Atlanta. She also served as president of the Christian Legal Society and as an officer for the Advocates …