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… Counsel Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she … and also worked on cases concerning immigration, religious liberty, federalism, the Commerce Clause, criminal … her interest in First Amendment and pro-life issues. Payne is a member of the bars of the Indiana Supreme Court, the …

… Roger G. Brooks serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Mr. … order to devote his energies to advancing free speech and religious liberty. Mr. Brooks’ years of commercial practice …

… counsel and director of strategic engagement with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the … a broad range of litigation, with a primary focus on religious liberty, free speech, student privacy, conscience rights of …

… Chris Schandevel serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he … level, preserving lower-court victories and seeking to overturn unjust results. Among other clients, he has … in 2009. A member of the state bar of Virginia, Schandevel is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and …

… Kyle McCutcheon serves as corporate counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, McCutcheon advises ADF and … McCutcheon focused his practice on advising churches, religious schools, and other ministries belonging to ADF’s … in 2012, and completed his Juris Doctorate in 2014. He is a member of the state bar of Arizona and Missouri. …

… Counsel Matt Bowman serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on the impact of administrative law on religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and family. He most … first in his class at Ave Maria School of Law in 2003. He is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and …

… 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the … became general counsel for the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission in its Washington, DC office. … Corps, (JAG) before entering private law practice in what is today called The Whitehead Law Firm, LLC. Mike and his …

… Scott Scharpen Board Member Scott Scharpen is the Chief Strategy Officer for Mission Increase (MI), a 501c3 organization whose mission is to equip nonprofits, givers, and churches to multiply their … and education of their children. A member of the Alliance Defending Freedom board of directors since 2018, Scott also …

… and vice president of advocacy strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she … and policy recommendations on life, marriage, and religious freedom consistent with Constitutional principles. …

… Jim Campbell serves as chief legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he leads the U.S. Legal Advocacy … counsel with ADF. In that role, he defended his clients’ religious freedom and freedom of speech, with a particular … of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. Campbell is admitted to the state bars of Ohio, Arizona, and Nebraska. …