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… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 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 …

… for the Institute on Religion and Democracy. She has been an ardent pro-life advocate for decades and has supported Alliance Defending Freedom in this area of litigation for years. Prior to … Schlossberg also served on the advisory board for Theology Matters, Presbyterians Pro-Life, and OneByOne. She …

… Anderson serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Parental … and girls. Her litigation practice also includes Privacy Matters v. United States Department of Education, one of … to bodily privacy. Prior to joining ADF, Anderson was an associate attorney with Ellis, Li & McKinstry, PLLC, in …

… 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 …