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… is the director of the Center for Life and leads her team’s litigation and advocacy efforts to defend pro-life laws around the nation. She also works … arguments in a wide variety of constitutional cases. In 2017, she was selected as a U.S. Supreme Court Fellow, …

… with the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore for 25 years, 19 of those as a partner in the litigation department. In 2017, he took early retirement from Cravath in order to … of New York. When the ACLU sued to overturn New Hampshire’s tuition tax credit, Mr. Brooks represented Christian …

… ADF as a first-year lawyer fellow on the Life Team. Prior to joining ADF, Kisley clerked for the Honorable Eric E. Murphy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the … in English. Kisley is licensed to practice law in Texas. … about us opt-in … Kristi Kisley …

… as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of … federal and state appeals, including before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She received the …

… leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, which is dedicated to recruiting, engaging with, and strategically deploying over 4,700 attorneys aligned with ADF’s mission to protect and promote life, religious liberty, … family, and parental rights. Attorneys in ADF’s network have played important roles in hundreds of precedent-setting …

… The Heritage Foundation and public affairs chief in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. From 2004 to 2017, Scott served ADF in a variety of media and … vice president of communications. Before that, he spent 10 years on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, most …

… Defending Freedom. In this role, Bruno coordinates efforts to provide attorneys who are commissioned as fellows through … property litigation and was co-leader of the firm’s intellectual property practice group that consisted of more … in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and California. … about us opt-in … Nathaniel Bruno … Nathaniel Bruno …

… David A. Cortman Senior Counsel, Vice President of U.S. Litigation David A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and … Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law for over 25 years, and currently supervises attorneys and legal staff … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional …

… Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, … from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the state bar of …

… students and professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. … university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge …  (2018),  Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018),  Trinity Lutheran  (2017),  Hobby Lobby/Conestoga Wood  (2015), as well as other …