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… joined ADF in 2023 Lisa Fullerton is the President and CEO of A Novel Idea, dba Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Cinnabon, … which has been a multi-unit franchise operator in San Antonio, Texas since 2000. Lisa has been heavily involved … work. Lisa has also been a small business advocate at the city and state level working with legislators to minimize …

… Ali Kilmartin Senior Counsel, Vice President of Allied Legal Affairs Alison (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as … mandate, which ultimately resulted in a win in Zubik v. Burwell. Kilmartin earned her J.D. summa cum laude and was … mandate, which ultimately resulted in a win in Zubik v. Burwell. Kilmartin earned her J.D. summa cum laude and was …

… to neutralize mounting corporate hostility to people of faith and to encourage corporations to respect free … Freedom Team, defending the First Amendment freedoms of college students and student organizations on university … Before joining ADF in 2019, Ross worked at the Law Office of Scott D. Bergthold where he represented cities and …

… U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System  case in 1999, challenging the university’s requirement that … campus activist groups. He led the challenge to New York City’s ban on private worship services after hours in vacant …

… heavy fines, or other punishment. In Country Mill Farms v. City of East Lansing , she has defended the constitutionally … on the trial team in Stormans v. Wiesman , a pivotal case in defense of freedom of conscience for pharmacists in …

… Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and ministries from … 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 …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life speech … preserving the freedoms of speech and religion. In NIFLA v. Becerra he was part of the Supreme Court team that … forced to refer for abortion. In Women’s Health Link v. City of Ft. Wayne, Ind. , Theriot defended the freedom of a …

… for Judge Monica Gordo on Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. She also served as a criminal prosecutor in the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office where she tried more than a … She also served as a criminal prosecutor in the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office where she tried more than a …

… Nathaniel Bruno Senior Counsel, Vice President of Blackstone Alumni Services Nathaniel (Nate) Bruno serves … more than 30 adoptions of children out of the Los Angeles County foster care system. Bruno received his juris doctor … more than 30 adoptions of children out of the Los Angeles County foster care system. Bruno received his juris doctor …

… Freedom. In this role, he oversees the spiritual care of ADF team members, speaks at ADF events and conferences, … where he served until he was appointed fire chief for the city of Atlanta, Georgia in 2008. His exemplary service … resumed his post as Atlanta Fire Chief in 2010. After the city of Atlanta terminated Cochran’s employment because of …