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… law, primarily advising Church and Ministry Alliance members to best protect their religious liberty rights. Prior to joining ADF, Bongiorno worked for Thomas More Society, where she assisted in upholding the First Amendment rights of pro-life organizations and advocates. Bongiorno earned her J.D. …

… John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch … all frequent Supreme Court advocates who did not work for the federal government, he had the 3rd highest success … He received his J.D. magna cum laude in 1997 from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he served as Chief …

… Mark Maddoux is the former president, CEO, and co-founder of the USA Radio Network, vice president and chief financial officer for International Christian Media, and former head of … and leaders. A member of the Alliance Defending Freedom Board of Directors since 1994, Maddoux currently serves as …

… served at 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 Honorable …

… Ryan Bangert serves as senior vice president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the … Lawyer ranked the verdict Bangert achieved in the Janvey v. Maldonado case as the #1 verdict in the securities category for …

… Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, … and girls to fair athletic competition, including Soule v. Connecticut Association of Schools and Hecox v. Little . … Kiefer earned her Juris Doctor in 2010 from Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy, where she graduated …

… at the U.S. Supreme Court: Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights … of amicus briefs on religious freedom, free speech, and life issues. Before joining ADF, Gray clerked for the Hon G. Steven Agee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for …

… (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen … and as chief of staff and then deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for … mandate, which ultimately resulted in a win in Zubik v. Burwell. Kilmartin earned her J.D. summa cum laude and was …

… Jared Dobbs serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Corporate Counsel team. Before joining ADF, Dobbs … in Sacramento, California. He received his J.D. from the University of the Pacific – McGeorge School of Law in 2022, …

… including serving on Mississippi’s legal team in the case that overturned Roe v. Wade . Waggoner successfully … Seattle law firm Ellis, Li & McKinstry, where she served for over 16 years. At ELM, she served as counsel in hundreds … Gallwey v. Grimm (financial aid to religious university students), and State v. Hamlin (clergy-penitent privilege). …