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… Vice President of Academic Affairs and Strategic Affairs at Alliance Defending Freedom. In his role, he designs ADF’s … Society, where he serves on the executive committee for the Professional Responsibility & Legal Education … bachelor’s degree summa cum laude at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa …

… Denise Harle Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Life Denise Harle serves as senior counsel with Alliance … and worked for several years as an appellate litigator at a large firm in California. Harle earned bachelor’s …

… 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 students to “equal access” to student union space for Bible study and prayer meetings at a public university. …

… also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations. Beginning with the … equipped to defend religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage and family. These attorneys have reported more … in the graduation of more than 1,800 outstanding law students—representing 227 schools and 21 countries—from the …

… Board Member Scott Scharpen is the Chief Strategy Officer for Mission Increase (MI), a 501c3 organization whose mission … resources since its founding in 1999. Prior to his work at Mission Increase, Scott served as president of the The … pastor and board member) and the operation of a pro-life licensed mobile pregnancy clinic from 2013 to 2019. …

… Matt Sharp Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Legislative Advocacy Matt Sharp serves as senior counsel … and free speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to church, and even perform a religious song at a school talent show. He authored an amicus brief to the …

… Payne Legal Counsel Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by … and end of life issues. Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General as a deputy …

… Ross Legal Counsel Michael Ross serves as legal counsel for the Corporate Engagement Team with Alliance Defending … to respect free speech, religious freedom, and life. Ross previously served on the Center for Academic … Team, defending the First Amendment freedoms of college students and student organizations on university campuses. …

… In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court victories and … the Virginia attorney general’s office, Schandevel clerked for the Honorable Stephen R. McCullough on the Court of … he founded a student organization called Advocates for Life at Virginia Law. He also completed ADF’s Blackstone …

… Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Legislative Advocacy. In this role, her efforts are directed toward protecting life from conception to natural death and defending the … rank of lieutenant colonel, she served as an instructor at the USAF JAG School and on the editorial board of the Air …