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… the world. Waggoner oversees the efforts of more than 400 ADF team members in seven global offices as well as [adf:network_attorney_count] network attorneys engaged in litigation, legislation, training, … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the …

… from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … in the 2015-2016 term. Under Sears’ leadership, ADF attorneys won more than three out of four cases in which they … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… of strategic communications plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, … Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and in the media. Watts also develops … crisis communications processes and plans. Prior to joining ADF, Watts spent nearly 20 years in various roles …

… M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner at Alliance Defending Freedom. Kilmartin also directs the … in Big Law for just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin …

… in civil litigation and constitutional law. Before joining ADF, Langhofer was a partner with Stinson LLP, where he … on free speech issues in television, radio, and print media. He has appeared as a guest and written pieces for … Law in 1999, graduating cum laude . Langhofer is admitted to practice in multiple states, the Supreme Court, and …

… member of the U.S. Legal Team. In this role, she supports ADF’s legal and legislative objectives through culture … principles. She convened coalitions of strategic partners to support the protection of religious freedom and launched … She has been interviewed and quoted extensively in the media, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, …

… for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, … completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on … More Than Mere “Constitutional Window Dressing”: Why the Press Clause Should Protect a Limited Right to Gather …

… Natalie D. Thompson serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where her practice in the … religious freedom and the sanctity of life. Before joining ADF, Thompson served as an assistant solicitor general in the … matters, including defending constitutional challenges to Texas laws and claims against state officials. For …

… practicing law for over 25 years, and currently supervises attorneys and legal staff who specialize in constitutional … v. Preczewski , successfully securing nominal damages to hold government officials liable for constitutional … from 2013-17. He regularly appears as a guest in major media outlets. He earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Regent …

… of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, … conferences and comments in television, radio, and print media. Kiefer earned her Juris Doctor in 2010 from Oak Brook …