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… ADF Church & Ministry Alliance ADF Church Alliance is a legal membership program that exists to help best prepare and protect churches in the U.S. by … religious liberty legal services. ADF Church Alliance attorneys are available to answer questions, conduct document …

… defending churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a … Pastor Chris Williams. Mike was one of the first allied attorneys with ADF and served for 25 years on the Grant Review Committee, …

… President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner joined ADF in 2013 As the CEO, president, and general counsel of … members in seven global offices as well as 4,500 network attorneys engaged in litigation, legislation, training, … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the …

… of the Center for Cultural Engagement and Scholarship. In this role, Shafer devotes his efforts to strategic research and innovation. Since joining ADF in 2005, he has litigated religious liberty and free …

… professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of Regents of … university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus activist groups. He led the challenge …  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s Supreme Court cases, such as  NIFLA  (2018),  …

… he is a key member of the Center for Life Team working to defend pro-life speech and protect medical rights of … forum in city buses. He was also one of several ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team with …

… Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts to maintain and defend the constitutionally protected freedom … ministries and religious schools. Prior to joining ADF, Schmitt clerked for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on … and litigated as an associate attorney at Ice Miller LLP in Indianapolis. He also served as an officer in the United …

… of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, …

… assistant general counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out its organizational mission and leads …

… of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Just prior to joining ADF, Widmalm-Delphonse clerked for the Honorable Sara Ellis … attorney with the Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he represented clients …