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… focuses on academic and religious freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with … trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his … Scalia School of Law at George Mason University and at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he continues to teach …

… for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Academic Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hoffmann clerked for the Honorable Robert J. Luck of the … Fellow. Before law school, Hoffmann graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science with honors …

… focus on parental rights and advocacy strategy. She joined ADF in 2021 to support its strategic initiatives for influencing culture to preserve the fundamental rights of parents to guide and educate their children in accordance … Mason University in 1992, and a Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1996. She has been a …

… Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as … from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Public Policy. In this role, he leads ADF’s team of policy experts as they craft legislation and … rights, and the sanctity of human life. Since joining ADF in 2010, Sharp has authored federal and state …

… her J.D., with highest distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law and was selected for Order of the … 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 …

… As the CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner leads the … the world. Waggoner oversees the efforts of more than 400 ADF team members in seven global offices as well as … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the …

… Jordan Lorence serves as senior counsel and director of strategic engagement with Alliance Defending Freedom, … with a primary focus on religious liberty, free speech, student privacy, conscience rights of creative professionals, …  at the New Mexico Supreme Court. Lorence has worked on ADF’s Supreme Court cases, such as  NIFLA  (2018),  …

… (Ali) M. Kilmartin serves as senior counsel and chief of staff to CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen … approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many of which have set national and multinational precedents. From …

… Lathan Watts serves as vice president of public affairs for Alliance Defending Freedom. In that … 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 …