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… Alliance Defending Freedom advocates for your right to freely live out your faith. As an alliance-building legal organization, we unite … protecting religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family.   … Alliance Defending Freedom advocates …

… Julia Payne Legal Counsel Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for … both beginning and end of life issues. Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney … argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, the Southern District of Indiana, and Indiana state …

… and execution of strategic communications plans for ADF expansion into state legal advocacy in collaboration with … He represents ADF at external events, conferences and press conference, and in media. He serves as liaison between … General Counsel. He also develops communications content—to include messaging documents, fact sheets, opinion …

… responsible for working with U.S. legal litigation leaders to understand opportunities, needs, goals and priorities for client development; leveraging ADF networks to identify potential clients; and communicating … coordinating amicus efforts at state supreme courts, circuit courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Harvey has also …

… Appellate Advocacy Team, where he represents various ADF clients before appellate courts across the country. … Rehnquist Fellow at Cooper & Kirk PLLC.  He then went on to clerk for the Honorable Amul R. Thapar and the Honorable … Kethledge, both of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and for the Honorable Justin R. Walker of the U.S. …

… President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner joined ADF in 2013 As the CEO, president, and general counsel of … and public advocacy. ADF also provides legal resources to nearly 4,000 churches and ministries through its Ministry … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the …

… Jim Campbell Chief Legal Counsel Jim Campbell joined ADF in 2023 Jim Campbell serves as chief legal counsel with … Church and Ministry Alliance, and advocacy strategy. Prior to joining ADF in March 2023, Campbell was the solicitor … M. Batchelder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. Campbell is admitted to the state bars of Ohio, …

… of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon. Vrdolyak earned her J.D. from …

… solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state of … before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She received the Best Brief Award from National … where she served as volunteer amicus counsel in several ADF cases, including Town of Greece v. Galloway . Following …

… Catie Kelley Former Legal Counsel Catie Byrd Kelley served as legal counsel for the Center for Life at Alliance … and preparing resources on every state’s abortion laws for ADF attorneys and allies to support and advise pro-life states, medical professionals, …