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… Church Alliance is a legal membership program that exists to help best prepare and protect churches in the U.S. by … culture that threatens their ability to serve and to carry out their missions. Through membership, ADF Ministry Alliance … to best prepare and protect them—even advocating on behalf of ministries in court if necessary and appropriate. Learn …

… respond to opportunities. As the first president, CEO, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, Sears led all … Edwin Meese III, including service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of the Criminal Section for the Western … The New York Times , The Washington Post , the Associated Press, The Washington Times , The Seattle Post-Intelligencer …

… Kristen Waggoner CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner joined ADF in 2013 As the … courts and tribunals. It has also successfully secured the release of hundreds of imprisoned Christians around the … members in seven global offices as well as [adf:network_attorney_count] network attorneys engaged in litigation, …

… advises ADF and its subsidiaries on a broad range of issues, including but not limited to corporate governance, … TASER International, Inc.) before serving as an assistant attorney general with the office of the Arizona Attorney General. A …

… Lathan Watts VP of Public Affairs Lathan Watts serves as VP of Public Affairs … He represents ADF at external events, conferences and press conference, and in media. He serves as liaison between … communication, specifically for the ADF President and General Counsel. He also develops communications content—to …

… Board Member Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending churches and ministries from trial courts … would use at a local Christian school. He has served as general counsel for the Missouri Baptist Convention and …

… Denise Harle Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Life Denise Harle serves as senior counsel with … . Prior to joining ADF, Harle served as deputy solicitor general in the Office of the Florida Attorney General, where she drafted appellate briefs and …

… to joining ADF in March 2023, Campbell was the solicitor general in the office of Nebraska Attorney General Douglas J. Peterson and Michael T. Hilgers. …

… Don Ziel Vice President of Church & Ministry Alliance and Assistant General Counsel Don Ziel serves as vice president of the … In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out its organizational mission and leads a team helping an …

… Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating both beginning and end of life issues. … joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General as a deputy attorney general for five years. While at …