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… from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that … v. Burwell in the 2015-2016 term. Under Sears’ leadership, ADF attorneys won more than three out of four cases in which … Columbia (inactive), and Kentucky bar associations. He has helped fashion the language for numerous state and federal …

… Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it carries out its organizational mission and leads a … ministry and in operations leadership. Before joining ADF, Ziel served as senior director of Legal Services and … international organization active in 191 countries. Ziel helped launch and direct Cru’s legal internship program which …

… U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Mike’s client, giving the church equal access to a grant available to other … SCOTUS ruled 6-3 in favor of Christian parents in Maine who sought equal access to a tuition aid program which they … Williams. Mike was one of the first allied attorneys with ADF and served for 25 years on the Grant Review Committee, …

Scott Scharpen is president and founder of The Scharpen Foundation, a Christian non-profit organization.

… in our culture. Chandler is also the architect of the ADF Summit on Religious Liberty, the organization’s flagship … Chandler spent the first several years of his career at ADF working with the U.S. legal division, including overseeing an ADF regional office in California, where he defended …

… both beginning and end of life issues. Before joining ADF, Payne worked at the Office of the Indiana Attorney … General Tom Fisher and as a Blackstone Fellow with ADF’s Center for Academic Freedom in Atlanta. She also served … also a founding member of the Hilltoppers for Life, which helped spur her interest in First Amendment and pro-life …

… of strategic communications plans for the expansion of ADF’s mission into state legal advocacy efforts, collaborating closely with other ADF teams. Watts represents ADF at external events, conferences, press conferences, and …

… Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving … teacher. Schandevel also was on the team of attorneys who successfully represented the Thomas More Law Center in … courts and in the U.S. Supreme Court. Before joining ADF, Schandevel served as an assistant attorney general in …

… Journalism, and received his MBA in 2008. Prior to joining ADF, Dustin worked for nearly 17 years for a statewide trade …

… of religion, and parental rights, and defending those who believe that the biological reality of male and female … opportunities in colleges and schools.  Prior to joining ADF in 2018, Mr. Brooks worked with the New York law firm of … in Vancouver, British Columbia. He served on the board of ADF from 2012 through 2014 and on the board of the Christian …