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… Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed … includes training, funding, and legal advocacy—resulting in important roles in 52 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, … more than 1,800 outstanding law students—representing 227 schools and 21 countries—from the world-class Blackstone …

… professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System  case in 1999, challenging the university’s requirement that forced … York City’s ban on private worship services after hours in vacant public school buildings in the long-running  Bronx …

… precedent-setting cases challenging federal overreach in courts across the country. Blake served as deputy … general for the state of West Virginia from 2013 to 2017. In these roles, she argued 26 federal and state appeals, … Supreme Court advocacy. Before entering government service in 2013, Blake was a litigation associate at Baker Botts …

… assistant attorney general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, … case as the #1 verdict in the securities category for 2015-2019, and The National Law Journal ranked it in its “Top 100 … case as the #1 verdict in the securities category for 2015-2019, and The National Law Journal ranked it in its “Top 100 …

… on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the … who successfully represented the Thomas More Law Center in the U.S. Supreme Court. And he regularly represents clients in friend-of-the-court briefs filed in state and federal …

… his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 2018. He graduated summa cum laude and served as an editor … University with a Bachelor of Science with honors in chemistry and a double major in government. … Mathew Hoffmann serves as legal counsel for …

… to protecting unborn life would be an asset for a midwife. In fact, that commitment almost ended my career before it … suggested that my professional suitability as a midwife should be reexamined. My case would be decided by a Fitness … shocking things that people had saidabout me — people I should have trusted, people I did trust. I was really …

… freedom of churches, Christian ministries and religious schools. Prior to joining ADF, Schmitt clerked for the … and litigated as an associate attorney at Ice Miller LLP in Indianapolis. He also served as an officer in the United States Air Force for more than four years, …

… the organization to execute on its strategic objectives. In this role, she oversees various departments including … the Blackstone Legal Fellowship. Prior to returning to ADF in 2020, Eggleston was section chief counsel for the Consumer … of restitution for consumers. Before first joining ADF in 2015, Eggleston was a securities litigation associate at …

… the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, religious schools, and Christian ministries to exercise their faith … Since joining the Center for Conscience Initiatives in 2020, Kiefer has worked on groundbreaking cases to protect …