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… a specialist on conscience rights, parental rights, and free speech. Wilkinson previously served as legal counsel for ADF International in both Strasbourg, France, and London, England. Wilkinson is …

… Alan Sears Founder Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as … Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed … Blackstone Legal Fellowship leadership-training program. This in-depth summer internship program helps equip these …

… John Bursch Senior Counsel, Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch is senior counsel and vice … with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and three dozen state supreme court … top public officials, and industry associations in high-profile cases, primarily on appeal. He was inducted …

… Team with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he assists in developing and implementing successful legal solutions and … people of faith and to encourage corporations to respect free speech, religious freedom, and life. Ross previously served …

… Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal overreach in courts across the country. Blake served as deputy … National Association of Attorneys General for her U.S. Supreme Court advocacy. Before entering government service in …

… Board Member Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending … churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before the …

… Kate Anderson Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Parental Rights Kate Anderson serves as senior … of the Center for Parental Rights. Since joining ADF in 2015, Anderson has focused on protecting the conscience … Anchorage , Anderson argued that all Americans should be free to rely on what the law says and that redefining “sex” …

… Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the freedom of Christians to freely exercise their faith in the … against a student based on her religious status. This ruling ensured that the student could access a …

… Center for Life, where he litigates across the spectrum of matters involving constitutional freedoms and the sanctity … 500 companies, including support for ADF’s litigation in College of the Ozarks v. Biden . Garrison was a federal … U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri from 2018-2021. He personally prosecuted hundreds of cases …

… on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF clients of all stripes at the appellate level, preserving lower-court … represented the Thomas More Law Center in the U.S. Supreme Court. And he regularly represents clients in …