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… Jordan Lorence serves as senior counsel and director of strategic engagement with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the Strategic … and professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. Board of …

… D. Thompson serves as senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where her practice in the regulatory litigation … law’s impact on religious freedom and the sanctity of life. Before joining ADF, Thompson served as an assistant … in numerous cases, including 12 arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and eight before the …

… Lippelmann serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Christian Ministries. In this role, … the freedom of Christian ministries, schools, and churches to exercise their faith without interference. In his prior …

… Andrew J. Spangenberg serves as Director of Allied Legal Affairs with Alliance Defending Freedom. Spangenberg leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, … matters and many victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, including serving as lead or co-counsel alongside ADF …

… Sterett serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Parental Rights.  Before joining ADF in 2024, Sterett was a partner at the law firm of Dalton & Tomich and oversaw the firm’s Illinois office. In … district and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Sterett is a graduate of Regent University’s School of …

… Pat Piccolo serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom. He primarily assists members of the Church and Ministry Alliance with protecting their … to joining ADF, Piccolo clerked in a Virginia Circuit Court and worked in private practice, where he represented …

… Burke serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Public Policy. In this role, her efforts … Burke is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and …

… Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees all litigation efforts to maintain and … Tucker is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple federal district and appellate courts. … …

… Emilie Kao serves as senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the U.S. Legal Team. In … Columbia and is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court. She speaks Mandarin Chinese. … Emilie Kao … Senior …

… with the Center for Parental Rights at Alliance Defending Freedom where he safeguards parents’ rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF in 2022, Wagner served … in an unclaimed-property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court, and defending Arkansas’s pro-life laws before the U.S. …