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… Christiana (Holcomb) Kiefer serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the … defend the constitutionally protected freedom of churches, religious schools, and Christian ministries to exercise their … to become a Blackstone Fellow. She is admitted to the state bar of California, the District of Columbia, the U.S. …

… as legal counsel for the Center for Academic Freedom with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights of … in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the state’s regulatory reform efforts and worked to approve …

… counsel for Allied Legal Affairs and Advocacy Strategy at Alliance Defending Freedom. In that role, she works to … she served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Kansas, where she represented Kansas and its … in civil rights and constitutional litigation in both state and federal courts. She also served as a law clerk to …

… Denise Burke serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the … she routinely advised legislators, policy groups, and state attorneys general on life issues. In addition, Burke … the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. A member of the state bar of Texas, Burke is admitted to practice before the …

… Erica Steinmiller-Perdomo serves as legal counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Public Policy. Her … served as a criminal prosecutor in the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office. Erica earned a Juris Doctor in 2015 from the Florida State University College of Law where she served as managing …

… Bryan Neihart serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the … insurance companies, and hospitals in both federal and state courts. Neihart earned his J.D. from the Sturm College … Wheaton College (IL) in 2011. Neihart is a member of the state bars of Arizona and Colorado. … Legal Counsel … Bryan …

… Chris Schandevel serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that … represents clients in friend-of-the-court briefs filed in state and federal appellate courts and in the U.S. Supreme … Work from Harding University in 2009. A member of the state bar of Virginia, Schandevel is admitted to practice …

… Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, … and also worked on cases concerning immigration, religious liberty, federalism, the Commerce Clause, criminal … 7th Circuit, the Southern District of Indiana, and Indiana state courts. Payne graduated cum laude from Indiana …

… Ziel serves as vice president of the Church and Ministry Alliance and assistant general counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as … alliance of church and ministry members to fulfill their religious missions without unnecessary legal barriers. Ziel …

… counsel and deputy director of the Church and Ministry Alliance with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, she oversees a … operational legal advice they need to fulfill their religious missions. Prior to joining ADF in 2022, Londono …