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… rights and navigate religious liberty issues. Prior to joining ADF, Hirsch clerked for Justice Clint Bolick of the Arizona Supreme Court. She then joined ADF as a litigation fellow for … honors in political economy from Hillsdale College in 2016 and from the University of Virginia School of Law in …

… Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon. … and political science from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the …

… of churches, Christian ministries, and religious schools to defend their constitutionally protected rights under the … ADF in January of 2021, Reed was an associate attorney at Baker Dublikar in northeast Ohio where he primarily … He graduated from Kent State University summa cum laude in 2016 with a B.A. in political science—American politics. In …

… from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor’s in Piano Performance. Shortly after, she left her home state of Minnesota to pursue a Master’s in Piano Performance Pedagogy from Arizona State University, graduating in 2016. She joined the Alliance Defending Freedom team in 2017 …

… defending the right of Christian adoption agencies to operate in accordance with the teachings of their faith; … with the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore for 25 years, 19 of those as a partner in the litigation … addition, he filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil …

… the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, associate, and worship freely. Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the … graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where he served as an editor on the Virginia Law …

… legal solutions and corporate engagement strategies to neutralize mounting corporate hostility to people of faith … campuses. Before joining ADF in 2019, Ross worked at the Law Office of Scott D. Bergthold where he represented … oriented businesses. Ross earned his Juris Doctor in 2016 from Vanderbilt Law School, where he served as president …

… for the Honorable Robert J. Luck of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and served as an associate at Jones Day. Hoffmann earned his J.D. from the University of … served as an editor for the Notre Dame Law Review. He is a 2016 Blackstone Fellow. Before law school, Hoffmann graduated …

… the Blackstone Alumni Services Team. She previously served at ADF as a first-year lawyer fellow on the Life Team. Prior to joining ADF, Kisley clerked for the Honorable Eric E. … oralist on the Moot Court Board. She was commissioned in 2016 as a Blackstone Fellow. Before law school, Kisley …

… leads the Allied Legal Affairs team, which is dedicated to recruiting, engaging with, and strategically deploying … in hundreds of precedent-setting matters and 74 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, including serving as lead or … alongside ADF staff attorneys in 15 Supreme Court cases. Kilmartin also directs the Grants & Funding Program …