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… served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as longtime leader of the organization to … and develop the resources needed to ensure the ministry’s capacity to respond to opportunities. As the first … Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team …

… Senior Counsel Chris Schandevel serves as senior counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team. In that role, he represents ADF … five years in that office, Schandevel briefed and argued 14 appeals in the Supreme Court of Virginia and more than 60 …

… Barnett Legal Counsel Cody Barnett serves as legal counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team, where he represents various ADF … his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also served …

… serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life, where he litigates matters involving … freedoms and the sanctity of life. Rogers is a 17-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice. During … expert witnesses, negotiating settlements, and leading on-the-ground investigations nationwide. Rogers is the author …

… counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before … as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, … from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the state bar of …

… serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Christian Ministries. Hirsch primarily advises … of the Arizona Supreme Court. She then joined ADF as a litigation fellow for the Life and Legislative teams. … the University of Virginia School of Law in 2019. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow and a member of the state bar of …

… counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on academic and religious freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with substantial … Professional Responsibility. Sechler received his bachelor’s degree with high distinction from Pennsylvania State …

… an Arizona native who fell in love with the written word at a young age. After graduating summa cum laude from Arizona … looking for a new outlet for her creativity, whether it's trying a new recipe, a new art medium, and everything in …

… Farris Former President & CEO Michael Farris joined ADF in 2017 Michael Farris is the former President & CEO of Alliance … from Western Washington State College magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science, followed by a Juris Doctor …

… a broad range of litigation, with a primary focus on religious liberty, free speech, student privacy, … students and professors. Lorence argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the precedent-setting  Southworth v. …  (2018),  Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018),  Trinity Lutheran  (2017),  Hobby Lobby/Conestoga Wood  (2015), as well as other …