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… Senior Counsel Julie Marie Blake serves as senior counsel for regulatory litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom. Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases … as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state …

… for Conscience Initiatives. Mr. Brooks focuses his efforts on protecting freedom of speech, free exercise of religion, and parental rights, and defending those who believe that the biological reality of male and female … 19 of those as a partner in the litigation department. In 2017, he took early retirement from Cravath in order to …

… Ryan Tucker Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel … under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian business … both state and federal, with a particular focus on commercial and complex business disputes. Tucker earned …

… Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts … ADF, Schmitt clerked for the Honorable Michael S. Kanne on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit … laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2017. During law school, Paul externed with the Illinois …

… Barnett Legal Counsel Cody Barnett serves as legal counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team, … Fellow at Cooper & Kirk PLLC.  He then went on to clerk for the Honorable Amul R. Thapar and the Honorable Raymond M. … his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2017, where he graduated first in his class.  He also served …

… Matt Sharp Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Legislative Advocacy Matt Sharp serves as senior counsel … of the Center for Legislative Advocacy and focuses on state and local legislative matters. Since joining ADF in … and free speech. He has won cases upholding the rights of students to form religious clubs, invite classmates to …

… She also works with pro-life allies, speaks publicly on behalf of ADF, and works to defend the First Amendment … pregnancy centers. She was one of the ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team in Dobbs v. Jackson … arguments in a wide variety of constitutional cases. In 2017, she was selected as a U.S. Supreme Court Fellow, …

… of the Secretary, and then as deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for … just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin successfully … just under a decade, including in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin successfully …

… Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Before joining ADF, Vrdolyak … from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the state bar of … from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the state bar of …

… Payne Legal Counsel Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this … all of Indiana’s pro-life litigation and also worked on cases concerning immigration, religious liberty, … cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the Indiana Law …