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… as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Christian Ministries. Hirsch primarily advises members of ADF’s Church and Ministry Alliance, helping them protect … the University of Virginia School of Law in 2019. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow and a member of the state bar of …

… Senior Counsel Travis C. Barham serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since joining ADF in 2006, Barham has focused his legal efforts on …

… Appellate Advocacy Team, where he represents various ADF clients before appellate courts across the country. … 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 …

… Ryan Tucker Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel … rights under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian business …

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

… President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner joined ADF in 2013 As the CEO, president, and general counsel of … members in seven global offices as well as 4,500 network attorneys engaged in litigation, legislation, training, … Seattle law firm Ellis, Li & McKinstry, where she served for over 16 years. At ELM, she served as counsel in hundreds …

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

… forum in city buses. He was also one of several ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team with … of $1.2 million dollars. Theriot also co-authored the 2017 law review article, Free to Do No Harm: Conscience …

… cherished freedoms and the rule of law. With a passion for strategic collaboration, Chandler leads a diverse team that runs many of ADF’s most strategic training and alliance-building programs. … and providing career development services to help them secure leadership positions throughout the legal system. …

… Bowman Senior Counsel Matt Bowman serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he focuses on the … the sanctity of life, and family. He most recently joined ADF in December 2020. From 2017 to 2020, Bowman was a senior executive service appointee …