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… focuses on legislation protecting the fundamental rights of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Before joining ADF, Carpenter practiced law in Tennessee. Prior to becoming an attorney, Carpenter … editor of the Vermont Law Review. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama. Carpenter is a …

… Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, … served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the state’s regulatory reform … Spena graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where he served as an editor on the Virginia Law …

… Alliance Defending Freedom. He primarily assists members of the Church and Ministry Alliance with protecting their … leaders across the country to help acquaint them with ADF’s work and connect them to the CMA. Rodriguez began his legal … matters related to life, family, religious liberty, free speech, and parental rights. Before joining ADF, Rodriguez …

… Freedom. Prior to joining ADF, Beecher was the director of student programs at the Institute for Human Ecology at The … Division within the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her … received a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Notre Dame Law School and a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from …

… Over the last decade, she has been on the front lines of high-profile, precedent-setting cases challenging federal … federal and state appeals, including before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She received the …

… John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases and three dozen state supreme court cases, and he …

… Michael Whitehead has nearly 50 years of experience as a Kansas City trial attorney defending … churches and ministries from trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1981, Mike was co-counsel in a landmark case before …

… to coordinate and deploy network attorneys to further ADF’s mission and conducts research in support of ADF’s strategic plans. Before joining ADF, Barceleau was … clerk to the Hon. Robert H. Cleland on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Barceleau …

… Brett Harvey serves as senior counsel and vice president of client and alliance engagement with Alliance Defending … In this role, he is responsible for working with U.S. legal litigation leaders to understand opportunities, … for ADF litigation, especially at the U.S. Supreme Court. Previously, Harvey led the Allied Legal Affairs team …

… president at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees ADF’s regulatory practice, government relations, and corporate … general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, he oversaw the … the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Bangert is a member of the Philadelphia …