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

… Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Mr. Brooks focuses his efforts on … 19 of those as a partner in the litigation department. In 2017, he took early retirement from Cravath in order to … pregnancy centers against intrusive investigations by the attorney general of New York. When the ACLU sued to …

… Payne Legal Counsel Julia Payne serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life. In this role, she defends the sanctity of life by litigating both beginning and end of life issues. Before … cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2017, where she served as an editor on the Indiana Law …

… Legal Counsel Mathew Hoffmann serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Academic Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hoffmann clerked …

… 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. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals … from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the state bar of …

… cherished freedoms and the rule of law. With a passion for strategic collaboration, Chandler leads a diverse team … has now prepared nearly 2,500 graduates for careers marked by integrity, excellence, and leadership. Blackstone starts … for volunteers who want to help advance ADF’s mission in their local communities. His team annually conducts a series …

… Society, where he serves on the executive committee for the Professional Responsibility & Legal Education … Forum on Law, Politics, and Culture. He also serves, by appointment of the Supreme Court of Texas, on the Board of … and The University of Chicago before returning home to Texas to earn his law degree at The University of Texas …

… Her business was one of the first San Antonio employers to hire clubhouse members through the group’s first ever … Task Force. She has received numerous awards and accolades for her work advocating for small businesses and has been … other business owners are trying to navigate how to run their businesses as a ministry. As a Christ follower, Lisa …

… Shortly after, she left her home state of Minnesota to pursue a Master’s in Piano Performance Pedagogy from … in 2016. She joined the Alliance Defending Freedom team in 2017 as Development Administrative Assistant. She enjoys … friends and family in Minnesota, but still loves visiting for a white Christmas. … Elise Gillson graduated from St. …

… served as executive director of Presbyterians Pro-Life for eighteen years and then as executive director and renewal … to promote fidelity and chastity in church leadership by serving with the Presbyterian Coalition as coordinator for … on key religious and social issues. Her previous board service includes appointments with Presbyterian Action for …