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… religious liberty at the state level and works out of ADF’s Ashburn, VA office. Prior to joining ADF, Chafuen spent three years as a white-collar defense litigator at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in … Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Chafuen earned his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School, graduating cum laude in 2015. …

… Jeremy Tedesco Senior Counsel, Senior Vice President of Corporate Engagement Jeremy Tedesco serves as senior … ADF’s efforts to combat corporate cancel culture and build a business ethic that respects free speech, religious … Initiatives, where he led efforts to protect individuals from government-coerced speech. Numerous media outlets, …

… Matters video program and spearheads communications for ADF’s Viewpoint Diversity Score initiative. Prior to joining ADF in 2018, Jay worked at Heartbeat International. There, he … Post. Jay and his wife, Janelle, have three daughters and a son. … Jay Hobbs serves as Strategic Campaigns and …

… counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the ADF Center for Academic Freedom. Since … on preserving and reclaiming religious freedom, freedom of speech, and freedom of association for students and … code that restricted Christian and conservative students from speaking freely on campus. Barham has also testified …

… Atkinson Junior Digital Writer Grant Atkinson joined ADF in 2022 Grant graduated from Virginia Tech in 2021 with a BA in Multimedia Journalism. He worked in the news industry …

… director for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Strategic Relations & Training team. In this role, … testified before state legislatures across the country. From 2012 to 2015, she litigated important cases advancing …

… John Bursch Senior Counsel, Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch is senior counsel and vice … litigated six matters with at least $1 billion at stake. A recent study concluded that among all frequent Supreme … served as solicitor general for the state of Michigan from 2011-2013. He also worked for a large Michigan law firm …

… International Paul Coleman serves as executive director of ADF International from its headquarters in Vienna, overseeing the advocacy and … others v. United Kingdom case, where the court handed down a landmark ruling on religious freedom. Coleman has also …

… and religious freedom. Before joining ADF, Sechler had a long career in private practice, with substantial … trial experience in courts around the country on a variety of complex litigation matters. Sechler spent most of his … & Untereiner LLP. In August 2013, Sechler took a break from law practice to become a Distinguished Visitor from …

… Defending Freedom. He is an English-Qualified attorney and a specialist on conscience rights, parental rights, and free … involving fundamental freedoms before the European Court of Human Rights and the Courts of England and Wales. He has … litigation. He earned a degree in Law with American Law from the University of Nottingham, which included one year at …