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Mallory Rechtenbach serves as legal counsel on the Parental Rights team at Alliance Defending Freedom. Rechtenbach earned her J.D., with highest distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law and was selected for Order of the Coif. During law school, she served as Articles Editor for the Nebraska Law Review and as a research assistant to Professor Richard Duncan. Following law school, Rechtenbach completed fellowships at the Institute for Free Speech and ADF. Next, she clerked for the Honorable L. Steven Grasz on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Rechtenbach was ...

Jordan Carpenter serves as legal counsel for the Center for Public Policy at Alliance Defending Freedom.

Abigail Bongiorno serves as legal counsel with the Church and Ministry Alliance at Alliance Defending Freedom. Bongiorno practices First Amendment law, primarily advising Church and Ministry Alliance members to best protect their religious liberty rights. Prior to joining ADF, Bongiorno worked for Thomas More Society, where she assisted in upholding the First Amendment rights of pro-life organizations and advocates. Bongiorno earned her J.D. from University of Wisconsin Law and obtained her B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science and Spanish from Eastern Michigan University. She is a 2017 ...

Sierra Brown serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom. She advises members of ADF’s Church and Ministry Alliance on issues involving their religious liberty and helps protect their constitutional rights. Prior to joining ADF, Brown was an associate with a top national firm where she litigated large complex commercial and employment disputes. Brown earned her bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in Journalism and Mass Communication from Arizona State University, and her law degree, cum laude, from ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. While in law school, she served as ...

Pat Piccolo serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom. He primarily assists members of the Church and Ministry Alliance with protecting their constitutional freedoms and navigating religious liberty issues. Prior to joining ADF, Piccolo clerked in a Virginia Circuit Court and worked in private practice, where he represented landowners facing condemnations and businesses navigating a wide array of commercial disputes. Piccolo earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016. He obtained his B.A. in history and religious studies from the University of Virginia ...

Lisa Fullerton is the President and CEO of A Novel Idea, dba Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Cinnabon, which has been a multi-unit franchise operator in San Antonio, Texas since 2000. Lisa has been heavily involved in serving her community in a variety of capacities. She’s been a supporter and past board member of the San Antonio Clubhouse, which supports adults living with mental health diagnoses. Her business was one of the first San Antonio employers to hire clubhouse members through the group’s first ever Transitional Employment Program. To date, A Novel Idea has employed dozens of clubhouse ...

Tim Garrison serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life.

Cody Barnett serves as legal counsel on Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Advocacy Team, where he represents various ADF clients before appellate courts across the country.

Jim Campbell serves as chief legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he leads the U.S. Legal Advocacy team.

Caroline Reeves serves as Copywriter at Alliance Defending Freedom