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… the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the constitutionally … protected freedom of churches, religious schools, and Christian ministries to exercise their faith without … Since joining the Center for Conscience Initiatives in 2020, Kiefer has worked on groundbreaking cases to protect …

… Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed … Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer in the 2016-2017 term , Town of Greece v. Galloway and Conestoga … outstanding law students—representing 227 schools and 21 countries—from the world-class Blackstone Legal Fellowship …

… as Web Manager & Writer for Alliance Defending Freedom in the organization's Scottsdale, Arizona, office. He holds a … Advocates for Faith and Freedom, and his personal blog, the Religion and Politics Blog . … Neal Hardin … Web Manager & Writer … Neal Hardin …

… Team with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he assists in developing and implementing successful legal solutions and … oriented businesses. Ross earned his Juris Doctor in 2016 from Vanderbilt Law School, where he served as president of the Christian Legal Society and executive authorities editor for …

… Jacob Reed serves as legal counsel for the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom. Reed … rights under the First Amendment. Before joining ADF in January of 2021, Reed was an associate attorney at Baker … He graduated from Kent State University summa cum laude in 2016 with a B.A. in political science—American politics. In …

… of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Oregon. Vrdolyak earned her J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 2019, where she was a member of the Dean’s Circle of … and political science from the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow. She is a member of the …

… liberty issues. Prior to joining ADF, Piccolo clerked in a Virginia Circuit Court and worked in private practice, where he represented landowners facing … his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016. He obtained his B.A. in history and religious studies …

… and organizations to speak, associate, and worship freely. Before joining ADF, Spena served as Deputy Policy Director in the Missouri governor’s office where he oversaw the … graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016, where he served as an editor on the Virginia Law …

… vice president and general counsel for Artisent Floors in Memphis, Tennessee. He also practiced as an associate with a civil defense litigation firm in Chattanooga. Prior to becoming an attorney, Carpenter … his J.D. from Vermont Law School, graduating cum laude in 2016. While at VLS, he was a Student Bar Association senator, …

… which, to date, has awarded approximately $55 million in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many … 2021, Kilmartin was a senior executive service appointee in the Trump Administration, serving the U.S. Department of Labor as deputy chief of staff in the Office of the Secretary, and as chief of staff and …