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… Freedom, Sears led all strategic initiatives from 1993-2017. In his 23 years at the helm, he built an ADF team committed to a comprehensive legal strategy that includes training, … and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Burwell in the 2013-2014 term, Reed v. Town of Gilbert in the 2014-2015 term, and …

… counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Mr. … 19 of those as a partner in the litigation department. In 2017, he took early retirement from Cravath in order to … Columbia. He served on the board of ADF from 2012 through 2014 and on the board of the Christian Legal Society from …

… engagement with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the Strategic Relations and Training Team. …  case in 1999, challenging the university’s requirement that forced unwilling students to contribute to campus …  (2018),  Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018),  Trinity Lutheran  (2017),  Hobby Lobby/Conestoga Wood  (2015), as well as other …

… in grant funds to thousands of legal projects and cases, many of which have set national and multinational precedents. From 2018 to 2021, Kilmartin was a senior executive service appointee in the Trump … in the U.S. Supreme Court on several occasions. In 2014, Kilmartin successfully represented a number of Catholic …

… and the sanctity of life. Previously, Garrison was a partner at Husch Blackwell LLP, representing clients … He deployed to Iraq as a war crimes prosecutor in 2007 and saw combat in Afghanistan as Chief of Operational Law for the I Marine Expeditionary Force in 2014. Garrison later served as Deputy Legal Counsel to the …

… as deputy solicitor general for the state of Missouri from 2017 to 2020 and as assistant solicitor general for the state … Before entering government service in 2013, Blake was a litigation associate at Baker Botts L.L.P., where she … to practice in multiple states, the Supreme Court, and in many federal district and appellate courts. … Julie Marie …

… under the First Amendment. Tucker began his work at ADF in 2017, defending the conscience rights of Christian business owners against policies that would force them to compromise their beliefs under … Tucker engaged in private practice for over 16 years with a litigation boutique law firm in San Antonio, Texas, eight …

… for Life. Before joining ADF, McIntyre was an associate at a boutique firm in Washington, D.C., where her practice … issues, and multi-district commercial litigation. In that role, she managed discovery internally and across joint … she studied political philosophy and biology. She is a 2017 Blackstone Fellow and a member of the D.C. and Colorado …

… Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team. Since joining ADF in 2017, Warner has focused primarily on protecting the freedom … . He has also defended religious freedom more broadly. In A.H. v. French , Warner successfully represented a Christian … Circuit, where the court entered a preliminary injunction that stopped state officials from discriminating against a …

… is the Chief Strategy Officer for Mission Increase (MI), a 501c3 organization whose mission is to equip nonprofits, … churches to multiply their collective Kingdom impact so that lives are transformed for Jesus (Ephesians 4:11-16). MI … principal work has included a church plant for 18 years and the operation of a pro-life licensed mobile …