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… Defending Freedom. Before joining ADF, Gilio contributed to the litigation efforts of numerous public interest law firms including the Institute … of Law in 2021 and cum laude from Hillsdale College in 2018. As a law student, Gilio was a member of several …

… Center for Life, where he litigates across the spectrum of matters involving constitutional freedoms and the sanctity … LLP, representing clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, including support for ADF’s … U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri from 2018-2021. He personally prosecuted hundreds of cases …

… John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. Bursch … Supreme Court advocates who did not work for the federal government, he had the 3rd highest success rate for persuading justices to adopt his legal position. Bursch served as solicitor …

… president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the president at Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees ADF’s regulatory practice, government relations, and corporate engagement teams. He also … general and deputy for legal counsel in the office of the Texas attorney general. In those roles, he oversaw the …

… on preserving and reclaiming religious freedom, freedom of speech, and freedom of association for students and … ruled that public universities cannot compel professors to say things they do not believe. In Adams v. Trustees of … must grant religious student organizations equal access when distributing student activity fee funding. And in DeJohn …

… Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as longtime leader of the organization to strengthen alliances, forge new relationships, and develop the resources needed to ensure the ministry’s capacity to respond to opportunities. As the first …

… with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a key member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. When she joined ADF in 2012, Kiefer worked to defend the … and Christian ministries to exercise their faith without government interference. Since joining the Center for …

… event that had a profound effect, not only on the course of his own life, but also on the lives of countless … as a financial counselor. He earnestly studied the Bible to learn what it says about handling money, and was soon teaching …

… Alliance Defending Freedom, where he defends the rights of students, professors, and organizations to speak, associate, and worship freely. Before joining ADF, … on the Virginia Law Review. Spena earned his B.A. in Government: Political Theory from Patrick Henry College in …

… Paul Coleman serves as executive director of ADF International from its headquarters in Vienna, … Human Rights and has authored complaints and submissions to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, International … their internal affairs without interference from the government or other state bodies. Coleman earned his LL.M. …