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… Alliance Defending Freedom Non-profit organization Alliance Defending Freedom advocates for your right to freely live out your faith. As an alliance-building legal organization, we unite attorneys, ministry leaders, pastors, and like-minded …

… Jordan Lorence Senior Counsel, Director of Strategic Engagement Jordan Lorence serves as senior … director of strategic engagement with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he plays a key role with the Strategic … and  Witters v. Washington State Department of Services for the Blind  (1985). Lorence has made media appearances on …

… Founder Alan Sears served as founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, building on his experience as longtime leader of the … in the 2015-2016 term. Under Sears’ leadership, ADF attorneys won more than three out of four cases in which they … also funded more than 3,000 grants and legal projects for allied lawyers and organizations. Beginning with the …

… emeritus of the governing board of Alliance Defending Freedom.  He brings to his board service leadership … from Harvard Law School. After graduate school, he served for three years as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, … an independent trustee of several private trusts. From young adulthood, Mr. Cox has been committed to his faith in …

… and assistant general counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he serves as counsel to ADF as it … as senior director of Legal Services and legal counsel at Young Life, building and overseeing the organization’s … Counsel’s office at Cru (formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ) leading efforts in contract management, …

… Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Legislative Advocacy. In this role, her efforts are … ADF, Burke served as vice president of legal affairs for Americans United for Life, where she routinely advised legislators, policy groups, and state attorneys general on life issues. In addition, Burke …

… Arizona native who fell in love with the written word at a young age. After graduating summa cum laude from Arizona … a degree in English, Marissa got her start freelancing for eHow, USA Today, and Examiner.com. She transitioned into … a marketing copywriter before joining Alliance Defending Freedom as Senior  Copywriter & Editor . In addition to her …

… Schmitt served as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he was a member of the Center for Christian Ministries. Schmitt advanced litigation efforts …

… as executive ecumenical liaison with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he develops key alliances with churches and … University in Mesa. John sits on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Cathedral, a non-profit group … of the cathedral in Phoenix, as well as the board of Young Catholic Professionals. John currently resides with his …

… Denise Harle Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Life Denise Harle serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is the director of the Center for Life and … for pro-life pregnancy centers. She was one of the ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team in Dobbs v. …