Kristen Waggoner
Kristen K . Waggoner serves as General Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom . Her role includes oversight of the U . S . Legal Division and Communications , which includes over 100 attorneys and staff who engage in litigation , public advocacy , and legislative support . ADF is the largest legal organization committed to protecting free speech , religious freedom , parental rights and the sanctity of life . Since Kristen began serving in this role , ADF has represented prevailing parties in 11 U . S . Supreme Court victories , including Masterpiece Cakeshop v . Colorado Civil Rights Commission and Uzuegbunam v . Preczewski , which she argued at the Supreme Court . She also served as counsel in the free speech victory the Supreme Court handed down in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v . Becerra . Waggoner is a frequent legal commentator in television , radio , and print media including appearing on The View , The Today Show , CBS Sunday Morning , ABC Nightline , This Week with George Stephanopoulos , Tucker Carlson Tonight , and Fox News . She is Peer Review Rated AV ® Preeminent™ in Martindale- Hubbell . Washington Law & Politics selected her as a “ Rising Star ” for many years during her time as an associate and partner at Ellis , Li & McKinstry PLLC . Waggoner clerked for the Honorable Richard B . Sanders of the Washington Supreme Court . She is admitted to practice in multiple states , the Supreme Court , and numerous federal district and appellate courts .
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