President and Senior Counsel, Casey Law Office, P.C.
Stephen Casey is President and Senior Counsel at Casey Law Office, P.C. After high school, Stephen entered the United States Navy, and while there supervised operation of nuclear reactors in the United States Navy for eight years, holding several leadership and supervisory positions in what is regularly acknowledged as one of the most academically rigorous program in the United States military. In 1999, Stephen finished his naval service and attended LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas, where he double-majored in Biblical Studies and History-Political Science, graduating with a 4.0 GPA. He continued his education at Regent University School of Divinity, earning a pre-doctoral Master of Arts in Biblical Interpretation. Subsequently, Stephen attended Regent University School of Law, where he was selected based on his writing skills to serve as an editor for Regent's Law Review. Stephen also was active with the Federalist Society, and participated in moot courts.
Both during and after law school Stephen clerked with several firms and was selected in 2008 to clerk with the Texas Supreme Court in the chambers of former Justice Scott Brister. Following his time on the Court, Stephen decided to open his own law practice so he could tailor cases to client's individual needs. Stephen is also an Allied Attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Blackstone Fellow, and serves as Co-Founder and Chief Counsel for the Texas Center for Defense of Life. Stephen also continues to serve in the Federalist Society.
Stephen lives in Round Rock with his wife and five children, where they are active in the community. He and his family attend Austin Vineyard Church, and he remains activing in local, state, and national political issues.
Corporate Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom
Glen Lavy, Esq., serves as corporate counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees corporate issues, protecting the ministry from all legal and non-legal threats. He also provides key legal counsel to the president and CEO.
From 2011-2014, Lavy was vice president of Legal Strategies and Funding. Within a few short years, Lavy and his team recruited top-notch Christian lawyers across the country. They have tripled the number of applicants who want to attend the Legal Academy and who contribute invaluable pro-bono service to advance the organization’s mission.
When joining ADF in 2001, Lavy focused his litigation efforts on protecting the legal definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. From 2004 to 2007, he served as senior vice-president of the Marriage Litigation Team. Lavy wrote friend-of-the-court briefs supporting marriage and family in Lawrence v. Texas and Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, two crucial cases affecting legal precedents for sexual activity and marriage. He was a pivotal player in Lewis v. Alfaro, a landmark California Supreme Court case which stopped San Francisco from issuing same-sex “marriage” licenses and voided the ones already granted by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Lavy earned his J.D. in 1990 from Harvard Law School. He is admitted to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Arizona Supreme Court, the Texas Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 7th, 8th, and 9th Circuits. He is also admitted to the U.S. District Court of Arizona, the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern District of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, as well as the Federal Claims Court and the U.S. Tax Court.
Corporate Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom
Glen Lavy, Esq., serves as corporate counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees corporate issues, protecting the ministry from all legal and non-legal threats. He also provides key legal counsel to the president and CEO.
From 2011-2014, Lavy was vice president of Legal Strategies and Funding. Within a few short years, Lavy and his team recruited top-notch Christian lawyers across the country. They have tripled the number of applicants who want to attend the Legal Academy and who contribute invaluable pro-bono service to advance the organization’s mission.
When joining ADF in 2001, Lavy focused his litigation efforts on protecting the legal definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. From 2004 to 2007, he served as senior vice-president of the Marriage Litigation Team. Lavy wrote friend-of-the-court briefs supporting marriage and family in Lawrence v. Texas and Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, two crucial cases affecting legal precedents for sexual activity and marriage. He was a pivotal player in Lewis v. Alfaro, a landmark California Supreme Court case which stopped San Francisco from issuing same-sex “marriage” licenses and voided the ones already granted by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Lavy earned his J.D. in 1990 from Harvard Law School. He is admitted to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Arizona Supreme Court, the Texas Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 7th, 8th, and 9th Circuits. He is also admitted to the U.S. District Court of Arizona, the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern District of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, as well as the Federal Claims Court and the U.S. Tax Court.
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