The first time I saw your name was in a press release Mary Riley sent to me with the article in the Birmingham-based news site AL.com about sidewalk counselor Joyce Fecteau being acquitted in Huntsville. I don’t think that many Lifeline readers are familiar with the situation there and her being criminally prosecuted. This is an example …
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Kevin C. Bedolla has been practicing law in San Jose for over 35 years. A graduate of Santa Clara University and Santa Clara University School of Law, Mr. Bedolla first became involved in pro-life legal matters in the late 1980s. Please tell me a little about your professional background. I have been an attorney since …
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Although Life Legal Defense Foundation has its own dedicated and talented staff attorneys, it nevertheless must rely on a number of private attorneys across the country to represent (often on a pro bono basis) those whose pro-life activities have caused them to need legal assistance, and who have come to LLDF looking for that assistance. …
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Attorney Terry O’Malley of Colorado leads the defense for a current case involving an experienced sidewalk counselor who maintains a regular presence outside abortion clinics. The case, which hinges on First Amendment free speech principles, is Mr. O’Malley’s second pro bono case for Life Legal Defense Foundation. A graduate of the University of Kansas School …
When Nikolas Nikas joined the Board of Directors of Life Legal Defense Foundation in 2006, he brought with him not only his knowledge, skills and experience as a pro-life attorney, but also the organizational and planning abilities of one who has founded and successfully run his own non-profit pro-life organization. Nik received both his undergraduate …
Attorney Rebekah Millard researches and writes briefs for Life Legal Defense Foundation where she serves the pro-life cause as a staff attorney. She also does contract work for other clients. A recent graduate of Oak Brook College of Law in Fresno, she lives in Oregon. She has passed the bar in California and looks forward …
The unfortunate shooting death of abortionist George Tiller this past May has once again focused attention on Kansas as the late-term abortion capital of the nation. Gone unmentioned by the media, however, was the fact that for six years Kansas had a pro-life prosecutor who put his career on the line in an unflagging effort …
LLDF is pleased to announce the hiring of a second, salaried attorney as of this past April 1. In addition to Executive Director Dana Cody, LLDF is proud to now have attorney Allison Aranda on full-time staff. Allison is a 1997 graduate of Biola University in La Mirada, California (B.A. in Social Science with a …
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Phillip L. Jauregui alternates between his law office in Birmingham and advocacy offices in Washington, D.C., as he balances professional and pro bono work. His volunteer efforts for Life Legal Defense Foundation have concentrated on cases that defend unborn children. Mr. Jauregui is president of the Judicial Action Group and executive director of the Judeo-Christian …
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Brian E. Hurley, an Ohio litigator who helped win the only criminal conviction against a Catholic archdiocese in the U.S. for failure to report sex abuse crimes against children, is leading two cases against Planned Parenthood for allegedly ignoring laws that require reporting suspected or known abuse of minors. The Legal Life Defense Foundation is …
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