Kayla Toney is Counsel with First Liberty Institute, concentrating on religious liberty matters and First Amendment rights for clients of all faiths, especially in the education context. She also serves as amicus coordinator for all of First Liberty’s appellate and Supreme Court cases. Prior to joining First Liberty, Kayla litigated religious freedom cases […]

Austin Waugh serves as the Chief Financial Officer for First Liberty Institute, where he oversees all the organization’s finance, treasury, accounting and taxation activities. Prior to joining First Liberty, Waugh spent three years managing financial operations for Authentix, a private equity-backed firm specializing in enhanced visibility and traceability solutions for […]

In February 2022, Ryan Gardner joined the First Liberty Institute as Counsel after spending over four years at large Dallas law firm handling complex commercial disputes at both before both trial and appellate courts. Before his time in private practice, Ryan worked in Washington D.C. as a law clerk to […]