First in the Fight™ Together

Our expert legal team at First Liberty Institute is comprised of some of the most sharp and bold constitutional attorneys in the nation. As the foremost experts on religious freedom, they are the First in the Fight to defend your right to live out your faith.

Each of our attorneys are fully committed to fighting for our clients’ first freedom. Our attorneys don’t just want to defend our First Amendment rights…they want to expand the free exercise of them for generations to come.

While our attorneys are bravely positioned on the frontlines in the fight for faith, they can’t win against today’s hostile attacks without your support. Your support provides the resources we need to stand with our clients— without ever sending them a bill.

Now more than ever, it is time to fight and win together. Will you join us on the frontlines?

The Last Line of Defense

Kelly Shackelford – 30 Years on the Frontlines

Kelly is the President, CEO and Chief Counsel at First Liberty Institute. He’s been on the frontlines of faith for 35 years, protecting and defending religious freedom. He is a constitutional scholar who has argued before the United States Supreme Court, testified before the U.S. House and Senate and has won numerous landmark First Amendment and religious liberty cases.

Kelly was named one of the 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the past quarter century by Texas Lawyer, and is the recipient of the prestigious William Bentley Ball Award for Life and Religious Freedom Defense for his leadership and pioneering work protecting religious freedom.

Now, hear his story like never before.

Jeremy Dys- From the Dinner Table to the Counsel Table

Many of us are familiar with Proverbs 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.”

There isn’t anyone who epitomizes that scripture more than Jeremy Dys. His mom and dad instilled in him early on the important role that faith played in the founding of our nation and how it is the rock upon which our Constitution sits. They also taught him to look at the actions and words of those in power through a lens of scripture.

When Jeremy is in the office, we know that it was his parents that put him on the path to serve as an attorney at First Liberty. And it’s their example that guides him in the fight for faith.

Kelley McLean – A True Leap of Faith

Have you ever thought you had God’s plan for your life figured out only to have Him take you in a different direction?

The truth is that sometimes God uses the journey to prepare us for what’s coming next.

Kelley McLean traveled halfway around the world in preparation for a life in international diplomacy.

She even worked for Senator James Lankford and Congressman Joe Pitts to further hone her skills.

But things changed for Kelley when God revealed how He was using her international experiences to prepare her to fight for faith here in the United States.

Becky Dummermuth – From the White House to Religious Liberty

The fight for freedom has touched the lives of every person of faith. So, when expert attorneys who are passionate about defending freedom like Becky Dummermuth join our team, it bolsters our efforts in winning this war.

Hear from Becky as she shares her journey to protecting your First Amendment rights. From having her passion for religious liberty instilled at a young age to serving on former President George Bush’s White House staff, she’s a dedicated attorney in this fight.

Hiram Sasser – The 20 Year Freedom Fighter

Hiram Sasser, Executive General Counsel, has been fighting at First Liberty for our clients and our religious freedom for over 20 years. He has watched God transform First Liberty as it grew from three people with only dreams of preserving our nation’s heritage of faith, to the largest legal firm dedicated solely to protecting our First Freedom.

When Hiram suffered a career-ending injury in the army, God called him to First Liberty to fight for people and organizations who take heroic stands — people like Joe Kennedy, Aaron and Melissa Klein and The American Legion.

And now after more than 20 years in the fight for faith, Hiram is more passionate and dedicated to protecting our religious freedom than he was the day he started.

 

Holly Randall – The Young Gun

For Holly Randall, Associate Counsel, fighting for religious freedom wasn’t part of her career path. Her law school didn’t even offer courses in religious rights.

But when she heard Hiram Sasser speak about Coach Kennedy being fired for praying after football games, Holly felt the injustice of the coach’s situation. She wanted to get involved.

As Holly learned more about the daily threats that people of faith were experiencing, she felt God’s call. And she answered, first by interning at First Liberty and then by accepting a position after law school.

Holly now gets to stand in the trenches every day, defending our brave clients who take a stand for their faith – no matter their age, background or life experience. And the impact of her work will be felt for the next generation of rising leaders to come.

Join the Fight

Our expert legal team at First Liberty Institute is comprised of some of the brightest and best constitutional attorneys in the nation.

Kelly, Hiram, and Holly–along with the rest of our staff–readily stand at the frontlines defending your rights in the fight for faith. But they can’t win against today’s hostile attacks without your support. Your prayers and financial gifts provides the resources to stand with our clients without ever sending them a bill.

Now more than ever, we can make a difference for generations to come.

Will you give generously today, so we can be first in the fight together?

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