Institute for Justice
The IJ Team
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Scott G. Bullock
President and General Counsel
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Dana Berliner
Senior Vice President and Litigation Director
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Bert Gall
Managing Vice President and Senior Attorney
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Daniel Knepper
Managing Vice President/CFO
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Deborah Simpson
Chief Operating Officer
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William H. Mellor
Chairman and Founding General Counsel
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John E. Kramer
Vice President for Communications
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Beth Stevens
Vice President for Development
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Melanie Hildreth
Vice President for External Relations
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Dan Alban
Senior Attorney
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Paul Avelar
Managing Attorney of the Institute for Justice Arizona Office
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Michael Bindas
Senior Attorney
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Robert Frommer
Senior Attorney
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Wesley Hottot
Senior Attorney
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Tim Keller
Senior Attorney
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Dick Komer
Senior Attorney
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William R. Maurer
Managing Attorney of the Institute for Justice Washington Office
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Lee McGrath
Senior Legislative Counsel and Managing Attorney of the Institute for Justice Minnesota Office
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Robert McNamara
Senior Attorney
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Arif Panju
Managing Attorney of the Institute for Justice Texas Office
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Justin Pearson
Managing Attorney of the Institute for Justice Florida Office
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Jeff Rowes
Senior Attorney
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Paul Sherman
Senior Attorney
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Darpana Sheth
Senior Attorney
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Erica Smith
Senior Attorney
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Ari Bargil
Attorney
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Anya Bidwell
Attorney
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Caroline Grace Brothers
Constitutional Law Fellow
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Jaimie Cavanaugh
Attorney
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Keith Diggs
Attorney
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Milad Emam
Attorney
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Renée Flaherty
Attorney
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Meagan Forbes
Legislative Counsel
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Jessica Gandy
Legislative Counsel
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Sam Gedge
Attorney
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Adam Griffin
Constitutional Law Fellow
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David Hodges
Educational Choice Attorney
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Richard Hoover
Constitutional Law Fellow
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Joshua House
Attorney
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Patrick Jaicomo
Attorney
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Keith Neely
Attorney
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Robert Peccola
Attorney
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Tatiana Pino
Attorney
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Jeffrey Redfern
Attorney
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Diana Simpson
Attorney
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Jaba Tsitsuashvili
Attorney
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Andrew Ward
Attorney
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Kirby Thomas West
Attorney
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Joshua Windham
Attorney
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John Wrench
Constitutional Law Fellow
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Gretchen Embrey
Senior Paralegal
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Emily Gammon
Paralegal
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Kyndra Griffin
Paralegal
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Claire Purple
Paralegal
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Hilary Loya
Paralegal and Office Manager (WA Office)
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Kendall Morton
Paralegal and Special Projects Manager (TX Office)
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Casey Nasca
Paralegal and Office Manager (MN Office)
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Diana Olazabal
Paralegal
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Rebekah Ramirez
Paralegal and Office Manager (FL Office)
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Murielle Villagomez
Paralegal and Office Manager (AZ Office)
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John E. Kramer
Vice President for Communications
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J. Justin Wilson
Senior Director of Communications
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Don Wilson
Creative Director
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Alex Carruth
Digital Communications Manager
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Isaac Reese
Assistant Director of Production & Design
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Andrew Wimer
Assistant Director of Communications
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Conor Beck
Communications Project Manager
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Daryl James
Writer
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Laura Maurice
Production & Design Associate
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Mark Meranta
Multimedia Producer
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Matt Powers
Reporting and Communications Associate
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Nick Sibilla
Writer & Legislative Analyst
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Joshua Swain
Associate Producer
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Nathalie Walker
Production and Design Assistant
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Christina Walsh
Director of Activism and Coalitions
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Rebekah Bydlak
Activism Manager
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Brooke Fallon
Associate Director of Activism
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Chad Reese
Activism Policy Manager
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Melanie Benit
Activism Associate
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Rachelle Engen
Educational Choice Fellow
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Ellen Hamlett
Activism Assistant
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Andrew Meleta
Activism Coordinator
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Alex Montgomery
Activism Researcher
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Dick M. Carpenter II, Ph.D.
Director of Strategic Research
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Lisa Knepper
Director of Strategic Research
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Amanda Botts
Research Assistant
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Amy Hunter
Research Fellow in Economic Liberty
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Jennifer McDonald
Senior Research Analyst
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Mindy Menjou
Research Editor
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Kathy Sanchez
Strategic Research Associate
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Elyse Smith
Legal Research and Policy Attorney
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Kyle Sweetland
Researcher
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Anthony Ward
Research Data Specialist
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Beth Kregor
IJ Clinic Director
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Selecca Bulgar-Medina
Policy Fellow
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Erik Castelan
Office and Community Relations Manager
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Amy Hermalik
Associate Director
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Anthony Sanders
Director of the Center for Judicial Engagement
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John Ross
Editor and Producer, Short Circuit
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Adam Shelton
Judicial Engagement Fellow
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Beth Stevens
Vice President for Development
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Melanie Hildreth
Vice President for External Relations
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Megan Cook
Donor Relations Manager
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Janell Cutrer
Membership Manager
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Kim Norberg
External Relations Manager
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Paige Halper
Development Writer
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Caitlyn Healy
Senior Development Writer
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Anne Komer
Membership Assistant
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Mary LaFave
Development Associate
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Jordan Shaffer
Development Researcher
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Matt Corbett
Director of Information Technology
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Abby Halzel
Director of Recruiting
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Lorena Lopez
Controller
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Meghan O’Hair
Director of Administration
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Calvin Bates
Assistant Director of IT
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Mirela Brown
Salesforce Administrator
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Kelly Broome
Human Resources Generalist
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Lainey Carlton
Student Training Manager and Recruiter
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Rachel Hannabass
Events Coordinator
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Leah Harrison
Office and Facilities Assistant
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Megan Hauck
Legal Administrative Assistant
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Sarah Lindenau
Strategic Initiatives Manager
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Adam Linthicum
Forfeiture Intake Coordinator and Public Records Coordinator
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Melissa LoPresti
Litigation Projects & Training Programs Manager
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Savannah Rupp
HR Assistant
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Cara Shaffer
Finance and Accounting Manager
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Jennifer Smith
Staff Accountant
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Andy Yu
Systems Coordinator
