Lawyers For Jesus Radio

Dawn Fitzpatrick is Board President of the March for Life Chicago, the Midwest’s largest pro-life event. This celebration of human dignity welcomes people of all ages to come together and show their support for the unborn in a culture that largely devalues these lives. This year, the March for Life is expected to be larger and more-attended than ever.

Tim Harlow is the senior pastor at Parkview Christian Church, a multi-site church in the south suburbs of Chicago dedicated to bringing people back to God. Pastor Tim is the author of What Made Jesus Mad, a timely book in which people can rediscover the blunt, sarcastic, and passionate savior of the Bible.

John Murdock is a self-styled “Christian conservative tree-hugger” who worked as a natural-resources attorney in Washington DC for over a decade. In the past John taught environmental law at Handong International Law School in South Korea and now practices natural resources law in the public sector.

Steven Leahy is the founder of Opem Tax Resolution where he practices law, helping individuals and businesses fight the IRS and resolve their tax problems. Steven hosts two weekly radio shows on AM 560: “The IRS Radio Hour” where he addresses common tax issues, and “Trust Radio Network” where Steven and his nephew Jim get other trusted professionals to share their knowledge and expertise.

Adam Gustine is the author of Becoming a Just Church: Cultivating Communities of God’s Shalom, a book in which he urges local churches to embrace justice so fully that the body of Christ becomes a prophetic alternative to the broken systems of the world as God intended. Adam is also the founder of Jubilee Ventures, an organization dedicated to restoring and extending opportunity to underestimated entrepreneurs in his community.

Luke Goodrich is Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a public-interest legal institute with a mission to protect religious freedom for all. His new book, Free to Believe: The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America, helps people of faith understand religious liberty in our rapidly changing culture—why it matters, how it is threatened, and how to respond with confidence and grace.

Benjamin Bull serves as General Counsel of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. He leads the NCOSE Law Center fighting child sexual abuse, illegal pornography, sex trafficking, and other forms of abuse and exploitation. Benjamin was also the founder and Executive Director of ADF International, a leading global human rights organization.

Caleb Dalton serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom where he plays a key role at the Center for Academic Freedom. ADF’s Center for Academic Freedom Recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of Peter Vlaming, who was fired from his job at West Point High School in Williamsburg, Virginia, for declining to refer to a female student with male pronouns.

Natt Gantt is Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs as well as the Co-Director of the Center for Ethical Formation and Legal Education Reform at Regent University School of Law. He regularly writes about professional identity, ethics, and other areas of significance to lawyers and law students.

Harold is an attorney, arbitrator, mediator, teacher, trainer, speaker, writer, and conflict coach. He has mediated and arbitrated hundreds of litigated and non-litigated disputes over a 30+ year legal and ADR career. Harold is also a panelist of the American Arbitration Association, the Superior Court of California, the California Association of Realtors, and the Institute of Christian Conciliation. Matt is a full-time California attorney-conciliator with over 30 years of experience in complex construction disputes, mediation, and arbitration, who has successfully mediated over 600 construction cases to settlement. Matt is also President and CEO of ICC Peace, a Biblically-based Christian conciliation organization.

Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom. Ryan oversees litigation efforts to maintain and defend the freedom of churches, Christian ministries, and religious schools to exercise their First Amendment Rights.

Hesham Shehab grew up in a world of bitter animosity between Muslims and Christians in Lebanon. By age 13 he was recruited by the Muslim Brotherhood and later fought against Christians in the Lebanese Civil War. Now, Hesham is the pastor of Salam Christian Fellowship, a ministry dedicated to sharing the Gospel with Muslim and Middle Eastern immigrants in the Chicagoland area. Salam’s objective is to bring these immigrants to the saving grace of Christ Jesus through teaching and baptism.

Neville Reid is a capital partner and co-chair of Bankruptcy, Restructuring, and Creditors’ Rights Group at the law firm of Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll. Neville is also a member and volunteer of Kairos Prison Ministries and Vice Chair of its Advisory Council. Recently, he played an integral role in a bankruptcy case for Johnson Publishing Company and the auction of artifacts relating to African American history.

Julia Heinz is the Principal of Saint Paul Lutheran School in Mount Prospect Illinois. Saint Paul has a long, rich history of providing a loving, safe, and nurturing Christian education to the community since 1922. Building relationships, not just within the classroom, but also within the community has been and continues to be their priority while providing a place of academic distinction.

David Barton is the Founder of Wallbuilders, a national organization dedicated to presenting America’s forgotten history and heroes. Wallbuilders’ goals are to educate the nation concerning our foundations, support public policy that reflects Biblical values, and encourage Christians to be more involved in the civic arena.

Thomas Olp is Vice President and Senior Counsel of the Thomas More Society, a national not-for-profit public interest law firm dedicated to restoring respect in law for life, family, and religious liberty. Based in Chicago, Thomas More Society defends and fosters support for these causes by providing high quality pro bono legal services from local trial courts all the way to the United States Supreme Court.

Manny Flores is the President and CEO of SomerCor, a small business administration certified development company that plays a critical role in filling the financing gap for businesses that face barriers to traditional loans, and also for those that want to preserve working capital. SomerCor’s mission is to grow business and create jobs by partnering with banks and other lending institutions to provide capital to small businesses in Illinois.

Melissa H. DeVries is a partner attorney at Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP who focuses her practice on estate planning, estate administration, and more. Melissa maintains a diverse client base of individuals and couples with all levels of estate planning needs and works closely with them to determine their goals and tailor a plan accordingly.

Pastor Rob Stevenson is the Senior Pastor of Rock of Our Salvation Evangelical Free Church. Beyond the pulpit, Pastor Rob is an influential voice in Chicago’s Austin community through involvement with Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy and Clergy Coalition. He also sits on the board of directors for Circle Urban Ministries and is Chaplain for the Columbus Park Golf Course.

Kate Trammell is the director of state policy at Prison Fellowship, which is the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving prisoners, former inmates, and their families. Kate is well-versed in criminal law and research, and has unique experience conducting state-level advocacy campaigns while equipping local churches for political engagement.