Our Team

A team of Notre Dame Law School faculty, practicing attorneys, and other talented professional staff oversees the daily work of the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic.

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    G. Marcus Cole

    Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law

    Founder of the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic, G. Marcus Cole is the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School. 

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  2. John Meiser

    John Meiser

    Director, Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic
    Associate Clinical Professor

    John Meiser is an associate clinical professor of law and the director of the Law School's Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic. He researches and teaches courses focused on religious liberty, litigation practice, and federal courts.

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  3. Meredith Holland Kessler

    Meredith Holland Kessler

    Managing Attorney, Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic
    Term Teaching Professor of Law

    Meredith Holland Kessler is the Managing Attorney for the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic, where she trains, educates, and mentors students in the legal profession as they work to promote the fundamental human right to religious freedom. 

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  4. Brendan Wilson

    Brendan Wilson

    Adjunct Professor of Law

    Brendan Wilson is an adjunct professor of law with responsibility for the transactional component of the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic.

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  5. Kimberlie Orr

    Kimberlie Orr

    International Legal Fellow, Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic
    Term Teaching Professor of Law

    Kimberlie Orr is the International Legal Fellow for the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic, where she oversees issues related to international persecution, including representing religious clients seeking asylum in the U.S. and assisting government officials, international organizations, and NGOs in addressing religious liberty issues.

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    Brett Cavanaugh

    Transactional Legal Fellow, Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic

    Brett Cavanaugh is the Transactional Legal Fellow for the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic, where he helps oversee students working with religious nonprofit organizations on various tax, corporate, transactional, employment, and strategic issues.

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  7. Domenic Canonico

    Domenic Canonico

    Legal Fellow, Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic

    Domenic Canonico is a Legal Fellow in the Litigation and Global Religious Persecution & Immigration Sections of the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic.

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    Elyse Maldonado

    Marketing Communications Specialist

    Elyse Maldonado serves as the Law School's Marketing Communications Specialist and is responsible for executing communications strategies and increasing awareness of the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic.

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  9. Laura Sniadecki

    Laura Sniadecki

    Legal Assistant, Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic

    Laura Sniadecki serves the Notre Dame Law School as the Legal Assistant for the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic.

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