Lawyers for Jesus

Dan Patlak is Commissioner for the First District of the Cook County Board of Review, where he has served since first being elected in 2010. In his role as commissioner, Dan works to ensure fair property tax assessments for property owners. Since he has been on the board, there have been several improvements to help simplify and streamline this process for taxpayers.

Clark Bates is an apologist and the founder of Exe-Jesus, a website with evidence and defense for the Christian faith for both believers and skeptics alike. As someone whose own faith has been challenged, Clark believes that every Christian should be confident and able to give a defense for what they hold to be true.

Richard Hammar is an attorney, CPA, and Founder of Christianity Today’s Church Law & Tax. As Senior Editor of the Church Law & Tax Report, Rich contributes up-to-date legal and financial information that gives practical guidance to churches and clergy.

Ken Kinton is a Christian author who offers a unique perspective on contemporary issues by comparing and contrasting similar issues that took place during biblical and current times. His book, Pulpit Friction: Reawakening the Church’s Voice in a Political Wilderness takes a look at the challenges facing the church today as it seeks to strike a balance between its prophetic call and the current issues causing turmoil and division.

Matt Branaugh is an Editor for Church Law & Tax, a ministry of Christianity Today which serves as a practical resource for churches and clergy. Church Law & Tax provides comprehensive and easily accessible information on legal, tax, financial, and risk management matters.

David Barton is the Founder of Wallbuilders, a national pro-family organization dedicated to presenting America’s forgotten history and heroes. Wallbuilders puts an emphasis on the moral, religious, and constitutional foundation on which America was built—a foundation which, in recent years, has been seriously attacked and undermined.

Betsey Newenhuyse is Writer-in-Residence at Moody Publishers where she works with Gary Chapman and other authors on books related to building relationships. As one of the first editors assigned to help John Mauck write Jesus in the Courtroom, Betsey’s insight and guidance is invaluable when it comes to books.

Simone Halpin is the Executive Director of Naomi’s House, a ministry of The Moody Church in Chicago that offers hope and healing to survivors of sex trafficking. Naomi’s House is a comprehensive residential program that exists to provide the resources that allow victims of exploitation to have a new start.

Jamie Sinclair is the lead pastor of Christian Fellowship Center of Canton New York, a church that Mauck & Baker recently represented in a religious liberty case challenging the Village of Canton’s discriminatory zoning code, which prevented the church from worshiping in a building they had purchased. During the case Christian Fellowship Center faced hostility from many in the community, but continued to pursue equal rights for the church, even achieving support from the United States Department of Justice.

Matthew Soerens is the U.S. Director of Church Mobilization for World Relief, an organization that empowers churches across the United States to provide support for vulnerable immigrants and refugees. Matthew is also the author of two books including Welcoming the Stranger: Justice Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate, and Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis.