The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a Washington, D.C.-based public interest law firm protecting the free expression of all religious traditions. We are nonprofit, nonpartisan, and serve clients from many religious faiths. The Becket Fund operates in three arenas: the courts of law (litigation), the court of public opinion (media), and in the academy (scholarship), at home and abroad (international).
What Do We Believe?
Freedom of religion is a basic human right that no government may lawfully deny; it is not a gift of the state, but instead is rooted in the inherent dignity of the human person. Religious expression (of all traditions) is a natural part of life in a free society, and religious arguments (on all sides of a question) are a normal and healthy element of public debate. Religious people and institutions are entitled to participate in public life on an equal basis with everyone else, and should not be excluded for professing their faith.
Staff
- Kevin J. Hasson, Esq., Chairman and President
- Eric C. Rassbach, Esq., National Litigation Director
- Angela C. Wu, Esq., International Law Director
- Kristina Arriaga de Bucholz, Interim Executive Director
- Luke Goodrich, Esq., Deputy National Litigation Director
- Lori H. Windham, Esq., Senior Counsel
- Hannah C. Smith, Esq., Legal Counsel
- Eric Kniffin, Esq., Legal Counsel
- Meir Katz, Legal Fellow*
- Monica Brown, Legal Fellow*
- Diana Verm, International Legal Fellow
- Asma Uddin, International Legal Fellow
- L. Bennett Graham, Legislative and International Programs Officer
- Maria Montserrat Alvarado, Assistant Director of Communications
- Alyssa Bonk, Development Associate
- Megan E. G. Donley, Events Director
- Rachael Foster, Executive Assistant, Development Associate
- Melissa Grim, Research Assistant
- Ben Kemmy, Legal Assistant
- Marie Magleby, Executive Assistant
- Ashley Samelson, International Programs Associate
- Scott Walter, Senior Fellow
