David French

David French, a native Kentuckian, graduated from David Lipscomb University and with honors from Harvard Law School. Prior to serving as FIRE's second president, he was a lecturer at Cornell Law School, a partner at the law firm of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, and religious freedom counsel for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. David was the lead attorney in FIRE’s first major public case, a successful defense of freedom of association at Tufts University, and he was the lead attorney in FIRE’s victory in federal court against the unconstitutional speech code at Shippensburg University. David is the author of FIRE’s Guide to Religious Liberty on Campus and, with Harvey A. Silverglate and Greg Lukianoff, co-author of FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus. He lives in Tennessee with his wife, Nancy, and their children, Camille and Austin, and remains a member of FIRE's Legal Network.

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