Hiram Sasser is the Director of Litigation for Liberty Legal Institute. Mr. Sasser leads a team of litigators that focus on civil rights, predominately First Amendment, litigation. He has been featured on CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox affiliates in many major markets. Nationally, Mr. Sasser has appeared several times on the Fox News Channel, CNN, The Alan Colmes Radio Show, John Gibson Radio Show, National AP, Reuters, and USA Radio. Internationally, Mr. Sasser has appeared on BBC radio in England, Africa and India, on New Tang Dynasty Television in China and radio interviews in New Zealand and Ireland.
Prior to joining LLI, Mr. Sasser graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he received recognition as the "Outstanding Graduate" for the Class of 2002. Mr. Sasser also had the honor of being a Hatton Sumners Scholar, which is a prestigious scholarship program. In moot court, he was recognized for being a distinguished orator and named the First Place Oralist in the 2001 Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. In 2002, Mr. Sasser made a presentation entitled, Tenets of International Law, to the William J. Halloway Inn of Court. At Oklahoma City University School of Law, he was a member of the Christian Legal Society and Phi Delta Phi.
Mr. Sasser earned his B.A. from Oklahoma State University, where the U.S. Army awarded him the highly coveted Distinguished Military Graduate Award. In addition, his military service included serving as Headquarters Commander, a Company Executive Officer and Training Officer in the United States Army Reserves.
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Litigation Attorney & Director of Legislative Affairs: Jonathan M. Saenz
Jonathan Saenz joined Liberty Legal Institute in 2005 and serves as a Litigation Attorney and Director of Legislative Affairs. Mr. Saenz advocates for religious liberty, sanctity of human life and traditional conservative values in various state and federal cases, and in legislation as well. He has been featured in local, national and international media such as Agape Press, USA Radio, CBN, America Talks-Live, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, KCBI-Dallas, KRLD-Dallas, KSBJ-Houston, Univision, and the local Fox, WB Channel 33 and NBC Channel 5 affiliates in Dallas.
Mr. Saenz worked full-time in Austin during the 2007 Texas Legislative session where he testified before numerous House and Senate committees of the Texas Legislature and worked with elected officials to advance conservative values. He has participated in numerous debates regarding the traditional family, religious liberties and the protection of innocent human life. Mr. Saenz was licensed by the State of Texas to practice law in November of 2003 and was in private civil litigation practice prior to joining Liberty Legal Institute.
Mr. Saenz received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston Law Center in 2003. While in law school, he was active in moot court, mock trial and mediation competitions. Mr. Saenz competed in both national and international moot court competitions, and his team was a semi-finalist in the 2001 Newhouse Mediation competition. Mr. Saenz was also a 2002 Public Interest Law Fellow for the University of Houston Law Center, which allowed him to work for a non-profit legal organization that focused on advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of human life and the traditional family. Mr. Saenz was awarded the 2003 Public Interest Law Fellowship upon graduation for his desire and commitment to enter the area of public interest law. He also served as legal intern for the Honorable Justice Tim Taft of the First Court of Appeals of Texas in 2001.
Mr. Saenz was president from 2002-2003 of the Pro-Life Cougars at the University of Houston. During that time, the group was involved in a contentious lawsuit with the university, which resulted in the protection of their free speech rights and a change in university policy. He is currently an alumni advisor for the student group and conducts pro-life advocacy training seminars throughout the state. He is also a former vice-president of the Christian Legal Society at the University of Houston Law Center.
Mr. Saenz received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 and was awarded the Commitment to Service to the Community Award for his volunteer service.
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