Chuck LiMandri

Bio

General Counsel of National Organization for Marriage - California
-Helped lead the effort to pass Proposition 8, Pro Bono

West Coast Regional Director of the Thomas More Law Center
-Defends Religious Freedom of Christians, Traditional Marriage, and Sanctity of Human Life, Pro Bono

Lead counsel in the highly successful Mt. Soledad Cross case in San Diego
-Helped draft federal legislation to preserve Memorial Cross
-Present in Oval Office when signed by President Bush in 2006
-Currently on Appeal by ACLU

Represented the four Catholic firefighters who successfully sued the City of San Diego for forcing them against their will to participate in the 2007 San Diego Gay Pride Parade
-Currently on Appeal by City of San Diego

Member of the Religious Liberty Committee of the California Catholic Conference of Bishops

-Appointed by and serves with Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone

Advisor to President Bush's White House on Catholic issues in weekly telephone conference

20 years Catholic education culminating in Juris Doctor Degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1983

Member of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, American Board of Trial Advocates, and admitted to the Bar in California, District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court

General Civil Litigation Practice including business, insurance, and maritime cases in California and other states

Legatus International Ambassador of the Year (2005), Catholic Leadership Organization

Recipient of USD Alumni's Mother Rosalie Hill Award in 1997 for extraordinary service to the University

Founding member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Thomas More Studies at the University of Dallas and Expert on the Life and Works of Saint Thomas More

Frequent lecturer and author, as well as guest on radio and television, including Catholic Answers Live, Fox Network News, Bill O'Reilly, and many others

For more information, read:
The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on Religious Freedom

Summer 2009 Newsletter