Pat Piccolo serves as legal counsel and deputy director of the Church and Ministry Alliance with Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he oversees a group of attorneys and helps lead the CMA program, which serves ministries by providing them with educational resources and legal counsel necessary to fulfill their religious missions.

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Prior to joining ADF, Piccolo clerked in a Virginia Circuit Court and worked in private practice, where he represented landowners facing condemnations and businesses navigating a wide array of commercial disputes.

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Piccolo earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2016. He obtained his B.A. in history and religious studies from the University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences. Piccolo is a member of the Virginia bar.