Elizabeth Kirk, J.D. is an independent scholar who writes and speaks in various areas of family law and religious freedom, with a special interest in adoption law and policy. She provides strategic guidance, such as legislative analysis, on related matters to policy leaders and legislators. Mrs. Kirk holds a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School and a bachelor's degree in English Literature, cum laude, from the University of Missouri.  Mrs. Kirk is also the Director at the Institute for Faith & Culture at St. Lawrence Center