Jeff Mateer is the Chief Legal Officer of First Liberty Institute, where he serves as a member of the executive leadership team and oversees and directs First Liberty’s legal operations, including its litigation, media/communications, and external affairs teams. He rejoined First Liberty Institute in October 2020 after serving as First Assistant Attorney General of Texas from March 2016 through October 2020.

Jeff has served in the legal field for over 30 years, and in addition to having received an A-V rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Jeff has been honored as a Texas Rising Star and Texas Super Lawyer. He received his undergraduate education at Dickinson College, where he graduated with honors in 1987, and his legal education at Southern Methodist University, where he graduated with honors in 1990. While in law school, he served as an editor of the law review. He is licensed to practice law by the state of Texas and is admitted to practice before all Texas State and Federal District Courts, the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Keisha Toni Russell has worked as a federal law clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and is a constitutional lawyer with First Liberty Institute, the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated to defending religious liberty. Keisha attended Emory Law and was a 2017 Emory University Graduating Woman of Excellence. Prior to becoming an attorney, Keisha was an elementary special education teacher in Atlanta.

Yesterday, former First Liberty Institute client and U.S. Navy SEAL Phil Mendes participated in the inaugural meeting of President Donald Trump’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias in the federal government.

Utah School District Forces Teacher to Remove Prayer Chain from Faculty Lounge Teachers post announcements for baby showers, weddings, and other events but a voluntary prayer support chain is not allowed. Heber City, UT—First Liberty ...

“Major Strasser’s been shot!  Round up the usual suspects,” so said the character Captain Louis Renault, the French Prefect of Police in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, portrayed by actor Claude Reins in the classic ...

Since 2021, the left has waged a veritable war against the American legal system in a variety of ways. One serial target of Democrats and the Left has been the Supreme Court. In 2020…

By: Noah Roghman - nationalreview.com - April 24, 2025 The party’s rebranding is about to be tested. Democrats have reason to think their strategy is working. The latest Fox News poll found that, while the public supports ...

It was typical of Joe Biden’s presidency that, when faced with a difficult problem, he would take the cynical approach of finding a scapegoat to blame while making a promise he never intended to keep. ...

In America, the seeds of tyranny have taken root—and we’re reaching critical tipping points on many societal battlefronts. In Uncommon Courage, constitutional lawyer Keisha Toni Russell exposes the tactics of those who are undermining the very foundations of our country and explains how you can walk in faith while defending your freedoms.

Uncommon Courage will prepare you to have a powerful and positive impact in today’s society. As you bless the hearts of others with the proclamation of God’s truth, you can also influence both culture and government in ways that advance God’s kingdom.

Often, successful people build lives, livelihoods, and reputations in one place with the goal in mind to retire somewhere else. They dream of living out their later years playing golf in Florida or enjoying a quiet life in a mountain community or a small town.

Why not stick around in the place where you know people, carry weight and have influence?