In 1986, Professor William Wagner founded Salt and Light Global, serving Christian ministries, government, academia and businesses. Professor Wagner is a Christian. He married his bride, Marilyn, over twenty-five years ago and together they home schooled their children. He has over twenty years of high level legal, executive, and academic experience. William currently holds a tenured law school professorship teaching ethics and constitutional law, and is a winner of the Stanley E. Beattie Teaching Award, given by each graduating class to the professor making the greatest contribution to their legal education. A frequent speaker at world conferences, Professor Wagner has a special interest in the protection of free expression, the free exercise of religious conscience, and good governance under the rule of law.
Professor Wagner’s writing is published a number of articles, books, and other publications, including a national best seller (#1in its category). As lead amicus counsel a variety of matters before the United States Supreme Court, he authored briefs on behalf of various Christian organizations. He also authored written testimony, evidence, and briefs in such forums as the Swedish Supreme Court, the U.S. Congress, and the U.K. Parliament. He has further addressed many executive, legislative, parliamentary, and judicial audiences throughout the world, and presented at various diplomatic forums including the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. During his career in public service, he provided international assistance to the justice sector institutions of numerous countries on five continents. Professor Wagner also served as a senior United States prosecutor, litigating hundreds of federal cases and serving as chief of appellate litigation for the Office of the United States Attorney. Prior to serving in the Justice Department, Professor Wagner served as legal counsel in the United States Senate and as chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee of the Michigan legislature. As chief counsel, he supervised all legislative issues involving the separation of powers, due process, and other protections of individual rights and liberties, including the right to free expression and the free exercise of religious conscience. Professor Wagner received the post-doctoral Danforth Fellowship in Law after earning his J.D. in 1986. He has served on the executive governing boards of a number of international, national, and local ministries. Soli Deo Gloria. |
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