Del Kolde

Senior Attorney at Institute for Free Speech

Role: Senior Attorney at Institute For Free Speech
Location: Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Del Kolde

Experienced civil-rights litigator. Former government lawyer. First-chair trial work and appeals. Opinions are my own and not legal advice.Admitted in DC, WA state, 1ca, 3ca, 5ca, 9ca, 10ca, 11ca, WDWA, NDTX, WDTX, CO District, and SCOTUS.

Experience

Senior Attorney
Institute For Free Speech
Apr 2021 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Civil rights litigator with a focus on vindicating and expanding First Amendment rights, especially political expression. Based in PNW, but practicing nationwide, mostly in federal court.

Education

University of Washington
BA with College Honors, History
1988 — 1992
University of Chicago Law School
Juris Doctor (J.D.) with Honors, Law
1992 — 1995

Skills

Legal Advice
Legal Writing
Trial Advocacy
Civil Litigation
Ediscovery
Appellate Practice

Contact information

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Current company

Institute For Free Speech

Law Practice · 16 employees · Founded 2005 · Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Through strategic litigation, communication, activism, training, research, and education, we work to promote and defend the First Amendment’s rights freely speak, associate, assemble, publish, and petition the government. Our priority is to protect political speech under these freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment. We believe that differing opinions and new, challenging ideas make for a more robust democracy. We believe free speech makes it possible to improve our country and our lives. We believe free speech makes those in power more accountable to the people. We believe government should never decide who can speak and who can’t. We believe government should never decide how much speech is too much. We put those beliefs into practice by championing free speech for all: those less powerful, those who think differently, those with ideas that may be unpopular at the moment, and those who believe there may be a better way forward. Every day we go to work, and dedicate ourselves to protecting and defending every American’s ability to exercise their First Amendment rights to free speech. We defend the First Amendment on many fronts. We go to court to help clients protect their rights and set new precedents. We work with government officials to craft laws that expand free political speech rights and are consistent with the Constitution. We produce research on which we build a strong case for political speech rights. We communicate with and educate the public, legislators, organizations, and the media to enable every American to understand the importance of the First Amendment’s political speech freedoms. Our many successes in these areas have served to expand free speech protections for individuals and organizations. We are the nation’s largest organization dedicated solely to protecting First Amendment political speech rights. The Institute for Free Speech is recognized as a 501(c)(3) public charity and contributions are tax deductible.

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About Del Kolde

Experience

Senior Attorney

Education

University of Washington

University of Chicago Law School

Skills

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