Mary J Browning

Mary was a private practitioner and owner of a family law firm serving the Mid-Missouri area for close to 20 years. During that time, she gained extensive litigation experience in hundreds of criminal and civil trials and became a strong advocate for the safety and protection of abused and neglected children.

She later served as General Counsel for the Missouri Department of Social Services, where her work included testifying at budget hearings and committee hearings, drafting legislation, writing Executive Orders, and educating legislators. She also served as the State’s Child Fatality Review Panel Chair for several years.

Throughout her legal career, Mary prosecuted criminal cases involving child victims, domestic violence, assaults, sexual offenses, and drug violations. She is licensed to practice law in Missouri and before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Most recently, Mary serves as Legal Advisor to Operation Outcry, a ministry of The Justice Foundation. In that role, she has written or assisted in writing a number of briefs advocating against the harm of abortion and for the protection of women and girls who experience abortion, as well as some men.