John Mauck, ’72, Receives the William Bentley Ball Life and Religious Liberty Defense Award from the Christian Legal Society
Prominent Church Rights Attorney Honored with Prestigious Life and Religious Liberty Defense Award
Attorney John Mauck, founder and partner at Chicago-based Mauck & Baker, LLC, has been honored as the 2025 recipient of the prestigious William Bentley Ball Life and Religious Liberty Defense Award by the Christian Legal Society. Mauck was presented with the honor on October 10, 2025, at the Christian Legal Society National Conference in New Orleans. The award was bestowed upon Mauck for his significant contribution to the cause of “the sanctity of human life and religious liberty” over his 40+ years as an attorney.
The award is named after the late William Bentley Ball, a constitutional lawyer nationally known for his defense of religious doctrine and practice against secular encroachment. Ball argued nine cases before the United States Supreme Court and devoted his time and talent to legal controversies, large and small.
According to Christian Legal Society President & CEO David Nammo, Mauck exemplifies the mission and vision of the national organization, whose thousands of attorneys and law students seek to defend religious freedom and integrate their personal faith into the practice of law.
“John Mauck’s passion, conviction, and legal expertise, along with his stellar achievements in law have led to his outstanding contributions to religious freedom,” stated Nammo. “This is no accident, as John is very intentional about proclaiming his faith and practicing Biblical principles in his accomplished defense of religious freedom and the sanctity of life.”
More than 25 years ago, Mauck founded the law firm of Mauck & Baker, LLC, where he has brought his faith-based practice to the defense of the religious rights of churches and ministries in Chicago and across the nation. A key contributor to the drafting and passage of the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Mauck has helped congregations of several religions, not only Christianity, across the country to freely worship and overcome illegal restrictions on land use.
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