Members of the legal profession
Featured Individuals
- Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) - Author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States
- Spooner, Lysander (1808-1887) - Lawyer, abolitionist, entrepreneur, legal theorist and political radical, author of No Treason
Notable Individuals
- Bolick, Clint (1957- ) - American attorney, co-founder of the Institute for Justice
- Clark, Ed (1930-2025) - Lawyer, 1980 United States Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party
- Coke, Edward (1552-1634) - 17th century English jurist, drafter of the Petition of Right
- Grotius, Hugo (1583-1645) - Seventeenth century Dutch jurist, author of De Jure Belli ac Pacis
- Hornberger, Jacob G. (1950- ) - President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
- Klausner, Manny (1939-2025) - American lawyer, co-founding editor of Reason magazine
- MacBride, Roger (1929-1995) - Lawyer, 1976 Libertarian Presidential candidate
- Mason, George (1725-1792) - Author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights
- Mellor, Chip (1950-2024) - Co-founder, President and General Counsel of the Institute for Justice
Other Individuals
- Burrus, Trevor - Former research fellow at the Cato Institute, host of "Free Thoughts" podcast
- Denson, John V. (1936- ) - Attorney, co-founder of Ludwig von Mises Institute, author of A Century of War (2006)
- Halbrook, Stephen P. (1947- ) - Lawyer, author and fellow at the Independent Institute
- Hudson Jr., David L. - Lawyer, professor at Belmont University, author of The Constitution Explained: A Guide for Every American (2022)
- Jared, Jeff E. - Family and criminal defense attorney
- Kaminer, Wendy (1949- ) - Lawyer and writer, author of I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional (1992)
- Kates, Don B. (1941-2016) - Civil liberties lawyer, research fellow at the Independent Institute
- Kozinski, Alex (1950- ) - Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1985-2017)
- Levine, Lee - Lawyer, professor at the Georgetown University Law Center
- Newton, Adam - Legal counsel at Procter & Gamble
- Sherman, Paul - Senior attorney at the Institute for Justice
- Sweet, Robert W. (1922-2019) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern New York (1978-2019)
- Troy, Daniel E. (1960- ) - Chief counsel at the Food and Drug Administration, general counsel for GlaxoSmithKline