David Deerson is an attorney in Pacific Legal Foundation’s Property Rights practice group. He joined PLF in 2018.
David leads PLF’s Initiative to Legalize the Production of Housing, working to combat the unconstitutional fees and regulations that restrict the nation’s housing supply. He also served as a member of the litigation team for Tyler v. Hennepin County, in which the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that home equity theft violates the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause.
He earned his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduating with honors in history and philosophy, he went to Washington, DC, to help grow the burgeoning movement of millennial libertarians. He also had the tremendous opportunity to work supporting litigation efforts at FIRE, vindicating the First Amendment rights of university students and professors. That experience convinced him it was time to go to law school.
David earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. During his time at Vanderbilt, he served on the Moot Court Board and as an authorities editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law.
He had a feeling that law was his vocation since first studying the Talmud in fifth grade and has known that classical liberal values were his passion since first studying Locke in high school. He’s thrilled at the ongoing opportunity to continue his pursuit of law and liberty at PLF.
In between briefs, David enjoys making music and rooting for the Carolina Panthers. He really shines on karaoke night.
David is a member of the bar only in the state of California.
