Jacob Haas is an attorney in Pacific Legal Foundation’s Separation of Powers practice, where he defends individual liberty against the abuses of the administrative state. His initial interest in classical liberalism began as an attempt to understand his opponents and ultimately led him to defend Friedrich Hayek and classical liberalism against all comers, left or right.
Jacob joined PLF because he is passionate about defending the constitutional order against the excesses of a vast, sprawling technocracy. As Alexis de Tocqueville said, “The goods that freedom brings show themselves only in the long term, and it is always easy to fail to recognize the cause that gives birth to them.” Jacob is deeply committed to defending the freedom that is our fundamental, natural right.
After earning his law degree from UCLA School of Law, Jacob worked as a litigator at a large international law firm and high-stakes trial boutique firm. When not at work, he is busy taking his dog out on walks, exercising, reading very old books, hyper-fixating on professional sports, and making sure he has tried every single breakfast burrito worth eating in the Los Angeles area.