N. Stephan Kinsella

At-a-Glance

Practices law in Houston, Texas, specializing in patent law and international business law.
Founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (2010–present) and Founder, Executive Editor, and publisher of Libertarian Papers (2009–2018).
Author of 'Legal Foundations of a Free Society' (2023), 'International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution' (2020), and 'Against Intellectual Property' (2008).
Holds an LL.M. from King’s College London, a JD from Louisiana State University (LSU), and BSEE and MSEE degrees from LSU.
Serves as a member of the Judicial Committee of the Libertarian Party (2022–26) and the Editorial Advisory Board of the Molinari Review (2014–).
Ran for Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, as a Libertarian, in 2002 and 2024.

Biography

N. Stephan Kinsella is an American patent attorney, author, and prominent anarcho-capitalist writer. He maintains a private legal practice in Houston, Texas, following his tenure as General Counsel for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

, from 2000 to 2012. Kinsella's legal career also includes a partnership with Duane Morris and an adjunct professorship at South Texas College of Law Houston.