CB Baga

CB Baga (pronouns: they/them) serves as Maslon's Public Interest/DEI Counsel, representing clients on pro bono legal matters, assisting with pro bono program administration, managing the UPLIFT: Legal Institute for Teens mock trial program, and supporting the firm's overall DEI efforts.

CB began their legal career at a Twin Cities based AmLaw 100 firm as an attorney in the business litigation and product liability & mass torts groups. A thought leader and advocate for underrepresented and underserved populations, CB frequently speaks on issues pertaining to DEI and access to justice, with audiences over the last five years including bar associations, county and city attorneys’ offices, law schools, and affinity groups such as Minnesota Lavender Bar Association (MLBA), Minnesota Women Lawyers (MWL), and Minnesota Association for Justice (MAJ).

While still in law school, CB founded the Pro Bono Volunteer Lawyer Network Queer/Trans Community Clinic in conjunction with community partners Family Tree Clinic and the Minnesota Trans Health Coalition. CB has continued as managing attorney of the clinic, which provides free counsel on housing, orders for protection, identity document updates, insurance coverage for gender affirming care, and civil rights.

CB earned their law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, where they served as lead founder and editor of the Journal of Law and Inequality. As a law student, CB also worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz of the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.