OUR TEAM
THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOUR FILE
Our Team
Roger Baker
Barrister & Solicitor | Founder
Roger Baker is the principal lawyer at Baker Law Firm. His practice focuses on civil litigation, with a particular emphasis on complex commercial disputes and insolvency.
Roger holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geology from the University of Saskatchewan. He was called to the Alberta bar in 2018 and is a member of the Law Society of Alberta. He has appeared before the Court of King's Bench in Alberta and the superior courts of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. Several of his files have resulted in written decisions from the appellate courts in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Faith Thomson
Barrister & Solicitor | Associate Lawyer
Faith Thomson is an associate lawyer with Baker Law Firm in Calgary. Her work includes commercial disputes, insolvency, defamation and civil sexual assault claims for individuals and businesses.
Faith holds a Juris Doctor from Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and Political Science from Carleton University. She was called to the Alberta and Ontario bars in 2026.
Her litigation work has included opposing an application for a preservation order for a firm client and research concerning privilege, defamation and consent.
Faith is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Law Society of Ontario.
Yana Emasheva
Creative Director
Yana Emasheva is the Creative Director at Baker Law Firm. She works on the firm's visual identity, content development and brand strategy, drawing on a background in visual art, design and education. Her experience includes graphic design, branding and content creation.
Yana is a bilingual visual artist and educator. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours from the Alberta University of the Arts, where she majored in Drawing, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Honours.
Judy Gieselman
Senior Paralegal
Judy Gieselman is a senior paralegal at Baker Law Firm. She has decades of legal support experience, having worked with several medium and large law firms over the course of her career. Her experience includes litigation procedure, document management and court filings.
At Baker Law Firm, Judy's work includes managing deadlines and keeping files organized as matters progress, alongside the document and filing work involved in litigation.
Interested in joining the firm? Visit our careers and articling page.