Charlotte Taylor-Baer

Lawyer

Charlotte joined Platform Litigation as a lawyer after clerking at the BC Supreme Court for five justices. She received her undergraduate degree in archaeology and criminology from Simon Fraser University, and her J.D./B.C.L. from McGill University. She was called to the British Columbia bar in 2026.

During law school, Charlotte worked with McGill’s Innocence Project and Innocence Canada. She was also a research assistant to various professors at McGill University. 

Charlotte represents clients in criminal matters.

Education:

  • McGill University, Juris Doctor and Bachelors of Civil Law (2025)

  • Simon Fraser University, Bachelors of Arts, Criminology (Honours) and major in Archaeology. Certificate in Forensic Science (2022)

Memberships:

  • Law Society of British Columbia

  • Canadian Bar Association 

Publications:

  • Helene Love, Vienna Lam, & Charlotte Taylor-Baer, “No Safeguard on Duty: Expert Evidence in Aquatic Death Cases” (2025) 47:4 Manitoba L Rev 117.

  • Charlotte Taylor-Baer & Gail Anderson, “Plagues in Our Criminal Justice System: A Cross-National Analysis of Wrongful Convictions” (2024) 4:3 The Wrongful Conviction L Rev 191.

Contact

office: 778-355-3366

mobile: 778-792-3833

email: charlotte@platformlit.com