Anshul Bagga
| Publication year | 2022 |
| Pages | 56 |
AROUND THE BAR PROFILES IN SUCCESS
Influencing Action, Implementing Policies, and Serving the Community
BY JACQLIN L. DAVIS
For Anshul Bagga, a career in public service was a conscious choice point. Itwas a post-graduation pause during which he connected with his "why" before making a career decision, ensuring that any position he accepted aligned with his goals and values and was a place where his intellectually curious nature could thrive. That place ended up being the Denver City Attorney's Office (CAO), where he advanced through a series of high-impact roles. In reflecting on his path of public service, Bagga remarks, "I think I was drawn to public service because I love the democratic process. I place a lot of value in representing the people of the City and County of Denver, and there's something rewarding about knowing that the interests I represent and the positions I take were arrived at through compromise."
Environmental Law Beginnings
A Colorado native and first-generation American whose parents both immigrated to the United States from India in 1983, Bagga received his BA in sociology from Colorado State University and his ID from the University of Colorado Law School. He began his career with the CAO in 2014 when Denver authorized the first legal sales of recreational marijuana and has been an influential guide within the agency since.
"Joining the CAO has undoubtedly allowed me the opportunity to work on innovative policies with a high degree of influence, especially with cannabis work It's always interesting reminiscing on when I attended CU Law because I was interested in pursuing a career in environmental law and went on to have several internships and positions in that setting. Some of my favorite roles include being a research assistant, which I did for two professors in law school, and working on the Acequia Assistance Project." A joint effort by the Getches-Wilkinson Center, Colorado Open Lands, and the Sangre de Cristo Acequia Association, the Acequia Assistance Project assists rural farmers in the San Luis Valley in incorp orating and preserving their water rights. "It was pretty cool to meet with irrigators in the San Luis Valley to discuss corporate organization options," Bagga added. During law school, Bagga worked for the Natural Resource Law Center researching and writing essays about water transfers and state water law, and as a...
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