June 22, 2023
Robins Kaplan partner Sharon Roberg-Perez, whose pro bono work includes representing incarcerated transgender individuals, this month helped reach a historic settlement making one such individual the first to be transferred to a Minnesota facility matching their gender identity.
An intellectual property litigator, Roberg-Perez and Robins Kaplan joined Gender Justice, a St. Paul organization, in representing Christina Lusk in her lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections. In addition to moving Lusk from a men’s prison to the women’s facility in Shakopee, Lusk also receives a $495,000 payment from the department.
Roberg-Perez said she admires “the public interest lawyers who work to ensure that women and transgender individuals can continue to receive appropriate medical care.
“As you can tell from news stories coming out of other states, that’s not a given. It is here in Minnesota, and it’s one of the reasons I very much like living and practicing here.”
Before her legal career, Roberg-Perez earned a doctorate in molecular biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked as a research scientist for more than a decade, including at biotechnology and genomic startup companies.
“I am happiest when my technical background aligns nicely with my case work,” Roberg-Perez said.
Name: Sharon Roberg-Perez
Title: Partner, Robins Kaplan
Education: B.A., biological chemistry, Wellesley College; Ph.D., biology, Massachusetts Institute of...
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