Ba Maw
From the 1920s onwards, Ba Maw practiced law and dabbled in colonial-era Burmese politics. He achieved prominence in 1931 when he defended the rebel leader, Saya San. San had started a tax revolt in Burma in December 1930 which quickly grew into a more widespread rebellion against British rule. San was captured, tried, convicted and hanged. Ba Maw was among the top lawyers who defended San. One of the presiding judges that tried San was another Burmese lawyer Ba U.