Phoenix Lawyer Finds Sense of Community in Sharing of Afflictions, Gives Back

Posted by admin on May 19th, 2009 filed in Legal

Phoenix lawyer Gary D. Ansel gives back to the Phoenix community in a big way by participating in pro bono work benefiting Phoenix Diabetes Community. Gary was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in the fall of 2005.

Quoting from his “Letter of the Week” on Diabetes Health , Gary stated:

“I was asked to take on a pro bono case involving an eight-year-old girl whose public school refused to let her test her sugar more than once a day and would not give her insulin injections. Her father kept her home from school for safety reasons while he tried to work with the school or get his daughter into a different school.  He was charged with criminal truancy. I got in touch with the American Diabetes Association and learned that there’s a network of more than 500 attorneys nationwide that volunteer for cases like this.  I learned that Phil Higdon of Perkins Coie in Phoenix was part of this group, the local ADA Leadership Council, and a member of the National Board of Directors.  Knowing that the case we had in Phoenix was one of many across the country, I was honored when the ADA and Phil asked me to help.”

Gary Ansel is a partner in the Phoenix law firm Shughart Thomson & Kilroy.

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