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Ella Shenhav - Shutts & Bowen LLP
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Mark rankin’s kindness and compassion
inspires and gives lawyers a good name.
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awyers can do amazing things. One lawyer
in particular, my partner at Shutts & Bowen
LLP, Mark Rankin, has done something
truly incredible. On August 16, 2018, Mark
donated a kidney to my father-in-law, Mac
Wachtler, and saved his life.
Mark didn’t know Mac when he sent a text to the
number on the flyer created by my mother-in-law, Bonnie,
who was desperate to find a matching donor for Mac, who
had been suffering from a degenerative kidney disease for
years. As the rigorous testing progressed, Mark and Mac
got to know each other, as did our families. On the day of
the surgeries, we all sat in the hospital waiting room,
together with Mark’s wife Lauren Stricker, our colleague
at Shutts (and a hilarious and wonderful person), anxiously
awaiting news. Both surgeries were successful; Mark has
returned to work, and Mac is recuperating and regaining
his strength.
Our office has always placed a strong emphasis on
helping the community through pro bono and charitable
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Mac Wachtler with Mark Rankin
Mac Wachtler with Mark Rankin.
activities, and Mark has given his time generously to
various pro bono causes. But only
an incredibly selfless and generous
person could make the sacrifice
that Mark has made for someone
he didn’t even know. His kindness
and compassion inspires and gives
lawyers a good name.
Author: Ella Shenhav - Shutts &
Bowen LLP
NOV - DEC 2018
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