Gust Rosenfeld attorneys and staff take seriously our obligations to the communities in which we practice. Since 1921, we have actively contributed to local and regional philanthropic causes by serving on professional, community, and not-for-profit boards.
Pro Bono Services
Gust Rosenfeld demonstrates its commitment to the community by providing pro bono legal services to organizations that help strengthen our community.
Leadership Roles
Together with our clients and friends, we are proud to support civic, educational, charitable, artistic, business, and professional organizations that share our commitment to community service.
We have provided and continue to provide leadership as well as pro bono legal services to numerous organizations, including the following:
Ability 360
Susan Plimpton Segal, Board Member
Actors Theatre of Phoenix
Scott A. Malm, Former Executive Committee and Board Member
Aid for Adoption of Special Kids
Barbara U. Rodriguez-Pashkowski, Former Board Member
American Bar Association
Charles W. Wirken, Delegate, House of Delegates
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
J.T. Shoaf, Board Member
Arizona Center for Youth Resources
J.T. Shoaf, Pro Bono Counsel to Board of Directors
Arizona City Attorneys Association
Andrew J. McGuire, Former President
Arizona College of Trial Advocacy
Peter Collins, Jr., Board Member and Former Chair
Arizona Community Foundation
Tom Chauncey, Former Board Member
Arizona Grantmakers Forum
Tom Chauncey, Former Member
Arizona Historical Society, Central Arizona Chapter
Tom Chauncey, Former Executive Committee Member, Board Member
Arizona Planning Association
Andrew J. McGuire, Member
Arizona State Conservation Acquisition Board
Christopher M. McNichol, Past Chair
Arizona Theatre Company
Susan Plimpton Segal, Former Chair of the Board of Trustees
Arizona Town Hall
Tom Chauncey, Member
Scott A. Malm, Member, Training Committee
Andrew J. McGuire, Member
Fred H. Rosenfeld, Member, Research Committee
Shiela B. Schmidt, Member
Charles W. Wirken, Delegate
Arizona Trustee Association
Kent E. Cammack, Member
Christopher M. McNichol, Member
ASU Walter Cronkite Foundation for Journalism and Telecommunications
Tom Chauncey, Board Member
Arizona Zoological Society
Frederick M. Cummings, Former Member Board of Directors
Autism Society of Arizona, Pima County Chapter
Michael S. Woodlock, Former Member Professional Advisory Committee
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Jeffrey L. McLerran, Mentor
Christopher M. McNichol, Mentor
Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery
Michael Goodman, Board Member
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix
Christopher M. McNichol, Past Board Member
Casa de los Ninos
Gerard R. O’Meara, Board Member and Past President
Casa de los Ninos Foundation
Gerard R. O’Meara, Trustee and Past President
Chandler-Horizon Rotary Club
Scott A. Malm, Former President and Board Member
Community Housing Resources of Arizona
Barbara U. Rodriguez-Pashkowski, Former Board Member and Officer
Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts
Craig L. Keller, Former President and Board Member
Desert Botanical Garden
Michael H. Bate, Former Member Board of Trustees
Desert Caballeros Western Museum
Craig L. Keller, Board Member; Former President
Diocese of Tucson
Gerard R. O’Meara, Marriage Tribunal Advocate
Family Promise of Greater Phoenix
Richard B. Hood, Pro Bono Counsel to Board of Directors
Laura Sever Blanco, Board Member
First Amendment Coalition
Tom Chauncey, Founding Board Member, Past President
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project
Brittany J. Reed, Children’s Program Pro Bono Attorney
Fresh Start Women’s Foundation
Susan Plimpton Segal, Former Executive Board Member
Friendly House
Kyle B. Bate, Board of Directors
Tom Chauncey, Former Board Member
Fund for Central Arizona History
Tom Chauncey, Former Member Board, Secretary
Gilbert Christian Schools
Scott A. Malm, Former President and Board Member
Girls Ranch Inc., of Arizona
Christina M. Noyes, Former Board Member
J. Reuben Clark Law Society
Kent E. Cammack, Vice Chair, Chapter Relations Council
Kenilworth Foundation
Fred H. Rosenfeld, Founding Member, Past President
Kyrene Corridor Rotary Club
Thomas F. Hickey, Past President
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Tom Chauncey, Member
Barbara U. Rodriguez-Pashkowski, City Lead, Mentoring Program
Lohse Family YMCA
Patrick J. Farrell, Board of Managers
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
Laura Sever Blanco, Former Board Member
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Southern Arizona
Christopher M. McNichol, Former Board Member
Maricopa County Bar Association
Robert Williams, Board Member Bankruptcy Section
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy
Christopher M. McNichol, Steward
Mesa Rotary Club
Charles W. Wirken, Former President
Mesa United Way
Charles W. Wirken, Former Campaign Co-Chair and Board Member
Mobile Meals of Tucson, Inc.
Gerard R. O’Meara, Former Board Member
Native American Connections/HomeBase Youth Services
Richard B. Hood, Pro Bono Counsel to Board of Directors
Notre Dame Club of Phoenix
Carrie L. O’Brien, Former Board Member
Phoenix Community Alliance
Christina M. Noyes, Executive Board Member and Secretary
Phoenix Youth at Risk
Richard B. Hood, Former Pro Bono Counsel
Phoenix Zoo
Christopher M. McNichol, Past Zoofari Event Chair
Pima County Legal Aid Society
Gerard R. O’Meara, Pro Bono Counsel
Saints Peter and Paul School Board
Patrick J. Farrell, Past President
Salvation Army-Phoenix Advisory Board
Laura Sever Blanco, Former Member
Social Venture Partners of Arizona
Tom Chauncey, Founding Partner
Soldier’s Best Friend
Tom Chauncey, Former Board Member
Southwest Tennis Foundation
Robert D. Haws, Member Board of Directors
Southern Arizona Legal Aid Inc., Volunteer Lawyers Program
Peter Collins, Jr., Member
State Bar of Arizona
Peter Collins, Jr., Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee; Member, Military Committee; Former Chair, Trial Practice Section
Sean P. O’Brien, Former Chair, Bankruptcy Section
Charles W. Wirken, Chair/Trustee, Client Protection Fund; Member and Former Chair, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee; Former President; Former Chair, Trial Practice Section
Tempe Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking and Drug Use
Craig L. Keller, Former Coalition Chairman and Former Public Policy Committee Member
Tempe Sister Cities
Craig L. Keller, Board Member; Chairman, Student Delegate Selection Committee
Tempe Union High Schools Education Foundation
Craig L. Keller, Board Member
Therapeutic Riding of Tucson
Peter Collins, Jr., Board Member
Tucson AIDS Project
Peter Collins, Jr., Former Board Member
University of Utah Alumni Association, Arizona Chapter
Robert D. Haws, Former Vice President
Utah State University Alumni Association, Arizona Chapter
Michael H. Bate, Former Member Board of Directors
Valley of the Sun United Way
Christopher M. McNichol, Tocqueville Society
Valley Partnership
Christopher M. McNichol, Member
Wickenburg Rotary Club
Craig L. Keller, Former President and Board Member
YMCA
Richard B. Hood, Advisory Board Member, Pro Bono Counsel (Maricopa County)
Shiela B. Schmidt, Former Member Board of Management (Downtown Phoenix)
Sean P. O’Brien, Executive Committee Member and Past Chair (Downtown Phoenix)