03/05/2026    Lawrence J. Kansky, DPM, Esq

Liberty Restored - Indictments Against TX Podiatrists Dismissed (Walter W. Strash, DPM). Stephen Leonard, DPM)

Congratulations to Dr. Strash and Dr. Leonard for
surviving false allegations and false charges by
the FBI and the DOJ.

In 2007, I was investigated by the DEA and State
of PA. This resulted in false criminal charges
being alleged against me, which devastated me.
While I did not receive much support from the
podiatric community except from Thomas P.
Jiunta, DPM, I did receive great support from the
MD surgical community, including from my
orthopedic surgeon friend.

My family provided tremendous support, as did the
judge who charged me. This judge called
me the day after he charged me in his courtroom,
and told me, “Don’t quit, I know who the bad
doctors are in Luzerne County, and you are not one
of them.” I asked this judge why he cared so
much about me and his reply was, “Because I also
want to make an appointment with you for
myself and my wife for you to examine and treat
our feet”.

Even though the government called me a drug dealer
and drug addict, I was still allowed to continue
my practice while my case was pending, so I did
indeed get to treat the judge and his wife. I also
continued to perform surgery in the hospital.

All the false charges against me were eventually
dismissed and my record expunged. I was
happy, but the false publicity I received caused
me to quit podiatry. From this false publicity, I
did not want any patients or the State Board of
Podiatry second guessing or questioning the
quality of my podiatric care and surgery; or the
public to unfairly lose confidence in me.

So, in June 2008, I took the LSAT exam. In July
2008, I applied to law schools with my required
application essay detailing what happened to me.
In August 2008, I was accepted into several
law schools, with all starting classes in just 2
weeks.

While my two kids were getting ready to attend
Princeton University and the University of
Pennsylvania, I headed off to the University of
Baltimore School of Law. My wife, a family
physician, took care of our home, while the rest
of us became full time students.

I was able to graduate law school early with
honors. I then passed the brutal state bar
admission examination and immediately went into
private practice as a solo attorney.

Again, like Dr. Strash and Dr.Leonard, I was very
fortunate to escape the injustice of our powerful
government, but there are many other professionals
and lay people not so lucky. I’ve had the
absolute privilege of successfully representing
many professionals and lay people in
administrative, civil, and criminal courts of law
on both the state and federal level.

I have saved my clients from decades in prison on
everything from false criminal charges of:
murder, manslaughter, aggravated sexual assault,
incest, drug dealing, aggravated assault, drug
possession, Meghan Law violations, child
pornography, various illegal gun charges, all
types of theft, robbery, and DUI’s. I have also
saved the professional licenses of dedicated
doctors, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists,
chiropractors, dentists and veterinarians.

Just two months ago, a podiatrist in my area
committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.
From my story, it is my hope for any podiatrist
reading this, who may be suffering from severe
adversity themselves, to not give up, and to
realize that there is nothing so bad to lose your
life over. By the grace of God, I was able to turn
my severe adversity into an unbelievable
opportunity. If I was able to do it, so can any of
you.

Lawrence J. Kansky, DPM, Esquire, Kingston, PA

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