PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Adam Offenhartz, Senior Counsel at Baughman Kroup Bosse (BKB) on Randy Mastro's Nomination
10:27:34
·
157 sec
Adam Offenhartz provides a strong endorsement of Randy Mastro for the position of Corporation Counsel, based on his 25-year professional relationship with Mastro. He highlights Mastro's leadership qualities, mentorship skills, and commitment to public service.
- Offenhartz emphasizes Mastro's ability to lead and manage a large team of lawyers effectively
- He underscores Mastro's influence in encouraging lawyers to pursue public service and community involvement
- Offenhartz argues that Mastro is the best person to serve as Corporation Counsel given the city's current challenges
Adam Offenhartz
10:27:34
Good evening.
10:27:35
I'm Adam Offenhart's.
10:27:37
I've had the privilege of knowing Randy Mastro for over 25 years, and I've seen him in a variety of points of time in my life that I think go to some of the issues that had been raised today.
10:27:51
I believe it was speaker Adams who asked, how will you handle the corporation council department?
10:27:59
How you lead?
10:28:00
How do you deal?
10:28:01
With the vast number of lawyers you'll be in charge of.
10:28:05
What kind of leader are you?
10:28:07
I can tell you that as a brand new baby lawyer, Randy Mastro was the person everyone wanted to work with.
10:28:14
And for me, that was a long, long time ago in the early 19 nineties.
10:28:20
Randy was the person that gave young lawyers the opportunity to go to court, to take depositions, to get in front of clients, when you had questions about what was appropriate, had a deal with a gnarly issue, had a deal with a difficult adversary, or even client, you went to Randy.
10:28:36
But more importantly, as one's career grew, and this is true for me as well as for so many other people you've heard from.
10:28:44
Randy always stress the importance of public service.
10:28:48
There are so many lawyers, some of whom you've heard from today.
10:28:52
Probably many more you would have heard from had things schedules worked differently became turned to public service because of Randy.
10:29:02
Randy also pushed many of us to become involved in the community.
10:29:07
He stressed the importance of being on boards.
10:29:10
He, despite being the busiest lawyer I know, always found time to teach.
10:29:15
Many of us, myself among them, have also brought teaching into our lives because of Randy Mastro.
10:29:23
The number of lawyers that Randy has a positive impact on who he has affected, who he has made better citizens is countless.
10:29:32
And I'll very quickly end with the thought that it's very important we remember The most important thing today is what is best for our city.
10:29:42
I've lived in the city for close to 30 years.
10:29:44
I've lived in the village, the west village.
10:29:46
I ride the subway.
10:29:48
I've worked now.
10:29:50
Near 9 of the ground 0, the city has a labyrinth of problems.
10:29:55
It it does.
10:29:56
It's a tough place.
10:29:58
You all, the mayor, all of us, need the best people who can help the city.
10:30:03
Randy Mastro is the best person I know to serve as corporate counsel.
10:30:08
I urge the counsel and support Randy Mastro.
Keith Powers
10:30:11
Thank you.