PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Mark Dore on Randy Mastro's Nomination for Corporation Counsel
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Mark Dore provides a personal testimony in support of Randy Mastro's nomination for Corporation Counsel. He speaks about Mastro's mentorship, professionalism, and ability to inspire loyalty and enthusiasm in others.
- Dore worked with Mastro for 4 years and has practiced law in New York for 15 years
- He highlights Mastro's willingness to mentor and teach young lawyers
- Dore shares an anecdote about a public sector union member's enthusiastic reaction to seeing Mastro on the subway, illustrating Mastro's positive impact on people
Mark Dore
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THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
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MY NAME IS MARK DOOR.
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MY speak here about my own experience and on behalf of myself only.
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I'm here today having worked with Randy only for 4 years, but his mentorship, friendship, and professionalism have all stayed with me for the 15 years.
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I've practiced law in New York.
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He took me under his wing and taught me how to be a lawyer in New York.
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He didn't have to, but he did.
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And he's done that for many others.
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Randy will create that same loyalty and enthusiasm for the job and for the practice of law in the law department, which I think is so crucial to that job.
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If given the opportunity, which I encourage you to give him.
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But it's not just his colleagues who are so loyal and in all of him.
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It's the many people he's helped throughout his storied career, and I'll finish with a quick story on that.
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We were in the subway headed down to the courthouse a few blocks from here.
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At a subway stop, a gentleman in a very conspicuous public sector union jacket called out deputy mayor Mastro deputy mayor Mastro enthusiastically.
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Such enthusiasm to this man have to see Randy and to shake his hand that he lunged forward getting stuck in the subway doors.
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Still lunged begging for Randy Mastro's hand.
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Randy, the kind gentleman that he has got up and walked over and shook the gentleman's hand.
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Thank them for his kind words, and then helped him free himself from the door.
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To this day, I've never seen a New Yorker, so enthusiastic and excited to see another person on the subway.
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That's the kind of guy who Randy Mastro is.
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And I know of no lawyer more suited for the job of corporation counsel.
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His mentorship of all of us speaks to his ability to lead the law department, and I urge you to approve Randy's nomination.
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Thank you.
