What to read after A Mind of Their Own?

In A Mind of Their Own, attorney Anthony V. Curto reflects on a long and distinguished--and sometimes surprising--career as a partner with several major New York law firms.

Rather than offering a conventional chronological account of his life, Anthony V. Curto spins out a collection of stories focusing on the remarkable people he legally represented in national and international matters. A Mind of Their Own offers a captivating, behind-the-scenes look into the life of a skilled lawyer as he works on behalf of a diverse clientele of movers and shakers in the arts, journalism, media, and business.

Anthony V. Curto reflects on the stories of clients who touched his life by following their own paths and principles. His clients range from financier Bernard Baruch and Soviet dissident Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn to star professional football player Freeman McNeil and entrepreneur Joy Mangano, a divorced Long Island mother of three who invented a mop that brought her fame and fortune. Curto also offers an inside view the whirlwind life of his close friend, Harry Chapin, the famed songwriter, playwright, humanitarian, and intense lover of life--a "perfect biophile" who died tragically in a fiery car crash.

Curto uses these stories as a prism to reflect on the achievements of this group of adventurers, each of whom had a mind of their own about how to make a difference in the world. His clients exemplified his passion for the law--and something more. They had the courage of their convictions, and held to them, despite the odds.