—Michael Dowling, President and CEO, Northwell Health

“If you are in search of an enjoyable and informative read, get this book. Anthony Curto recounts his life and career via the lives and experiences of his many unique and diverse clients. This is a highly engaging and inspirational story of Tony Curto’s career—demonstrating his creativity, adaptability and extraordinary competence, and it is rich in the history of remarkable individuals that will add greatly to your knowledge. Lucidly written and enjoyable.”

—Michael Saunders, Athletic Trainer for the New York Knicks

“A Mind of Their Own is a fascinating, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the life of a master lawyer who takes the reader to a place few people get to see—a “backstage” where Tony Curto negotiates on behalf of a Who’s Who of movers and shakers in the world of the arts, finance and entrepreneurship. If I knew being a lawyer could be so exciting, I would have changed professions.”

—Jim Gaughran, New York State Senator, 5th Senate District

“Tony Curto’s amazing adventure, as told in A Mind of Their Own, captures some of the most significant people and events that occurred over of the last sixty years. His unique story-telling style brings each figure to life, in chapter after chapter. Curto’s career as New York attorney reminds me of the Harry Chapin lyric, “No straight lines make up my life.” Anyone who loves history—or just a good story—has to read this book.”

—Robert J. Eckhardt, Founder and managing partner, Eckhardt & Company, P.C.

“Tony Curto’s depiction of his early childhood was like a trip back into time, when life was simpler without all the trappings we deal with today. It reminds me that so much of what goes on in our early years really does make us who we are today. It was such a pleasurable read, transporting the reader much like a fictional novel. Curto is a gifted writer.”