By Rob Abruzzese

As the Hon. William F. Mastro stood on the stage of the Grand Ballroom in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, he began to reflect on his life. Standing in front of some of the most influential judges and lawyers in the state, and about to receive the Rapallo Award, what stood out in his head the most was his grandmother, Louise Gori.

"My grandmother was the one that had the biggest hand in raising me and my sister," Mastro said. "She taught me how to treat people with compassion and she truly was the one that influenced me the most."

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