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Steve Goodspeed's avatar

Mr. Tofel, thank you for your commitment to journalism and to the law--and often in that order.

Over the years, as reporter and news director, I've found that for me, the most effective and helpful counsel had--in their heart--a deep passion and appreciation for journalism and its role in a democracy. Although we have not met, I am sure that those attributes are at the core of what has made you so valuable and appreciated by those you've helped over the years. Thank you for your contributions to the profession.

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Dan Austin's avatar

Dick, so typically thoughtful and spot on! As a WSJ reporter eons ago, I was defended--successfully--in a libel suit by one famous outside (Patterson Belknap) newsroom attorney, Bob Sack, and, later, as a page one rewrite staffer, "lawyered" a feature story with another Patterson Belknap attorney, Rudy Giuliani. Congratulations on your choosing "retirement," but many of us wish you wouldn't!

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