John C. Dearie

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John C. Dearie is a lawyer and former New York State Assemblyman from the Bronx.

Political career

A Democrat, he served in the Assembly from 1973 until 1992. He won the Assembly seat for the 85th District in 1973 after Anthony Mercorella went to the State Assembly. Dearie ran for New York City Comptroller in 1981, but was defeated by the incumbent, Harrison J. Goldin in the Democratic primary. Shortly after, redistricting placed Dearie in the same district as Republican Guy Velella, which now covered Parkchester and Throggs Neck. Dearie would defeat Velella in the 1982 election. Dearie would serve 10 years, only for redistricting to hurt him once again by placing him in the same district as Stephen B. Kaufman, which now covered Throggs Neck, Westchester Square, and Co-op City. This allowed for the creation of a new Hispanic seat covering most of Dearie's old territory in Parkchester and West Farms, where Peter Rivera won. Dearie decided to retire from politics after 1992 to focus on his career as lawyer.

Law career

In late 2001, it was widely publicized that John C. Dearie's personal injury plaintiffs' firm in the state of New York has been experimenting with bus-sized "mobile law offices."^[1] Dearie's penchant for mobility began years before as an Assemblyman when he took to creating outdoor district offices by setting up folding tables in parking lots and shopping malls instead of stuffy hearings in stuffy public-hearing rooms. As of 2014 there are three mobile law offices.^[2]

References

↑ Feuer, Alan (26 December 2001). "Wheels on the Office Go Round and Round; Next Stop for a Legal Team? A Personal Injury Case in Queens". New York Times, D1. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
↑ "Mobile Law Offices". John Dearie Law. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

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New York Assembly
Preceded by Anthony Mercorella	New York State Assembly, 85th District 1973–1982	Succeeded by John Perone
Preceded by Jose E. Serrano	New York State Assembly, 75th District 1983–1992	Succeeded by Hector Diaz

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