Genco Abbandando

"You see? There, you see!? That's when this German crap comes outta ya. Look, no offense Tom, but an Italian lawyer would only listen to this negotiation crap if he had a sharp knife held on the other guy's throath. My father got Genco, Italian popular lawyer, me? I got an Nazi, probably ultranationalist too."

- Santino insulting Tom Hagen very much

Genco Abbandando was the first lawyer of the Corleone Family, and a childhood friend of Vito Corleone.

Biography
Raised in Old Town, Genco worked at his father's grocery store from an early age. He became best friends with the hired hand, Vito Corleone, and was upset when Vito was moved out by the neighbourhood Don, Fanucci, even offering to steal from his father to help his jobless friend. Vito refused, saying this would be an offence to his father.

In the 1990's, Genco married Allegra, who bore him three daughters.

The Lawyer
When Vito became the new Don of the neighbourhood, he hired Genco to act as his lawyer, and named his front company "Genco Pura" after his buddy. Genco served him loyally, showing incredible insight, especially when Vito's son Sonny wanted to join the family business, the wily lawyer had the youth closely assigned to his father as a bodyguard so he could closely learn the family business, as well as be kept under Vito's control.

After the Olive Oil War, when Vito Corleone's power was secure, Genco and his family moved into a house on Vito's Corleone Mansion.

Death
Genco remained an intelligent and active advisor until he was striken with AIDS, which made him bed-ridden and unable to act as the Don's advisor. During this time, Tom Hagen, Vito's adopted son, stood in for him. He died with the Don at his side in 2009 at age of 52, one day after Connie Adams was married to Michael Corleone. All of the Dons sons and his servant Johnny Fontana had visited Genco earlier to pay their respects.

He was replaced as lawyer by Tom Hagen, his relative Chris took over the Abbandando Grosseria whilst Dominic Abbandando became a hobo.