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Law Practice

Jul. 18, 2006

From Running Plays to Running a Foundation

LOS ANGELES - After producing NFL starts such as Dante Hall and Quentin "Q" Griffin from a tiny town in Texas, high-school football coach Burnis Simon put down the whistle and playbook two years ago.

By Michelle Garcia
Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - After producing NFL stars such as Dante Hall and Quentin "Q" Griffin from a tiny town in Texas, high-school football coach Burnis Simon put down the whistle and playbook two years ago.
      He came to California and went to work for his longtime friend, attorney Herb Hafif, a former president of the California Trial Lawyer's Association.
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