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Dec. 23, 2016

New partnership focuses on work, not 'face time'

Toni Y. Long, a corporate lawyer, and Cristina Hernandez, a litigator, have formed a Pasadana firm that tries to avoid frills.

By Meghann M. Cuniff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

PASADENA — Toni Y. Long was an established sole practitioner when she made a move that inadvertently opened a new door in her career: She rented an office next to her now-partner, Cristina Hernandez, who was an associate at Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP.

The two clicked so well as friends and legal colleagues that when Gonzalez Saggio abruptly clos... (continued)

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