June 1 – 7, 2012 By Dave Williams Staff Writer – Atlanta Business Chronicle

Simon Bloom’s workload increased dramatically five years ago when he left the security of a big Atlanta law firm and went out on his own. But the extra hours he puts in running the law firm he founded back in 2007 haven’t forced him to dial back his commitment to volunteering with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Atlanta.

Bloom’s secret? What leisure time he has he devotes to hanging with the kids.

“You can only hit so many golf balls or go to so many cocktail parties,” said Bloom. “The real joy for me is to be playing flag football or bumper pool.”

Bloom started volunteering with the Boys and Girls Clubs in 1997, when he was working for Powell Goldstein LLP. By the time he left a decade later to start his own firm, he was the head of Powell Goldstein’s real estate and construction litigation team.

“It was without even a close second the best decision I’ve ever made,” he said. “We had unwavering support from then-clients and future clients. It’s been incredible rewarding.”

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