 It was 1950, and though he was off at college, he sensed the potential for new development in Northern Virginia and the makings of a career in real estate.Beginning in the late 1950s, Hazel, who was by then a seasoned land-use attorney at the law firm of Jesse Phillips, positioned himself as a tireless advocate for commercial and residential growth in Fairfax County.He quickly became the go-to guy for developers who wished to open up Fairfax to new housing and commercial development.