Landau Injury Law

Thank you for your testimonials and referrals. Abrams Landau, Ltd., does not advertise through traditional methods. We get our cases entirely through word of mouth. Satisfied clients refer their friends, neighbors, and family members to us to help them with their legal needs. Likewise, doctors, lawyers, and other professionals with whom we have worked in the past refer people to us who need help with their social security disability, personal injury, and workers’ compensation cases.We believe that “word of mouth” is the best form of advertising, and we appreciate your ongoing referrals. If you know of someone who needs our legal assistance, please have them contact us.

May, 2008 was quite a month at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd.  After settling an Alexandria, Virginia slip and fall case for a client who had a fractured foot and successfully representing a Pennsylvania worker who is now an incomplete paraplegic as the result of an on the job truck accident, the office kitchen was overflowing with chocolate.  Shown here is our resident “chocoholic” Melissa from bookkeeping and a gift basket from a client who works for a major D.C. law firm whose case was settled after pre-trial discovery and depositions, prior to trial. We also received an enormous tin of Chocolates from Hershey Pennsylvania for a paralyzed claimant who was thankful for ABRAMS LANDAU’s multi-state representation in reversing his case 180 degrees. This permanently disabled workers compensation client is now getting a settlement that includes $230,000 for his future wage loss and over $380,000 for his future medical needs, on top of his social security disability and private retirement policy benefits. While unexpected, these gifts are greatly appreciated by ALL the staff at the ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. law firm. 

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1/14/08:

“Dear Mr. Landau,

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your work on my son’s disability case and to let you know that he has received his back payment check of $30,000. His monthly checks of $882 are now being sent to him also.

We, as a family, wish to thank you for your efforts to make this occur.

We also especially want to thank Dianna Meredith for her faithful attention to this case. She kept in contact with me, did the needed correspondence and kept a vigilant eye on the details as they happened in South Carolina.

Thank you also for traveling to Columbia for my son and for all of your assistance and patience in preparing us to go before the judge.”* * *

On January 9th, 2008, a Wytheville, Virginia trial lawyer wrote: I need to speak with someone who is knowledgeable regarding handling workers comp liens on recoveries in personal injury suits.

The Answer, from a premier Tidewater Law Firm: Call or email Doug Landau…he is the man.

Lisa A. Bertini, Norfolk, VA, Bertini O’Donnell & Jochens

Herndon Trial Lawyer Landau responded, “Thanks for the praise on today’s listServ” which is sent to lawyers all over the Commonwealth and the D.C metropolitan area.

Another partner in the firm, Amberly Jochens, Esq., wrote back: “We truly feel that way. I would have said it, but she beat me to the punch. You rock!”

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11/26/07: Your efforts, intellect and advocacy are more than appreciated. Let me sleep, read thru what you so carefully wrote and give you an intelligent and reasoned answer. You have gone the extra mile for me and it is not unnoticed. If you decide to run for office I will help you in anyway possible. You could make a great contribution to so many and still practice. I pray that your family is well and that you never as a parent have to undergo the pain and sorrow of having an injured or sick child. Thanks for sticking up for the “little people”. Respectfully, C.C. (A client who slipped and fell on wet mats and re-injured her knee at a Starbucks coffee shop. Despite the insurance company sending private investigators to film her taking her disabled son to the hospital, the Landau Law Shop won her case so that she could get her needed surgery.)

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11/25/07: The widow of an Air Ambulance pilot killed in South America wrote:It appears you [Dianna Meredith] and Mr. Landau are very unique when it comes to representing a client [because of the time, effort and money you put into representing your clients]. After depositions in Carolina and a Hearing in Virginia, Doug Landau won full comp benefits for her son, who is an adult, but who suffers from mental illness. The Workers Compensation Insurance company was ordered to pay for the father’s funeral and burial costs, and the adult son has received over $130,000 in benefits as well as a tax-free check each week. Furthermore, the family was able to invest money from Mr. Landau’s successful representation in the comp claim in their Florida third party liability (negligence) case.

The picture below is from Herndon “Super Lawyer” Doug Landau’s trip to Coral Gables to visit with Robert Parks, counsel in the 3rd party negligence case. Mr. Parks is not only an excellent, experienced air crash attorney, he is also the current President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. His office is only minutes from where Mr. Landau attended Law School at the University of Miami. These lawyers are working together in order to make the best recovery for this grieving family.

* * *This e-mail arrived last week from a client Mr. Landau assisted when the ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. office was in Old Town Alexandria Courthouse Plaza in the 1990’s ! Under the Award in the case, this injured workers has been receiving benefits for over 28 years !!! The Insurance company is paying his current medications needs of $30,000/year, as well as for hot tubs, transportation expenses and medical care. FROM THE CLIENT: “I was awarded life time medical benefits due to a line of duty accident dated March 30, 1979. I have not had any wage payments of course for years, but they have been pretty good about paying for necessary treatments, surgeries, etc. They even paid for two hot tubs over the years, without much problem, of course I had to provide documentation from a couple of doctors. Thanks for the advice. After reading some of the case law and other info from your site, I am pretty sure I know where to go from here. I am going to get the doctors together to submit info to [the Insurance Company] about the procedure and medical management, citing the VA code about “medical Management “ [The Virginia Workers Compensation Act, unlike some other states, specifically prohibits medical management by Insurance Companies, their nurses, rehabilitation specialists an case managers !] If I get into any difficulties, I will let you know, but I feel pretty good about it now. Thanks again. You are a “Remote” Miracle worker, Again! Have a great Weekend! “  
* * *12/5/08: This note was received from a client with a very tenuous case who had recently been through the hearing process with our office.  This note arrived before any opinion had been rendered by the deputy commissioner as a note of appreciation for the time and consideration we give our clients.