Even before he started trying cases in 1984, Doug Landau was an active participant in the annual Law Day USA Proceedings. In the 1980s, then law student Landau gave an annual Law Day USA address for the American Bar Association (ABA) program in downtown Miami, Florida. When lawyer Landau returned to Northern Virginia, he continued…
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The Herndon office of Abrams Landau, Ltd. is smack dab in the middle of a lot of ongoing construction! Clients and co-counsel need to be aware that not only are the streets undergoing significant renovation, the sidewalks being completely redone, and the rainwater system reconfigured, but even the neighboring houses are being affected by the…
Continue readingThe Herndon Festival is coming! This year’s festival — the town’s 35th — will feature outstanding headline entertainment, many of which are either returning favorites or a nod to the Festival’s 1980’s beginnings. In addition to lively performances scheduled throughout the weekend, entertainment highlights include: Thursday 5/28 and and Saturday 5/30 — fireworks displays at…
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Using MY tax dollars to hire expert witnesses to testify AGAINST ME in COURT ? That doesn’t seem fair! That’s the reaction of most disabled workers when they see the Hearing notice from the Federal Government with letters to “Medical Experts” and “Vocational Experts” advising them they will be giving evidence at the Administrative Law…
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In Social Security Disability cases, the Federal judge will question the disabled worker. To many claimants, it seems as though the judge is wearing two hats – one as prosecutor and one as adjudicator. It hardly seems fair! In a recent Federal Court case, the Administrative Law Judge found the claimant was not credible. As…
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