Author Archives: Doug Landau

Can the insurance company and their lawyer talk to my work injury doctor whenever they want ?

In a word, according to Herndon Reston workers comp lawyer Doug Landau, “NO.” Insurance company agents, especially their defense lawyers and so-called “nurses” and “medical case managers” routinely try to go behind our backs and talk to the doctors without the patient or their lawyer’s being present. This is called an “ex parte” contact, and…

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Multiple Sclerosis disability claim win; Washington DC Social Security judge issues “Fully Favorable” decision

While the Social Security Administration Judges (“ALJ”)have large case loads and some ABRAMS LANDAU clients experience long waits for a Hearing, when we do finally win their disability claims, the victory is especially sweet.  Herndon, Reston and Leesburg disability lawyer Doug Landau received just such an opinion this week on behalf of a disabled Centreville…

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