At the “We the People” National Invitational held at George Mason University (“GMU”) this weekend, the Rachel Carson Middle School (“RCMS”) civics class made it to the final 8, then the final 3, then, in their first trip to “the big show,” got the bronze because of their knowledge of Civics, the U.S. Constitution and…
Continue readingIn the Opinion section of the Fairfax County Times there was a disturbing piece sent in by an angry parent of a child who was struck while walking in the crosswalk by an unsafe motorist. Having represented pedestrians struck while legally crossing streets in Northern Virginia for three decades, and being the parent of a quartet myself,…
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After nerve-racking rounds of competition over the weekend, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau could not wait any longer and called Rachel Carson Middle School teacher Cynthia Burgett to see how the local students had fared. Would these state champions be done after Sunday afternoon’s rounds, or would they advance from the “great 8” to the final…
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Demonstrating breadth and depth of knowledge of our U. S. Constitution, students from the Rachel Carson Middle School arrived on the campus of George Mason University (“GMU”) for the “We the People” competition. After this Fairfax County Public Schools’ success at the state and regional levels, the students of Ms. Cynthia Burgett’s 8th grade class…
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Sometimes disabled workers injure another body part while going to physical therapy. When this happens, the doctrine of “compensable consequences” comes into play, according to Herndon workplace injury lawyer Doug Landau. What is a “Compensable Consequence ?” A “Compensable Consequence” is a consequence of the original injury or the treatment of the original injury that…
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