The Social Security Administration has released the new numbers for 2012. The Federal Government’s disability program has increased the amounts necessary for work determinations, the payments for Supplemental Income and the maximum taxable earnings. Earnings of less than $12,120 per year may not be viewed as “substantial” such that a wage earner would be deemed…
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Just as being a good trial lawyer does not make me a good cyclist, being a strong cyclist does not automatically make one a terrific trial lawyer for injured bikers’ crash cases. I was sent information about a local lawyer who is supposedly a plaintiff’s personal injury trial lawyer and a Washington DC area bicycle…
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The story of a courageous family caught up by unjust racial laws and the trial lawyers who helped change racist policies makes for a compelling story. And this story is true. The Washington West film festival will be showing a new film about George and Mildred Loving, Thursday, November 3rd at 6:30 pm. I hope…
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A wonderful tradition at The Madeira School is the annual Halloween Parade. As this is our last daughter’s last year at this outstanding high school, we could not fail to participate. I have been: a “Madeira Soccer Cheerleader,” “Mr. Incredible,” a “Hydrogen Atom,” and the Madeira Varsity Soccer Team (as my daughter !), I had…
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The 3 steps to preventing unnecessary head injury for kids on bikes are: have a helmet; have the helmet properly fitted; and wear it ! Just like the free helmet giveaway in Herndon, fitting young bikers with helmets in Maryland in order to protect young riders from preventable head injury was the goal of the…
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