Social Security Disability Hearings are different than court hearings in that the judge will question the disabled claimant as well as witnesses. In that way they are similar to Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, and Judge Alex, which you may have seen on television. But that’s where the similarity ends. They do not render their…
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Statistics show that distracted driving incidents have increased significantly in recent years. For instance, between the years 2014 and 2015, fatalities resulting from distracted driving increased by 8.8 percent. Does Snapchat, a seemingly harmless, popular app among teens, play a role in encouraging distracted driving? In 2016, a reckless driver accelerating to a speed of 115 mph lost…
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Lawyer Doug Landau was once again a volunteer teacher, helping middle school students understand how our court system works. He reported to the principal’s office at the request of the Fairfax County Bar Association in order to participate with other lawyers in the civics related education program. Due to the expense of transporting students to…
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What do Tracy Morgan and Doug Landau have in common? They both sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI). Lawyer Landau’s double concussion was minor in comparison to what Morgan survived. The fact that Morgan survived being in a coma for 10 days is truly amazing. The actor/comedian and Landau compared notes while the Herndon injury lawyer…
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and the theme for this year is Not Alone. You can help raise awareness about brain injury by spreading the word in your community. Did you know: Brain injury is predicted to be the third leading cause of global injury and disease by 2020. Read more about it here. 28,000…
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