The American Association for Justice was the brainchild of nine plaintiffs’ attorneys involved in workers’ compensation litigation. These nine lawyers got together in 1946 with the goal of forming a national organization to help trial lawyers across the country combat new threats. The group’s nascent name was the National Association of Claimants’ Compensation Attorneys (NACCA). Soon enough, lawyers…
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. A. File the claimWhen Northern Virginia workers’ compensation (WC) attorney Doug Landau first meets with an injured worker, he reviews the goals of a potential WC case. The goals of his Herndon firm, Abrams Landau, Ltd., are as follows: . B. Perfect the claim – provide all necessary documentation . …
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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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