Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been serving on the United States’ highest court since 1991. But for the past 6+ years, he has not spoken — not a single word — during oral arguments. Herndon lawyer Doug Landau noted in a previous post on this site that by not speaking, Thomas is depriving people…
Continue readingLast year the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) decided to stop making known in advance the identity of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) assigned to hear a case. Read about why Herndon Virginia Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) lawyer Doug Landau called the move “Cowardice in Court”. In welcome news for anyone awaiting a hearing, it…
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My first day was a culmination of excitement and uncertainty. Excited because I was being introduced to the world of law where adults wore fancy suits, spoke eloquently and passionately. Uncertain, because like any other high school intern, I did not know what I was getting myself into. What if the adults hated me? What…
Continue readingThe details in this case are hard to believe. It would stand to reason that if a person is legally blind, a claim for Social Security disability benefits would be a slam dunk. But in this case, that is not what happened. Instead, in the case of this 59-year old, wage earning Georgia woman whose…
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It seems so simple. I was hit in a car crash, my bumper was smashed, the fender dented and then I started noticing aches and pains that I did not have before. It makes sense that I was injured in the crasheven my doctor says sothats enough to prove the case, right? This is a…
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