Category Archives: preparing for Court

Frozen shoulder NOT an impairment that meets Social Security’s listing; ABRAMS LANDAU still wins Colonial Beach school custodian’s disability case in Richmond

Despite a Federal Judge’s finding that Doug Landau’s client’s “Frozen Shoulder” was NOT an impairment that meets Social Security’s medical listing, he won her case for disability benefits dating back over 2 years. The Richmond Administrative Law Judge only took 3 months to issue this partially favorable opinion for a 57 year-old woman who does…

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Virginia Trial Lawyer Doug Landau lectures on “HIP FRACTURES” to Injury Board lawyers from all over the United States

Doug Landau traveled to Florida in order speak on “Hip Fractures in the Elderly” at the InjuryBoard meeting in St. Petersburg. Utilizing his laptop to give the presentation, the Loudoun Fairfax injury lawyer shared strategies for successfully representing older clients whose lives have been altered due to broken hips caused by the negligence, carelessness or…

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Pictures of permanent scarring and injuries are helpful, but photos with scale are better, according to judges

At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., we bring cases where there are permanent scars. Pictures of the scar sites are important exhibits at trial.  When there is a permanent injury, the judge must consider additional legal remedies and give special jury instructions that are critically important if the victim is to get full restitution.  Exhibits that illustrate…

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