In 2013 ABRAMS LANDAU was able to help injured and disabled folks from all over the country. We won Workers Compensation cases for clients from: Virginia, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., Maryland, West Virginia, Nevada, Georgia, and other states. The Herndon Virginia law firm also helped clients in car crash, dog bite, bike accident and slip…
Continue readingWhat if you are disabled and unable to work? You would file for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) benefits. Sounds simple enough. Now let us consider another – more complicated – question. What if there was a treatment for your disability which would allow you to work, BUT you cannot afford that treatment? Can your…
Continue readingCongress finally came to an agreement and on the evening of October 16, voted to end the 16-day shutdown of the federal government. The news was dominated for two weeks by stories about the shutdown and its immediate impact. National parks were closed. Trash collection stopped in Washington DC. Even the panda-cam at the National…
Continue readingSince a segment about the federal disability program aired on the CBS show 60 Minutes last Sunday, there has been tremendous public outcry. 60 Minutes is being denounced by many sources for its anecdotal investigative techniques and one-sided reporting. The National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) issued a strong statement: Despite criticizing the…
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If you happened to be watching television Sunday October 6, 2013, you may have caught a spot on the CBS News Show, 60 Minutes, entitled “Disability, USA”. CBS advertised the segment this way: “Steve Kroft reports on the alarming state of the federal disability program, which has exploded in size in the last four…
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