Category Archives: Taking Care of Family

How Doug Landau and the Herndon and Reston Virginia injury and disability law firm of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. and its clients receive notification of payments DIRECTLY from the Federal and State Governments

Yesterday, Doug Landau wrote a post about a Woodbridge lawyer who settled hundreds of cases without telling his clients or their families. Attorney Stephen Conrad then went bankrupt, was sentenced to 132 months in jail according to the FBI website and his practice is now in receivership. Many of his clients will either not get…

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Child exposed to lead-based paint in apartment wins $12.72 million jury verdict for severe intellectual and behavioral problems

According to the April 2009, American Association for Justice Law Reporter, the Plaintiff was an infant when he and his mother moved into an apartment building built before 1960. When the child was 21 months old, blood testing revealed his blood lead concentration to be almost four times the allowable limit. He now has severe…

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Herndon’s Abrams Landau Disability and Injury Law Firm Donates Ties to “Career Gear” for Veterans, Disabled Persons and Graduates of Job Training Programs to Wear to Job Interviews

In light of his prior post about what you can do to help in these difficult economic times, and a call for help for one of his favorite NPR radio programs, Herndon disability and injury lawyer Doug Landau collected ties from his office and home to donate to “Career Gear.” Career Gear helps former foster…

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Senior Citizen assisted living facility could not force the family of a resident frozen to death to go through arbitration instead of a lawsuit.

A big “shout out” to our friend, co-counsel and panelist Jules Olsman.  ABRAMS LANDAU’s Doug Landau was co-counsel with Jules on a catastrophic brain injury car crash case here in Virginia.  The Herndon and Reston injury lawyer also shared the podium with Olsman at the American Association for Justice (“AAJ”, formerly, ATLA) at the annual…

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Virginia adopts law banning text messaging while driving; distracted driving accounts for approximately 80 percent of traffic accidents

Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine signed into law this week a ban on text messaging while driving.  This new law will take effect July 1st.  It is a secondary offense, which means that the police must spot a more serious violation in order to pull a driver over.  This law means that Virginia joins a growing…

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