Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Michael J. Astrue reached the end of his six-year appointment earlier this Spring. In a Washington Post interview, Astrue discusses the future of Social Security. Herndon Social Security Disability Lawyer Doug Landau, of Abrams Landau, Ltd., read the article with interest since he has represented countless clients applying for Social…
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High School classmate Andrew Roraback amazed me with his legislative record for the North West corner of Connecticut. ‘Drew never missed a single vote during his 12 years in the state legislature. He was responsive to the needs and issues of neighbors in Lakeville, Sharon, Salisbury and the other towns and villages in Litchfield County. …
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“Usually the Social Security Administration is not bound by the disability decisions of the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWC”), the DC Office of Workers Compensation (“OWC”), or even a state judge or jury’s verdict in a disabled wage earner’s case,” notes Herndon disability lawyer Doug Landau. “I have had Federal Social Security judges tell me…
Continue readingThe Abrams Landau team was recently contacted by a person who had slipped and fallen at a fast food restaurant two days before. At the time of the fall, the store manager took down the customer’s information — name, license number, phone number, and date of birth. The manager told the customer to expect a…
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We all know we would not be here without our mothers, and “Mother Earth” and “Mother Nature” are referred to without much thought to the many concrete contributions of women throughout history. The month of March commemorates noteworthy women and how they positively changed the world throughout history. From Maya Angelou to Amelia Earheart, women’s…
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