Expert witnesses for the Federal Government are to be expected at Social Security Disability Hearings. However, when the Judge’s own hired professional agrees that the unemployed worker is “disabled,” chances are that a “Fully Favorable” opinion will be written by the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). In a Social Security case tried by Doug Landau in…
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When a worker leaves behind children of different mothers because of divorce, problems with marital status, or international citizenship, complex issues arise. This requires input from the most experienced workers’ compensation lawyer. Doug Landau has handled a number of cases involving surviving children born of different mothers, after born children (a child is born after…
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Doug Landau and Beatriz Vargas of the Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. made another large donation of clothing, books, and other items to The Closet of the Greater Herndon Area, Inc. This fixture of the Historic Herndon district located on Station Street has many bargains, bicycles, and unique gifts at very reasonable prices. Melissa…
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It is becoming harder and harder to win Social Security Disability cases with just the testimony of a disabled worker, his or her family, and other lay witnesses. So what can a claimant do in order to show a Federal Administrative Law Judge the extent of his or her disabling conditions ? The short answer,…
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