During the long hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, jury trials that the Abrams Landau injury law team had scheduled were continued, postponed, canceled and put in “limbo.” In the recent Virginia Lawyers Weekly newspaper, four Virginia Circuit Courts indicated that they would resume jury trials this month. These courts are located in Stafford, Henrico,…
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The “Offer of judgment” can be an effective tool in those jurisdictions where it is permitted. An offer of judgment is a settlement offer by one party to allow a specified judgment to be taken against it. It is one of the strategies used by Leesburg and Fairfax lawyer Doug Landau for dealing with delays…
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While living in Florida, Doug Landau was twice the Annual Law Day USA speaker in Downtown Miami. Since returning to Virginia in 1985, Landau has frequently celebrated Law Day with his friend Ed Weiner in Fairfax. The Weiner law firm has an annual “Weiner Roast,” (no, I do not make this up !) each May,…
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Our injury and disability law office received a call for help from a lawyer with an International Airport accident case. The attorney, Daniel Mesghenna Berhane of Washington, D.C., possesses the ability to converse with clients from sub-Saharan Africa in their native tongue. Specializing in Immigration law, Mr. Berhane was contacted by a woman who was…
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Injured clients ask why there are microphones at comp hearings. The rooms are generally small, and everyone can hear each other just fine. The mikes are not to amplify the voices. Rather, the microphones are for recording the trial so that if later one party or the other wants to appeal, they can have a…
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