A recent opinion piece in the Miami Herald caught the eye of Herndon lawyer and advocate for victims’ rights, Doug Landau, for two reasons — ONE: both the author — David L. Deehl — and one of the attorneys mentioned in the piece — Ervin Gonzalez — are friends and sometime running buddies of Landau’s…
Continue readingIn this day and age, one would think that Northern Virginia’s diverse population would be represented in the judiciary responsible for deciding cases in the Circuit Courts. However, only this year does the Fairfax County Circuit Court have an Asian-American member. Former Alexandria Commonwealth Attorney, and friend of Herndon trial lawyer Doug Landau, John Tran,…
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Car crash injury victims often call Abrams Landau to ask for the formula to put a price on their pain and suffering. Some callers believe that pain and suffering is always calculated as 3 times (or 2 times, or 5 times, how about ‘Pi’ 3.14159 !!!) the cost of the victim’s medical bills. Although it…
Continue readingJury selection in personal injury trials is critically important, as not every juror can be impartial in every single case. Voir dire, literally translated as “speak the truth”, is the preliminary phase of a trial during which jurors are questioned, examined, and selected to sit and decide a case. The Supreme Court of Virginia recently…
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Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau is pleased to be selected as a 2013 Virginia SuperLawyer, an honor he has received every year since 2006. SuperLawyers goes through a complex and comprehensive process of screening and evaluation to recognize attorneys who have “attained high peer recognition, meet ethical standards, and have demonstrated some degree of achievement…
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