How long is too long? Getting your “day in court” is vital to fairness in America. As the saying goes, “Justice delayed is justice denied.” An editorial from the Des Moines Register hit the nail on the head. Having recently tried a Social Security case for a disabled client who had just undergone his third…
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Have you ever seen a sign like the one to the left? Oh, if being well-rested could be only as simple as stepping behind a door labeled “Slumber Room!” Doug Landau of The Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. notes that many of his clients cannot get to sleep because of the side effects of…
Continue readingA recent blurb in the Washington Post revealed that 72 retired New York City police officers, eight firefighters, five prison guards, and one police officer from Nassau County have been charged with faking psychiatric problems to collect federal disability benefits. That is 86 people collecting years’ worth of benefits to which they were not entitled!…
Continue readingAfter being disabled from an on the job shoulder injury, an ABRAMS LANDAU workers compensation client applied for Social Security Disability benefits. This Winchester area worker had undergone several rotator cuff repair surgeries. This, in and of itself, while limiting his return to the full range of duties required by his pre-injury job, would not…
Continue reading5/16 A mother’s Social Security sacrifice Having helped disabled workers who have also given birth to and raised their children, Herndon Reston and Leesburg Social Security lawyer Doug Landau has seen how having a family can penalize women when it comes to their Federal Disability benefits. In fact, what mothers don’t know about Social Security…
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