It is September, and that means school is back in session. Students — particularly those enrolled in rigorous high school or college courses — may be tempted to pull an “all-nighter”, staying up all night to complete an important assignment. But at what cost? Will the student doze off in class? Fall asleep in the…
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As many Abrams Landau clients know, Herndon trial lawyer Doug Landau is not a coffee drinker. Since his grandfather Landau came from the United Kingdom, Doug’s tastes lean British — hot or iced, tea is his beverage of choice. Visitors to the Law Shop will often hear a pot on the boil, a habit he…
Continue readingA recent story out of Miami, Florida highlights the need for closer monitoring of businesses for financial impropriety, including workers’ compensation fraud. In this case, the owners of two local businesses — a supermarket and a tax preparation company — were arrested for such crimes as money laundering, organized scheme to defraud (first-degree felonies), multiple…
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Distracted driving is dangerous. There is no question about it. We can point to countless examples of terrible consequences of distracted driving, and in fact we have discussed that topic on numerous occasions on this site. And we have cited statistics about the prevalence of distracted drivers on our roadways. Texting while driving seems to…
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Congratulations to Herndon lawyer Doug Landau, founder and principal of the firm Abrams Landau, Ltd., for receiving Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent® peer review rating*, the highest rating possible. Being selected as a ‘2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Personal Injury Law’ is quite an honor for Doug because of the way Martindale-Hubbell calculates its ratings. An attorney’s ranking is…
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