Previously I have written about burn injuries and the pain and disability they cause. I have also discussed the benefits of mediation in catastrophic injury and disability cases. In a case mediated by former Alexandria Circuit Court Chief Judge Kent and prepared by my friend and experienced Richmond trial attorney Chris Guedri, the innocent plaintiff…
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Yesterday, Doug Landau wrote a post about a Woodbridge lawyer who settled hundreds of cases without telling his clients or their families. Attorney Stephen Conrad then went bankrupt, was sentenced to 132 months in jail according to the FBI website and his practice is now in receivership. Many of his clients will either not get…
Continue readingAfter a Prince William County lawyer stole millions of dollars from clients, the Virginia State bar is reconsidering a Payee Notification Rule. Stephen Conrad settled hundreds of car crash, premises liability and other accidental injury cases and did not tell his clients. Furthermore, very few of this lawyer’s clients received notice that there was going…
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“Time is money.” So the saying goes. Injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau recommends to his clients from Ashburn, Leesburg and Sterling Virginia clients that they seek “Prejudgment Interest” in their dog bite, car crash, bike accident and brain injury cases. “Prejudgment Interest” can add up to several hundreds of thousands of dollars in a…
Continue readingIn dog bite, car crash, bike accident and brain injury cases, Insurance Companies and Defense Lawyers like delays, extensions and continuances. Why ? In a word, “money.” The Insurance Company has collected premiums. They invest this money in order to make more than just simple bank account interest. And the Insurance Companies are not taxed…
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