Having coached soccer for the Chantilly Youth Association (“CYA”) for over 10 years, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau has become a soccer fan. While Landau only learned to play the game at the end of high school, he has played in adult leagues, coached kids and watched his own kids play for their house, NCSL, WAGS,…
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Herndon, Ashburn and Sterling Park injury and workers compensation lawyer Doug Landau often counsels his disabled clients and their families as to the availability of “structured settlements.” In other words, instead of a lump sum payment, clients and their families may be better served by monthly, yearly and even “balloon payments” in the future. There…
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Loudoun Fairfax construction accident lawyer Doug Landau is often asked about safety violations on the work site. If the employer is in violation of safety standards, are they automatically found liable for the disabled worker’s injuries ? And if the injured employee is found to be in violation of a safety rule, can they still…
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Depositions are where lawyers ask witnesses or parties to a lawsuit questions, under oath, for use in pre-trial discovery or for later use at trial. They are important to get the injured plaintiff’s story, so they cannot change it later, or make the negligent defendant driver explain why he did not follow the rules and…
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Clients and counsel have often asked me, “What’s in the small building you own next door ?” When the main building (known in the past as “Powell’s boarding house”) was purchased by Mr. Barron, it was uninhabitable. So he built the smaller structure to live in until the house at 865 Station Street (our original…
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