Last year, Herndon Virginia lawyer Doug Landau answered a plea for a volunteer to help 8th graders from his local middle school prepare for a competition on Constitutional Law. Doug went weekly to Rachel Carson Middle...
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Show Up to Win!
November 30, 2014
Have you ever heard the phrase “half of winning is just showing up”? It can apply to athletics, but also to legal cases. It is not uncommon for Herndon lawyer Doug Landau to hear this question when first meeting...
Lawyer Doug Landau Helps Local Middle School Constitutional Scholars Prepare for and Win State Championship
March 24, 2014
Just before Thanksgiving last year, Herndon trial lawyer Doug Landau happened upon a notice from the Fairfax Bar Association (FBA) seeking Attorney Volunteers: Rachel Carson Middle School, located at 13618 McLearen Road in...
Jury Selection Rules New Voir Dire Guidelines for Virginia Civil Trial Courts — Part 1
April 25, 2013
Jury 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...
This important concept explains both short and long term neurologic deficits in patients whose trauma did not produce either contusions, hemorrhages or lacerations sufficient to account for the deficits. Frequently, the...