Always willing to learn things he never knew before, Doug Landau was invited to the Virginia Trial Lawyers “Advanced Workers Compensation Retreat.” The Herndon Reston area injury and disability lawyer traveled to Richmond to attend this exclusive meeting of experienced lawyers from all over the state. Topics included: Cross Examining the Orthopedic Physician, Discovery Issues,…
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While happy clients and their families are our greatest reward, at Abrams Landau, Ltd., we have also received some wonderful gifts. And we do not mean the accolades from other lawyers, magazines or newspapers. “Super Lawyer,” “Best Lawyers,” “Martindale Hubbell AV rating” and other professional selections are honors to be sure. But we mean actual…
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Many times I have visited and spent time with clients and their families. However, I got to “walk in their shoes” recently when undergoing extensive medical testing. After a thallium stress test, chest x-ray series, blood work and echocardiagram, I underwent a cardiac catheterization at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. Dr. Ken Brooks and the team were…
Continue readingNothing is more gratifying for an injury and disability law firm than reversing a case that looks lost. Several times we have taken a case that was “over” and turned it around for a deserving accident victim. As Yogi Berra would say, “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.” Recently, we were able to help a…
Continue readingFair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases involve withholding pay, overtime and unfair wage practices. Examples include: 1. Store managers, assistant managers, and department managers are many times classified as Executive Exempt in order to keep from paying them overtime. They do not qualify for this exemption, because their primary duty is not management, but is…
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