Will ABRAMS LANDAU ever DEFEND an EMPLOYER, DOCTOR or civil DEFENDANT ?

While 95% of the ABRAMS LANDAU law firm is devoted to representing injured victims in their injury, workers compensation and Social Security Disability cases, Herndon Reston trial lawyer Doug Landau has been successful in defending and helping small companies, doctors, medical practices, and individuals whose insurance companies have left them “high and dry.”

In a recent in jury case where a workers cut a finger in a saw accident, a small Sterling Virginia area employer came to ABRAMS LANDAU because it did not have workers compensation insurance because it had less than 3 full time, regular employees.  The claimant alleged otherwise, and had the Loudoun County employer lost the case, they stood to lose many thousands of dollars and face fines and other penalties from the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission.  Landau agreed to represent this employer on an hourly basis, with an advance Retainer as against his costs and fees.  This can get very expensive, as proper preparation for this kind of court Hearing normally requires 10 hours of time, which at $600/hour, is why an advance of $5-10,000 is normally required for these very few hourly cases Landau will agree to accept.  The vast majority of cases at ABRAMS LANDAU are on a “contingency fee” Retainer, where the client only pays legal fees if the Herndon Reston law firm is successful.  While costs and expenses are always to be reimbursed, in most contingency fee cases, the injured clients are generally not able to advance any costs, so the firm undertakes what are “interest free loans” while the case is progressing.

In the Loudoun County saw accident case, Landau was able to save the employer from having to go to court, pay fines and from having to pay a potentially large Award.  Landau secured a settlement of less than $2,000 and also drafted a new engagement letter for this client so that all future workers engaged by them will know to get their own insurance as they are “independent contractors” and the company does not have the number of employees necessary for coverage under the Virginia Workers Compensation Act.  If you or someone you know has a company that needs advice on matters involving workers comp, injury claims, risk management, disability and defense in court, e-mail or call us at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. (703-796-9555) as we may be able to help.