Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG) at American Association for Justice (AAJ) Convention
Doug Landau, pictured with WILG President Cathy Stanton (l) and Executive Director Jennifer Comer (r).
Members of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG) came from such diverse states as Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio, North Carolina and New York, among others, to attend the recent American Association for Justice (AAJ) winter convention in Miami, Florida. Some of the best workplace injury and disability lawyers from around the country compared the various state laws, proposed federal legislation and advances in medical treatment in order to better assist their clients. Herndon Virginia workers lawyer Doug Landau served as a Moderator on the National Trial Lawyers Litigation program in the Convention and met with his co-counsel, local counsel and referring counsel in cases from Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Washington, D.C.
Attorney Catherine Stanton, President of WILG, extended her thanks to WILG members Ed Carter and our own Doug Landau, of the Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd., for their assistance and appearance at the WILG meeting.
Some of the hot topics discussed WILG’s meeting included opioid abuse, long-term pain management, home delivery of medicine to disabled workers and not filing an MSA (Medicare Set Aside Account). Also available was public relations training on message delivery which taught skills useful both in the media and in the courtroom.
“Any time my colleagues and I can get together for learning and sharing of information, it is a win-win. A win for the attorneys who return to their offices re-energized with new knowledge and ideas, and a win for our disabled clients who ultimately are the ones to benefit,” says Doug.
If you or someone you know has been injured or disabled due to a workplace incident and there are questions as to what laws apply, email or call Abrams Landau, Ltd. at once (703-796-9555).