Here I am with the Race Director Laurie (Laurie@richmondmultisports.com) after the Richmond Shady Grove Sprint Triathlon. The “3 Sports” stores were major sponsors of this race, and Richmond has become a hotbed of multisport racing and training. The RTC is over 600 members strong and is a group devoted to promoting multi-sport activities in the…
Continue readingThis summer I was lucky enough to be invited tot he Virginia Trial Lawyers Advanced Automobile Accident Retreat. After attending two days of intense roundtable meetings with the top plaintiffs lawyers in the Commonwealth, it was time for me to do some racing. I found myself at the starting line of the the 3Sports Triathlon.…
Continue readingWhile in “the City of Brotherly love” for the AAJ Convention, my wife and I were able to do some touring on foot. We went from a reception in one of the boat houses to meet up with the Philly Road Runners Club for their weekly Tuesday night runs. These all level runs start at…
Continue readingAssociate Lauren Holtzman participated in dragon boat races. I had never seen such an event. Then, while attending a national workers compensation lawyers meeting in Philadelphia, I espied a strange looking craft being propelled down the Schuykill River by oarsmen/women. When I asked our hosts at the boathouse what that craft was, they told me…
Continue readingWhenever (and wherever) I have attended meetings of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) and the American Association for Justice (AAJ), I have been able to locate races in or near the major cities where these international law meetings are held. In fact, I usually come hope with a prize, and more importantly,…
Continue readingOn my birthday I had the opportunity to run a race with half the firm’s name in it ! The “Mark Abrams Firecracker 5Km” took place on July 4th at the Fishkill, New York Community Center. The race raises money for Mark, shown here, and this is the second year funds have been raised to…
Continue readingI was in Atlanta in order to meet with a Georgia client who was badly injured in a trucking accident in Florida. This truck driver is receiving workers compensation benefits and we have filed a lawsuit for his personal injury case. After a solid day of video tape recorded depositions, I was looking for something…
Continue readingOn June 15th, several classmates and I ran the Hotchkiss School cross country course against other returning alumni in what has become “the Hotchkiss Reunion Run.” I had previously served as a volunteer and race director on the old course, and I did not know what to expect in terms of my classmates actually showing…
Continue readingAlways looking to “kill as many birds with as few stones as possible,” I went up to my 30th High School Reunion and also returned to compete in the Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury CT. This race is held at one of the more unusual venues…
Continue readingAthletes typically eat healthy diets, as they understand the need for food as fuel, raw materials for repair after hard workouts and nutrients. However, these same athletes often forget their good habits when getting ready for, and going to, court. Shown here are Doug Landau and his youngest daughter at the famous Red Rooster, in…
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