Children with “Attention Deficit Disorder,” Learning Disabilities (“LD”) and “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” appear to recover more slowly from concussions. This delay in recovery after mild traumatic brain injury was one of the topics covered in the Brain Injury Services‘ Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents 2012 conference. As an invited guest, trial lawyer Doug…
Continue readingAfter last year’s success in educating students about brain injury and giving out free bicycle helmets, a goal of 365 helmets was set for 2012. The campaign was to be “a helmet a day” to protect school children from preventable head injury. Setting goals and achieving them is a common occurrence at the Herndon law…
Continue readingMayor Merkel and local bicycle police visited two Herndon elementary schools today in order to protect sixth graders from bike crash injuries. In its second year, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau’s “put lids on the kids” campaign has a goal of 365 free helmets, or “one a day.” The Town of Herndon bike police answered questions…
Continue reading“Teaching at two Herndon elementary schools in one day is more exhausting than any triathlon I have raced or case that I have tried,” noted bicycle safety lawyer Doug Landau. Appearing at Herndon Elementary School in the morning and Hutchison Elementary School in the afternoon, Dulles Virginia area lawyer Landau put his money where his…
Continue readingYesterday we told you about Herndon Injury Lawyer Doug Landau’s plan to give away 365 free bike helmets this year to kids who cannot afford them. But it is much more than a helmet giveaway. An avid cyclist committed to promoting bike safety, Doug also teaches the kids about the dangers of biking without a…
Continue readingFor the second year, Herndon Injury Lawyer Doug Landau of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. is doing his part to promote bicycle helmet use in kids. In his “Helmet a Day” campaign, Landau plans to give away 365 free helmets this year to kids who cannot afford them. Doug spoke about the campaign at the Town of…
Continue readingNeeding one more race to have the mandatory minimum number to qualify for the Virginia Triathlon Series (“VTS”) age group awards, Doug Landau had his heel taped up and travelled down to Boxley Cove in Bumpass, Virginia for the final event of the season. The Giant Acorn Sprint Triathlon was held on a cold, rainy…
Continue readingMany athletes look for space-saving equipment to use in their own home gyms. That is why the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) recent recall of 17,000 Bowflex Dumbbells with selectable weights caught the eye of Herndon injury lawyer and athlete Doug Landau. If you have ever used these dumbbells, you will understand why a faulty…
Continue readingIn one of the last events of the Virginia Triathlon Series (“VTS”), Herndon bike safety lawyer Doug Landau again finished on the podium today despite an injured heel and no run training in over a fortnight. Ice, anti- inflammatories and elevation since first symptoms appeared after the Reston Triathlon (and acute pain at the Richmond…
Continue readingIn response to the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, Potomac River Running organized the Run for Haiti 5K and Fun Run. With the support of the community, Potomac River Running was able to donate all proceeds to the Red Cross to support the thousands needing medical treatment and basic supplies. Today, Haiti has…
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