Doug Landau has again been honored among the Best Lawyers in America, placing Abrams Landau in the top 4% of law firms nationwide. For athletes, runners, cyclists, and active individuals hurt due to negligence, this recognition reinforces why clients trust Landau with complex sports injury cases, including concussion claims, sports facility negligence, recreational injury accidents,…
The beast is certified! The sixth running of the Salisbury Beast 5K took place on a lovely autumn morning where the temperatures reached into the 70s by late afternoon. Only in the 40s at race time, the sun was shining, there was a little breeze, and many people registered the last moment cause of ideal…
While attorney Doug Landau is best known in Northern Virginia for advocating for the injured, whether they’ve been hurt at work, in a car crash, or even on a golf course, he’s also built a reputation among local coaches and charities for sports equipment donations. Recently, Coach Kevin Anderson of South Lakes High School’s golf…
Pitting athletes from different sports against each other in a variety of events was a wonderful concept that actually took place in the 1970s. Doug Landau fondly remembers the ABC Superstars competition, where basketball players, boxers, track athletes, race car drivers, soccer stars and other great sportsmen(& women) would challenge each other in a variety…
“It’s just a twisted ankle,” exclaimed Doug Landau upon crossing the finish line, ‘”tis but a a flesh wound!” His son, Dr. Zachary Landau, wasn’t buying it. After purchasing a bag of ice, and keeping the foot elevated, Dr. Landau took his father to the closest emergency room. At the ER, the ankle kept getting…
In his first race of the new Kinetic Multisports Series, Doug Landau competed at the “Rumpus in Bumpass” sprint triathlon. The Kinetic Multisports, Rumpus in Bumpass consisted of several events; the Olympic & Sprint Triathlons, Relay & Aquabike on April 12, 2025 at Pleasants Landing Marina at Lake Anna, Virginia. Because of the cold water…
Doug Landau, finally uninjured and healthy in 2024 after a bout with the COVID N-1 variant last year, did 24 multi sport races in 24 weeks! From April to October, Landau participated in 9 Kinetic Multisport sprint distance triathlons, 6 National Championship events, the East Coast Triathlon Festival in Richmond, and finished in second place…
Recycling socks at Potomac River Running! Potomac River Running stores have locations all across Northern Virginia. As Doug and Melissa Landau are avid runners, they often find themselves at PRR supporting this local NoVa business. PRR is a family-owned business that recently passed 20 years of establishment. The company “support[s] countless races and walking/running-related charities…
Despite signing all sorts of waivers and Releases, it is still possible for an athlete injured through no fault of their own, to get reimbursed for their losses caused by an injury during competition. An ABRAMS LANDAU client was injured badly at the Ironman Musselman 70.3 race in Geneva, New York. Doug Landau had trained…
While Doug Landau will file the occasional legal brief, last weekend’s “Boxers & Briefs” event was a charity fundraiser for LELA Foundation (Latina Endometriosis League of America). Run Loco Races’ Charity Partner was LELA, and they were collecting donations of boxers and briefs for those within our community in need. Despite the rain and cold,…
