Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Closures Update 5/1/2020: From the VWC: “Per the Commission’s April 6, 2020 Order, all evidentiary hearings will be conducted by video until such time as in-person hearings can resume. On April 21st, the Commission began converting all hearings that were scheduled to be held from May 1 through June 10 to video…
There are ways to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before classes were cancelled for the rest of the year, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau was spending a lot of time discussing civic virtues with his bright, hardworking 8th graders at Rachel Carson Middle School. They talked about their community service hours. When Landau asked how many…
Update 4/6/2020: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Update 3/30/2020: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Update 3/17/2020: Dear Clients, UPDATE REGARDING COVID-19 (CORONA VIRUS) For the safety of our clients and our staff, Abrams Landau, Ltd. will be operating remotely until further notice. We believe this is the best decision to promote social distancing, to prevent further spreading of the virus, and for…
Our first Lids on Kids program of 2020 was at a special event at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia! The Abrams Landau law team had never taken its brain injury prevention and bike helmet giveaway program to this school before, so we were excited for the opportunity to be involved in a…
The Abrams Landau law office–located right at the corner of Herndon’s historic district–is not your typical office building. It is a 100-year-old house that we’ve tried our best to make in to not only a professional law office but also a home. We want our clients and their families to feel comfortable, secure and cared…
Why do we give our clients homework? Because everyone at Abrams Landau, Ltd. likes to be AHEAD of deadlines—and not playing “catch-up”—we will give our clients’ homework in nearly every single injury, workers’ comp and disability case. We have found that rather than mailing, faxing or sending questions to doctors electronically, if the client hand…
Are you a runner or a cyclist? Or do you know someone who is an active outdoor runner or cyclist? Then you’re going to want to keep reading… We recently had someone reach out to us here at Abrams Landau, Ltd. because he was injured while working. Although we did not end up representing this…
This year, we were able to take our Lids on Kids brain injury prevention and bike helmet giveaway program to Clearview Elementary School for the first time! Our legal assistant Lisa Goldman and P.E. teacher Laura Jennelle got in contact and worked diligently to ensure that this event went off without a hitch! All the…
The Abrams Landau law team coordinated with P.E. Teacher Mark Pankau to hold another Bike Rodeo and our Lids on Kids brain injury prevention presentation and bike helmet giveaway program at Guilford Elementary School! We have worked with Mr. Pankau for several years now to help teach the importance of bike safety and always wearing…
Hard training, plenty of rest and healthy nutrition, and yet still, at National Championship races, painful cramps in the leg muscles. This is what I encountered in about a dozen events over the years. Pulling up several hundred yards out of the second transition area, or within sight of the finish, I would get a…