Often inspired by clients, I was particularly struck by the endurance of a woman who I had only recently met. She had come to ABRAMS LANDAU at the recommendation of the Brain Injury Association and another Loudoun County trial lawyer. This woman was in a massive truck crash while on the job for FEMA. She…
Continue readingAnyone who has ridden with me around Broadlands, South Riding, Ashburn Farms or my former home in Franklin Farms knows this injury lawyer never likes to take his hands off of the handlebars. I simply do not have the bike handling skills of the top riders in the peloton top take both hands off the…
Continue readingInhabitants of Montgomery House in Springfield, Virginia will soon be smiling as they heal thanks to local attorney Doug Landau. Following his successful race at Smith Mountain Lake, Landau drove 5 hours from Virginia Tech in order to serve as MC and volunteer at the Brain Injury Association’s annual fundraising event at the Fairfax Campus…
Continue readingAt this year’s Smith Mountain lake “Big Lick” Olympic Distance Triathlon, less than a minute separated the three age group prizewinners in the men’s 45-49 category. The fleet-footed injury lawyer Landau was only passed by one athlete on the run, but his pedestrian swim put him far behind the leaders. Practicing “defensive cycling” in the…
Continue readingFor the 3rd time in his multi-sport career, Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau will compete in the Big Lick Triathlon at Smith Mountain Lake Park. This pristine man-made lake is one of the loveliest venues in the Virginia Triathlon Series (“VTS“). The last international distance triathlon of the year in the VTS this race always…
Continue readingEven with computers and online legal research, sometimes Richmond injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau likes to go to the library and “look it up” ! After oral arguments before the Federal Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit, Landau did some legal research at the University of Richmond Law School. The multi-state trial lawyer…
Continue readingToday the ABRAMS LANDAU, GARVER and CREAGER Law Firms argued an appeal on behalf of a husband and wife who were injured while biking in Fauquier County. They were struck by a motorist who was in the course and scope of his work for a real estate company. The trial court had ruled that despite…
Continue readingClients have come and seen me in court, near Herndon, Oak Hill and Fairfax County, and some have seen me “in action” in Richmond, yet there is more to these “road trips” than trying cases for injured and disabled clients and their families in the courts. For example, in my latest trip to the Virginia…
Continue readingYesterday’s “Wheel to Work Day” was a success. Hundred of cyclists, adults and children stopped by the ABRAMS LANDAU tent to learn about biking safety and laws. Because our practice does not lend itself to “show and tell” and because we weren’t selling anything, we had free coloring books for kids, free books for adults…
Continue readingThe W&OD Trail passes by the Landau Law Shop in Herndon, and a number of bikers use this path to get to work. “We’re definitely seeing higher numbers,” said Gaylynn Abram, a VDOT transportation planner. She said VDOT is working toward educating bicycle commuters, as well as other vehicle drivers, about safety to decrease the…
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