Always looking to combine my Cases with nearby “Faces,” “Places” and “Races,” I was lucky enough to participate in the McDonalds Maymont Park Cross Country Festival tonight after a full day of meetings with doctors and lawyers at the VTLA Brain Injury retreat. Teams from all over Virginia ran the very challenging course over the…
Continue readingYesterday’s post concerning professional athletes and traumatic brain injury could not have been more timely as TriathlonTrialLawyer Doug Landau headed to Richmond for the VTLA “by invitation only” Brain Injury meeting. The Hendon Reston area brain injury lawyer went to learn the latest advances in law and medicine for helping victims of head trauma and…
Continue readingTriathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau received word that THE FIFTH ANNUAL KIT CALLAHAN’S MIRACLE MILE was this weekend, benefitting BRAIN INJURY SERVICES. This 10K run and fun walk will be held this Sunday, September 28, 2008, 7:30 AM to noon, at the beautiful GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, Fairfax campus. There will be 2 courses: The 10K…
Continue readingDoug Landau, with his bike helmet on, is dropping off his bicycle at the DC NATION’s TRIATHLON. The Triathlon Trial Lawyer had come straight from the mandatory safety briefing and was ready to stow his gear. The morning of the race, he simply had to pick up his computer timing chip* and then get into…
Continue readingFor those clients and friends who were considering seeing Doug Landau at the Bumpass Great Acorn Virginia Triathlon Series race in Spotsylvania on October 4th, he has withdrawn, not because of any injury, but because he will be participating in the Seagull Century bike ride, which starts at Salisbury University in Maryland. The 20th annual…
Continue readingA spectacular day for racing greeted those who showed up at South Lakes High School. After monsoon like rains, triathletes were greeted with near picture perfect conditions. Two of Doug Landau’s clients had great races and one bicycle crash victim even copped an age group award ! This Arlington gentleman was finishing a training ride…
Continue readingShown here is Doug Landau inspecting a bicycle helmet of one of the competitors in the Reston Triathlon. In order to compete, every racer must bring their helmet to preregistration for inspection. The helmets are checked for cracks, evidence of bike crashes, trauma, and potential injury causing sharp pieces or frayed straps that would not…
Continue readingMelissa thrilled friends and fans alike with a blistering kick at the Reston Triathlon. Normally known for her incredible endurance and powerful cycling, this fit mother of 4 managed to hold off late race challengers and churn around the South Lakes High School track with speed not often seen. A big favorite with the medical…
Continue readingDoug Landau soaks in an ice bath while reading the paper after an intense multisport workout. The Triathlon TrialLawyer got this whirlpool from the Herndon High School after its jets gave out. Landau explained to the AD that he only needed it for soaking so as to cool the muscles and reduce the inflammation response…
Continue readingBeing fat and physically inactive has a name–Sedentary Death Syndrome or “SeDS.” Approximately 2.5 million Americans will die prematurely in the next ten years due to SeDS, a number greater than all alcohol, guns, motor vehicles, illicit drug use and sexual behavior related deaths combined. Research has identified SeDS as the second largest threat to…
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