Even during optimal long distance running conditions, fatalities occur. The deaths of 3 runners during the Detroit Marathon races underscore the importance of seeing your doctor and having regular check ups when undertaking physically challenging exercise events such as the marathon or half marathon. Despite plenty of fluids and careful pacing, Doug Landau collapsed at…
Continue readingAfter a “dry” season in 2008, Virginia injury lawyer Doug Landau ended his multi-sport season the same way he began it – with an overall win ! Normally contested at the Madeira School campus, the Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation annual biathlon moved to South Run in Springfield and lengthened to a 500 yard pool swim…
Continue readingOur fourth child is competing in the Bristow Virginia “Battlefield Classic” soccer tournament this weekend. Our kids have participated in the Manassas soccer club’s highly competitive tourney many times. The well-maintained fields and excellent organization make this tournament one of the highlights of the season. Located about 15 minutes past the George Mason University Prince…
Continue reading“Active Release Technique” or “ART” is a patented, state of the art soft tissue system/movement based massage technique that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Doug Landau has had ART treatment before and after races and found it to be beneficial, especially with regard to iliotibial band (“IT Band”) pain and hamstring…
Continue readingHaving just driven past a Herndon biker who was hanging on to a truck, I went to check to see if this was an illegal activity. Under CHAPTER 11 of the Uniform Vehicle Code “Rules of the Road” I seem to have fond an answer. In ARTICLE XII. “OPERATION OF BICYCLES, OTHER HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLES, AND…
Continue readingWhile preparing for several Fall trials in Virginia, New Jersey and Florida, Doug Landau was also finishing up his multi-sport season after strong finishes in several local sprint triathlons. Imagine the TriathlonTrialLawyer’s surprise when he was notified that he was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers, which is based entirely on peer review. According to…
Continue readingAt the Brain Injury Association‘s annual “Miracle Mile” road race, I had the pleasure of not only being a volunteer, but seeing friends from the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, including VTLA President elect Sandra Rohrstaf. VTLA provides its members with Professional Development in the form of outstanding Continuing Legal Education (CLE), several of which I…
Continue readingOften 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 readingCompeting in his last race of this year’s Virginia Triathlon Series, Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau managed to get first place in his age group. Managing 12:21 for the 750 meters in the shallow crystal clear heated lake Landau found himself in 11th place in his age group. The swim begins…
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…
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