After torrential rains, the 28th Reston Triathlon was a sunny Run-Bike-Run Duathlon. The opening run from South Lakes High School through the trails of Reston, Virginia was conducted using the same heats as the swim waves. The fast 3-lap bicycle portion was longer since bikers were not starting from Lake Audubon. The 10km running course…
Volunteering at the Annual Reston Triathlon packet pick up is generally a jolly experience at South Lakes High School. Herndon Virginia bicycle safety lawyer Doug Landau jokes with triathletes about their head protection, especially those that are “fragrant,” “colorful,” “battle scarred” and unique. However, the Landau Law Shop has seen the havoc a bike crash…
This evening around 7:30 pm a triathlon coach and wonderful multisport athlete was subject to a nightmarish experience that defies reason. He was almost hit by a vehicle in South Riding driven by a male in a Blue Chrysler 300 at the intersection of Center Street and Mcintyre Square. Then the motorist kept coming at…
On Sunday, May 22, join fellow cyclist’s Virginia and Maryland bikers for Bike DC, Washington and Arlington’s extraordinary community bike ride. Enjoy 20 miles of biking around the Nation’s Capital with your family and friends on car-free streets, highways and parkways. The ride begins on the National Mall in front of the U. S. Capital.…
Our friend, teammate and bike crash client Rob Urbach has been named CEO of USAT. The USAT is the National Governing Body for triathlon and multipart athletes (including duathlons, aquathons and aquabike races). Rob Urbach has not only a background in the business of sports, serving as Executive Vice President of Octagon, a global sports…
Friend and co-counsel Tom Curcio of Alexandria suffered a massive fracture in a bike crash in Old Town Alexandria. Tom had been a regular at the Virginia Trial Lawyers fun runs, and rode with Doug Landau of the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. at the Seagull Century in Salisbury, Maryland. When the Landau Law…
In a new addition to the New Years Day racing lineup in Northern Virginia, our friends at Potomac River Running (“PRR”) have come up with a New Year’s Day 5k in Reston. The 5k started on Market Street at the Reston Town Center at the very civilized hour of 10 a.m. One of the advantages…
Athletes lawyer Doug Landau is a member of the DC Road Runners Club and the Trial Lawyers of DC. But, Landau does not employ “runners” and deplores those lawyers who do. “Runners” in this context are unscrupulous people employed by unethical lawyers to “chase” cases and be “runners” for law firms that do not get…
Clients coming to ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. have noticed the signs for the “Historic Downtown District.” Some have even gone to the train depot to visit the museum and see evidence of the LandauLawShop’s existence for over 120 years ! Others have walked around the little town center and taken pictures at the caboose, old Town…
Abrams Landau is contacted in many cases where the injured bicyclist or runner does not know the whereabouts of any witnesses. In cases involving head trauma or brain injury, it is almost impossible for the unconscious cyclist or traumatized members of the peloton to capture information about potential witnesses, passing cars, or investigating officers. Triathlon…