{"id":158,"date":"2008-08-30T22:48:09","date_gmt":"2008-08-31T06:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theathleteslawyer.com\/cases\/triathlon-trial-lawyer-does-other-sports-triathlon-is-not-his-only-racket\/"},"modified":"2008-08-30T22:48:09","modified_gmt":"2008-08-31T06:48:09","slug":"triathlon-trial-lawyer-does-other-sports-triathlon-is-not-his-only-racket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2008\/08\/30\/triathlon-trial-lawyer-does-other-sports-triathlon-is-not-his-only-racket\/","title":{"rendered":"Triathlon Trial Lawyer does other sports.  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Here I am playing against the son of a friend (and top defense lawyer) in a Beijung Summer Olympics t-shirt brought back from China by another attorney-friend who knew about my keen interest in these quaddrennial games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While visiting friends over Labor Day Weekend in West Virginia, I pulled out the dusty table tennis rackets and played ping pong for the first time in a very long time. I had learned from my parents and my grandfather, William Abrams. He was consistent and did not waste time in between points. He also&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2008\/08\/30\/triathlon-trial-lawyer-does-other-sports-triathlon-is-not-his-only-racket\/\" title=\"Continue reading &lsquo;Triathlon Trial Lawyer does other sports.  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