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The MS SOCIETY CHARITY RIDE at Worldgate Sport & Health will take place Saturday, April 5th from 9:30-11:30 AM.

Fun, great prizes and a Grand Prize for the highest fundraiser will make for a very worthwhile morning.  There will be bagels, fruit, coffee following this fundraising event that benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.  TriathlonTrialLawyer Doug Landau has represented individuals with MS, and won a Federal Social Security Disability claim on behalf of a young client in Columbia, South Carolina last year.  This Herndon-Reston injury and disability lawyer has taken classes from both Ed Smith and Denise Morgan, who will be leading this indoor ride (so it’s “RAIN OR SHINE”).  They are experienced, inspiring and affable  spin instructors.  What is more, Denise, shown here with TheAthletesLawyer, has a family member with Multiple Sclerosis, so this charity event is personal.  For more information, contact Ed Smith at: esmith1@aol.com or Denise Morgan at: denise1284@aol.com.  Hurry, only 27 bikes available !

ABRAMS LANDAU multistate injury lawyer and multisport athlete Doug Landau assembled a team to compete in the 16th Annual Van Metre 5 Mile Run For Children’s Hospital at Broadlands Marketplace in Loudoun County, VA.(LEFT TO RIGHT) Dr. Allen Delaney, M.D., Doug Steele, TriathlonTrialLawyer Landau, Rob Colburn and Dr. Keith Saylor of NeuroScience, Inc. in Herndon took the starting line Saturday, March 15th, 2008 in order to benefit Childrens Hospital and compete against other teams and Loudoun Race Series participants.Herndon-Reston injury lawyer Doug Landau notes that several severely injury young clients have been successfully cared for at Childrens Hospital in the District of Columbia. In one case, a 4-year-old girl who was shot at point-blank range by a neighbor who had been given a pump action bb gun Read the rest of this entry »

2/16 Alexandria, VA George Washington Birthday Classic 10km., took place on the flat Eisenhower Avenue course by the United States Courthouse where TheAthletesLawyer recently tried a catastrophic brain injury and paralysis case before the same Judge who heard the Mousaui Terrorist case. Benefitting the Alexandria Police Youth Camp, Landau did his warm up INSIDE the AMC Hoffman Center Theater. Starting mid-pack with experienced triathlete and lawyer Charles “Chuck” Corbin, Landau averaged 7:20/mile, finishing in the top quarter of his age group and 144 of 810 in his first race of the new year. www.washingtonbirthday.net

2/23 Prince George Indoor Masters Track Meet, MD (3k, mile) PVTC www.pvtc.org See report under “CASES” as The TriathlonTrialLawyer actually competed, in his Newtons, in a Track Meet, running 11:48 for the 3,000 and 5:57 for the Mile.

2/29 Quaddrenniel Leap Year 3km. Running this “Once Every 4 Years Race” round the Jefferson Memorial tidal basin, in Washington, DC, TriathlonTrialLawyer Doug Landau managed a 12:03 for a 6:28/mile pace uder windy, cold conditions, to finish not quite last.
The DCRRC (703-241-0395) has a FREE noon time 3km. every month at the Roosevelt Memorial Tourmobile stop & Ohio Drive, SW (where many big D.C. races start/finish) on the 3rd Wednesday of the month year round. NO pregistration necessary. For a map of the course, go to: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=489441

3/30 *Homestead, Hot Springs, VA VTLA annual 2 miler, X-C

After a bike crash involving head trauma, loss of consciousness, closed head injury or other neurological signs of damage, many veteran cyclists find it very hard to rest and recuperate.  Missing their daily “endorphin high,” riders, racers, commuters and other cyclists often return to their sports before cleared to do so by their treating doctors.  Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau often counsels injured cyclists, triathletes and sports enthusiasts after high speed bike crashes, that they may have sustained a closed head injury, concussion, traumatic brain injury, etc., and that intracranial swelling, neurological and other symptoms should not be ignored.  The treatments after such  traumatic accidents need time to be efficacious, and injured triathletes and cyclists need to follow  their health care providers’ instructions.  At Abrams Landau, Ltd. we routinely have to remind our clients that the body heals with time, and it is not a good idea to try to fool (or rush) “Mother Nature.”

Doug Landau recently went to the headquarters in Washington, D.C. of the American  Association for Justice (formerly the “Association of Trial Lawyers of America” or “ATLA”).  The Herndon Reston area injury lawyer took part in an Executive Council meeting of the Disability, Social Security and Health Law Section.  As noted in a prior post, his father, Norman J. Landau, was inducted into the National trial lawyer association’s Hall of Fame in 2005.  Just as with athletes who have their numbers retired or are inducted into Cooeprstown or other Hall of Fame, this singular honor is bestowed on very few American Trial Lawyers.  Everyone at the ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. of Herndon, Virginia, and LANDAU, MILLER & MORAN of New York City, is very proud of Norman Landau’s achievements and legacy.

This time of year TriathlonTrialLawyer Doug Landau tries to wear green and sign pleadings in green. This year, Dr. Keith Saylor of NeuroScience, Inc. in Herndon, was the very picture of sartorial splendor biking during the always festive St. Patrick’s week celebrations. Of course, bike gear from the College of William & Mary just happens to be the right colors, but no matter, it was the thought that counts. Next year Herndon-Reston area injury lawyer Doug Landau will have to “step it up” and be clad in green from head to foot if he is to match the experienced triathlete and neuroscientist. In fact, when he saw Saylor’s outfit this year, Landau was “green” - with envy !
Enjoy the holiday and remember to travel safely.

Fredericksburg Virginia Radio station WFVA (1230 AM) will feature Herndon Injury Lawyer Doug Landau of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. on its morning “Peoples Law School” program Monday, March 17th at 9:00 AM.  The affable Triathlon Trial Lawyer will answer questions from callers as well as from the host, fellow Virginia Trial Lawyer John Harris.   So, if you have any questions about all kinds of injury claims, bike crashes, race wrecks, workers compensation, dog attacks, training mishaps, occupational diseases, defective products, sports accidents, children’s cases, brain injury, Social Security Disability or other related topics, please call in !  The number is 540-371-5756.

The VASA ride, sponsored by the Swedish Embassy was well attended by athletes young and old, new and experienced.  Several neighbors of the Landau Law Shop complete the rides of varying distances, and some triathletes did over 50 miles !  TheAthletesLawyer Doug Landau had visions of frostbite near the end of the journey as he rode his bike through Georgetown.  However, there was a hot, sweet treat waiting for all participants at the House of Sweden.
All rides finished with the Vasa Race’s famed blueberry soup  courtesy of Ekströms, part of Procordia Food AB and the Swedish Embassy.  Here is Doug Landau sampling some of this rare treat.  It definitely helped The Athletes Lawyer “thaw out” after pedalling for close to 4 hours !  The House of Sweden is located at 2900 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007,  along the Georgetown waterfront at the  terminus of the Rock Creek Trail.  It is also accessible from the Mt. Vernon Trail, Martha Custis Trail and Capital Crescent Trail.

Shown here getting ready to depart for the full distance “VASA” ride sponsored by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (”WABA”) is Dr. Allen Delaney, M.D. of Commonwealth Orthopedics and, and with his wife (and Physical Therapist) Mary Delaney, “Rehab to Racing” multi-sport coaching services.  This veteran triathlete has bicycled throughout the world, and is shown in his cold weather gear with the Potomac River in the background. TheAthletesLawyer Doug Landau wore not only his booties, mittens over his gloves and many layers of shirts, but also a balclava under his helmut and an emergency “hot pack” in his hip bag. TriathlonTrialLawyer Doug Landau was pleased to see that at the Vasa Ride helmets were mandatory.  If it snowed, you were advised to bring your skis!

Doug Landau and several other hardy cyclists braved the cold and wind to join WABA and the Embassy of Sweden in celebrating Sweden’s famed ski race and festival “Vasaloppet” by biking up into Maryland after following some of the C&O Canal West out of the Nation’s Capitol.
This fun, free ride had options for riders of all abilities.  Shown here before the bicycle tour began, are the Virginia bike riders who TheAthletesLawyer bamboozled into carpooling and joining him on this frigid two-wheeled adventure !   Other fun, free (or not) events will be posted.  Stay tuned !