Monthly Archives: November 2022

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Redirecting Direct Deposits Online And Phone Access Trace Where Loved One’s Pensions Are Deposited Whenever a dishonest caregiver gains access to confidential financial information of an elderly person, there is a risk that they will use that information to take as much money from the elder as they […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Penalties When You Need Your Money Back Complex Policies And Costly Riders Investment Risk Like many financial products and certain forms of life insurance, deferred annuities are complex and come in multiple forms and hybrid combination of forms (like fixed indexed annuities). The basic premise of deferred annuities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Family Member Of Victim Reports Suspicions Suspect Allegedly Opened Credit Cards In Victim’s Name Numerous Purchases And Cash Advances Unauthorized debit and credit card charges are a common form of financial elder abuse. Another common form of financial elder abuse is opening credit cards or taking out loans […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 89-Year-Old Victim At Home Stranger Steals Credit Cards And Cash Defendant Allegedly Has Prior Violent Felony Conviction No one should ever let a stranger in their home.  Particularly if you are an older person living alone.  A dishonest stranger can rapidly take advantage of an isolated senior, as […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victims In Same Assisted Care Facility Daughter Of One Resident Noticed Door Dash Charges Caregiver Claims Elders Offered Help Unauthorized debit and credit card charges are a common form of financial elder abuse.  Dishonest caregivers can strike quickly when they get their hands on a card and run […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Accessed Bank Accounts Leased Car In Senior’s Name Took Out A Loan In Couple’s Name While financial elder abuse may consist of theft of cash or unauthorized use of credit cards, some financial elder abuse consists of that plus elaborate schemes of loans, estate planning changes, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Strangers And Familiar Persons Are Both Possible Predators All Seniors At Risk Tips For Protecting Older Loved Ones Seniors and persons of all ranks of life may be victims of financial elder abuse.  Abuse strikes across all genders and socioeconomic groups.  Any wrongful taking of a senior or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Happy Thanksgiving Day 2022!! Safely Including Seniors One-On-One Time With Older Loved Ones All of us at Evans Law Firm, Inc. wish you a very happy and safe Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is the perfect time for family and friends to gather together.  We especially hope that you include […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Years Of Allegedly Fraudulent Transactions $1,295,000 Allegedly Taken From Elderly Client Twenty-Year Relationship With 97-Year-Old Client Seniors can be victims of financial elder abuse from strangers and from those they have known for years.  The older a senior gets, the more at risk they are and those who […]

Evans Law Firm, Inc. and Ingrid M. Evans in publication:  Read Ingrid’s article “Ethical Considerations In Withdrawing From Representation” in October issue of Plaintiff magazine. You can read the full article here:  Ethical considerations in withdrawing from representation (plaintiffmagazine.com)