Yearly Archives: 2023

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Financial Powers Of Attorney Are Abused Case Examples Remedies For Power Of Attorney Abuse Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Check Fraud Alleged Caregiver Sentenced Following Guilty Plea Civil Remedies For Injured Seniors All seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse but those who live alone are particularly vulnerable especially after they may have lost a longtime spouse or partner.  None of us, and especially isolated seniors, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolated Seniors Especially Vulnerable Signs Of Financial Elder Abuse Remedies And Protections For Seniors Sadly, seniors are often targets of financial elder abuse from the very people they have entrusted to care for them or manage their financial affairs once they have lost the ability to manage for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Pushed To Ground  Subsequently Died From Fall Incident Caught On Surveillance Camera Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of nursing home abuse and pursue all those responsible for the abuse including any owners or administrators and supervisory persons in charge of any […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complex Contracts With High Fees  Withdrawal Penalties For Getting Your Money Back Lack Of Transparency On Interest Crediting And Other Features Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities especially for seniors because these complex insurance policies carry high fees, lack transparency and are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Include Older Loved Ones In Your Holiday Plans Alone Time With Older Relatives And Friends Isolated Seniors Need Your Love Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year from all of us at Evans Law Firm!  We hope you spend as much time as you can […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Couple Defrauded By In-Home Caregiver Forgeries And Other Crimes Unauthorized Online Transfers From Couple’s Bank Accounts Any senior is vulnerable to financial elder abuse.  The risk is much greater whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters an isolated senior’s home for any period of time. Caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Failed To Return Known Overpayments More Than 100 Medically Unnecessary Flights Alleged Whistleblower To Receive $190,000 Reward Every year, private citizens and businesses assist the government in recovering funds paid out by the government on fraudulently submitted claims for payments. Citizens help the government recover these funds […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Income Riders Are Costly Income Rider Benefits Are Rarely Realized Other Deferred Annuity Downsides For Older Consumers Life insurance agents often encourage older consumers to purchase lifetime “income riders” for deferred annuity contracts.  These “riders” are attachments to the policy and an annual additional fee is charged by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Listen to Evans Law Firm founder Ingrid M. Evans share her thoughts on how to protect your older loved ones from financial elder abuse.  Ingrid has over 25 years of experience as an elder abuse litigator fighting for seniors here in California. Ingrid is also admitted in New York […]