Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act of 2017 Federal Legislation Protects Seniors Elder abuse is about to receive the full attention of Congress. A new bill entitled Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act of 2017 breezed through the Senate Judiciary Committee last week on its way to the Senate floor […]

The Unhealthy Truth: Healthcare Professionals Committing Fraud In 2016 alone, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recovered over $4.7 billion in civil cases regarding fraud. . Of the $4.7 billion recovered by the Department of Justice for fraud claims in 2016, a whopping $2.5 billion was attributed to the healthcare […]

401K Versus Annuities: Where Should My Money Go? Beware: annuities are not investment; they are really just a variant on life insurance. We at Evans Law Firm see a trend developing, in which more often than not, clients are sold annuities under the pretense that annuities are great investments. In […]

Financial Elder Abuse May Just Be A Click Away… The Elderly Population The elderly population is growing like never before as boomers age. The number of seniors living in California alone rose 18.3 percent between 2000-2010. And the elderly population is projected to double between the years of 2010 and […]

Long Term Care Insurance Policies: Increased Prices Long Term Care Insurance Lately, long term care insurance premium have risen so dramatically that many policyholders now find it impossible keep up with payments. Many of these individuals bought their policies years ago, anticipating the need for care insurance when they got […]

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investor Bulletin Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released an investor bulletin to help individuals in the military make educated decisions when it comes to saving and investing their money. We believe that these tips can help everyone, whether in the military or not.

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Can Surveillance in Nursing Homes Be a Real Solution for Elder Abuse? Elder Abuse Senior facilities of every kind, including nursing homes, must come to grips with the menace of rising cases of elder abuse, both in San Francisco and beyond. Awareness and dignity training are starters. Families […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The New and Shiny Annuity Scam: Buffer Annuities Buffer Annuities Just when you thought that annuities could not possibly become more complicated, we are introduced to buffer annuities. Buffer annuities are a hybrid of variable and indexed annuities. The carrier invests your premium in derivative securities (“structured products”) […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Abuse Elder abuse takes many forms but whether the abuse is physical, psychological, or financial the toll can be devastating. In institutions such as nursing homes, elder abuse can be especially prevalent. We want you to understand more about the nature and occasions for elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Should You Give Your Annuity the AX(A)? Retirement and Annuities We’ve probably all seen the TV ads asking how much money we need to save in order to retire. Let’s assume you have a rough idea. The next question is where do you put it? Plenty of insurance […]