ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 86-Year-Old Victim Forged And Altered Checks Alleged Fraud Allegedly Caused Account To Be Overdrawn Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases.  Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver or other person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Increasingly Prevalent Ways To Protect Senior Loved Ones And Friends Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse Seniors at every economic level, rich or poor, married or single, male or female, straight or LGBTQIA+ are potential victims.  We all have a role to play in putting a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Shared Payments With Referring Providers Total Of $36 Million Recovered In Alleged Scheme How Qui Tam Cases Work Healthcare providers in the U.S., including hospitals and clinics, are subject to a number of statutes to prevent any fraudulent billing under government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.  When […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Five Years Of Forged And Altered Checks Alleged  Caregiver’s Prior Criminal Record $1 Million Missing From Victim’s Trust According to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics, as many as one in 10 seniors are victims of financial elder abuse, and their financial predators are most often caregivers […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Resolutions For The New Year Best Wishes For A Healthy And Safe New Year The attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. wish everyone the best for 2024.  At Evans Law Firm, Inc. we fight for the rights of individuals, especially the elderly, against unfair or illegal treatment and […]

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 […]