San Francisco elder law attorney Ingrid M. Evans, of Evans Law Firm, Inc., was recently included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America. This honor is awarded after an extensive peer review process. Recognition is highly regarded and often used as a measure of legal excellence. More information […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Be Wary Of Indexed Annuity Proposals Understand The Surrender Penalties And Fees Caps On Returns Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Many deferred annuities impose […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Eighteen Counts Of Neglect And Elder Abuse Against Home Operator Owner Allegedly Recruited Residents Operator Allegedly Collected Government Funds Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents victims of dependent adult abuse in hospitals, nursing homes or other care facilities throughout the State of California, including small care or group homes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fraud Risk When Strangers In Senior’s Home Red Flags Of Financial Abuse Remedies Against Dishonest Caregivers We present some red flags of financial elder abuse by dishonest caregivers below because experience has taught us that whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home there is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Scope Of Agent Authority Under Powers Of Attorney Examples Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Remedies For Misuse Of Power Of Attorney Powers of Attorney are important legal documents and generally come in two forms. Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified Checks And Time Cards Caregiver Pleads Guilty Five-Years Probation And Restitution Sentence Whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home there is a risk of theft.  Cash, checks and credit cards can disappear quickly.  It may be a one-time theft or a more sustained […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages Of Deferred Annuities For Older Consumers Surrender Penalties And Fees Six Major Downsides Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Deferred annuities impose significant surrender […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft Of Benefits A Major Form Of Financial Elder Abuse  Tracking Where A Senior’s Benefits Are Deposited Online Access By Caregivers One particularly devastating forms of financial elder abuse is when an individual, like a dishonest caregiver, redirects the Social Security, pension or other benefits of a senior […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Kickbacks To Discourage Competing Drugs Monetary And Non-Monetary Kickbacks Alleged Former Employee Blew Whistle Employee and former employees of government contractors, medical service providers, drug manufacturers, and other businesses providing services paid for by the government may become aware of fraudulent claims for such government payments.  Federal […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of Overbilling And Double-Billing  Billing For Services Never Provided Unauthorized Purchases Many of the reported cases of financial elder abuse of seniors that we discuss here occur at the hands of in-home caregivers.  A recently reported case by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) illustrates how agencies employing […]