Ingrid Evans

Areas of Practice

• Elder Financial Abuse
• Trusts and Probate Law
• Elder Abuse
• Class Action
• Financial Fraud
• Employment/Whistleblower/Qui tam/false claims/SEC and Tax Whistleblowers 

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certified Legal Specialties

• Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2008

Bar Admissions

• California, 1995
• New York, 2004
• District of Columbia, 2003
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1995
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2006
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2006
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court District of Kansas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1995

Education

• McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California
  • J.D. – 1995
• University of California, Irvine, California
  • B.A. – 1992

Published Works and Presentations

• Protecting Seniors From Financial Elder Abuse, Seniors at Home – a Division of Jewish Family & Children’s Services, August 2021
• PLI Training: Elder Financial Exploitation: Elder Financial Decision Making and Undue Influence – Legal Perspective, July 2021
• Building Your Financial Elder Abuse Practice, CANHR, March 2021
• Ethical Considerations in Elder Abuse Litigation, Alameda County Bar Association Trusts & Estates Section, Webinar June 30, 2020 via Zoom
• Holding Defendants To Their Word, Trial Magazine, April 2020
• Financial Elder Abuse Litigation, Forum, May/June 2019
• Elder Financial Abuse 101, Legal Assistance for Seniors Annual Seminar, San Francisco, May 21, 2019
• A Firm Tech Foundation, Trial Magazine, March 2019
• Ethical Issues in Elder Financial Abuse, Aging in America Conference, San Francisco, March 2018
• Reigning in Reverse Mortgage Abuse, Trial Magazine, December 2017
• Dealing with the Press, SFTLA, San Francisco, July 2017
• What Every Practitioner Needs to Know About Elder Financial Abuse, Alameda Bar Association, July 2017
• Be Aware! Elder Financial Abuse 101 for Financial Advisers, FPA Norcal, San Francisco, May 2017
• Schwab Impact, Elder Financial Abuse: How Advisers Can Advocate for Clients, San Diego, October 2016
• Elder Financial Abuse MCLE’s to Napa and Contra Costa Bar Association 2016
• 10th Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, February 2016
• Elder Abuse Discussion Following “Last will and Embezzlement”, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, June 2015
• 9th Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, February 2015
• Protecting Yourself and Your Clients from Financial Abuse and Fraud, Legal Assistance for Senior, San Francisco, May 2014
• 8th Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, February 2014
• 135 Years Later-How the legal field still undervalues women? SFTLA, January 2014
• Emerging Trends in Nursing Home Litigation, CAOC, November 2013
• Elder Abuse Panel, Institute on Aging, October 2013
• The Path Less Traveled, San Francisco, SFTLA, July 2013
• Protecting Yourself and Your Clients from Financial Abuse and Fraud- A Fiduciaries’ Role, Monterrey, CA March 2013
• 7th Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, February 2013
• Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft, Novato, CA, January 2013
• EADACPA- Sharpening the skills, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Monterrey, CA, November 2012
• Elder Abuse Panel, Consumer Attorneys of California, San Francisco, CA, November 2012
• Call to Action, Elder Financial Protection Network, San Francisco, CA, May 2012
• Elder Law Litigation Strategies, Chapter on Protecting Clients from Elder Financial Fraud and Abuse, Inside the Minds, West Publications/Aspatore, 2012
• New Regulations and Dodd-Frank Serve to Protect Whistleblowers and Aid Attorneys, Employment Newsletter AAJ, Fall, 2011
• Elimination of Bias: From Then to Now, Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention Materials, published in November, 2010
• Plaintiffs’ Right to Discover the Identity of Potential Class Members before Class Certification, American Association for Justice’s Class Action Litigation Group Newsletter, Winter, 2009
• Protecting Seniors from Financial Abuse, Trial Magazine, July, 2009
• Class Certification: A Streamlined Procedural Motion or Just Another Bite At the Apple For Defendants to Challenge The Merits of the Case? , Forum Magazine, 2009
• Not Just Defense Anymore: Representing the Interests of Public Entities in Affirmative Litigation, The Sidebar, 2008
• Litigating Against the Firearm Industry, American Jurisprudence Trials, West Publications, July, 2002
• Elder Abuse Attorney Ingrid Evans Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Disappearance and Death of an Elderly Dementia Patient, SF Gate/SF Chronicle, San Francisco, 2012
• Family of dementia patient files wrongful death suit against conservator, transit agencies, Nichi Bei, 2012
• Consumers Ask Court to Stop DIRECTV from Taking Disputed ‘Cancellation Fees’ Out of Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, PR Newswire, SOA World Magazine, September, 2009
• Class Claims Chase Payment Plan is a Scam, Courthouse News Service, July, 2009
• Elderly, Disabled, Sick Find Courtroom Champion in Evans, Pacific Law, May, 2009
• Are Annuities Your Best Bet? Protect Your Nest Egg Against Unsuitable Investments, , AARP Bulletin, Thomas Korosec, April, 2009
• Attorney Ingrid Evans Stands Up for Seniors, Lawyers and Settlements.com, Brenda Craig, January, 2009
• Ingrid M. Evans (Profile): The Gift for Playing Guardian Embodies Her Life’s Work, Plaintiff Magazine, Stephen Ellison, December, 2008
• Texas Plaintiffs’ Firm Comes to San Francisco, The Daily Journal, Dhayana Levey, November, 2008
• Trial Lawyers Form Women’s Caucus, The Daily Journal, Rebecca Beyer, May, 2008
• Elder Financial Abuse California lawyers follow the money to protect seniors, California Lawyer, Rebecca Beyer, 2008
• Senior Protection, Orange County Register, Cheryl Walker, 2008
• Watch Out for Sneaky Sales Tactics, Consumer Reports, 2008
• S.F. Judge Tosses Court Security Suit, The Recorder, Matthew Hirsch, 2008
• Court Security Suit Pushes On, The Recorder, Matthew Hirsch, 2008
• Deception Hits Mortgage Markets Once Again, McClatchy Newspapers, Tony Pugh, 2007/2008 (Miami-Herald; Reverse Mortgages Hit by Deceit, Contra Costa Times; Reverse Mortgages a New Threat to Seniors, Experts Worry Home Loans, Modesto Bee; Reverse Mortgage Market: Remember Subprime Loans, Fresno Bee)
• Whose Preying on Your Grandparents’, New York Times, Gretchen Morgenson, 2005
• Curious collaboration, Recorder, Justin Scheck, 2004
• S.F. Targets Elder Abuse: City Attorney partners with DA to go after financial fraud, Recorder, Pam Smith, 2003
• Paint Firms Say They Want Cities’ Lawsuit Tossed, San Francisco Chronicle, Scott Winokur, 2001
• Lead-Paint Charges Don’t Stick, Judge Says: Bay Area Cities Told to Amend their Case, San Francisco Chronicle, Scott Winokur, 2001
• Judge Tosses Lead Paint Suit, Daily Journal, Craig Anderson, 2001
• LEAD PAINT: Bay Area Court Ruling Bolsters Suit against Makers, San Francisco Chronicle, Scott Winokur, 2001
• S.F., Oakland Join Suit Over Lead Paint Legacy Redress sought for health costs, San Francisco Chronicle, Scott Winokur, 2001
• Manufacturer Sued For Failing to “Child-Proof” Its Guns, Lawyers Weekly USA, 1998

Representative Cases

• United States ex rel. Campie v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., 2017 WL 2884047 (9th Cir. 2017)
• Joyce Goertzen v. Great American Life Insurance Company, Case No. 16-cv-00240-YGR (N.D. Cal. Jun. 1, 2017).
• Patel v. Trans Union, LLC., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146326 (N.D. Cal.)
• County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court, 235 P.3d 21 (2010)
• Watkins v. Omni Life Science, Inc., 692 F. Supp.2d 170
• Cappuccitti v. Direc TV, Inc., 611 F.3d 1252 (2010)
• Xavier v. Philip Morris, WL 3956860 (2010)
• In re National Western Life Insurance Deferred Annuities, 635 F.Supp.2d 1170 (2009)
• Stachurski v. Direc TV, Inc., 642 F.Supp.2d 758 (2009)
• Galassi v. John Crane, Inc., WL 6311593 (2009)
• Rand v. American Nat. Ins. Co., WL 2252115 (2009)
• Munoz v. Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corp., 567 F. Supp.2d 1156 (2008)
• Kennedy v. Jackson Nat. Life Ins. Co., WL 1894201 (2007)
• In re Conseco Ins. Co. Annuity Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation, WL 486367 (2007)
• Migliaccio v. Midland Nat. Life Ins. Co., WL 316873 (2007)
• Bendzak v. Midland Nat. Life Ins. Co, 240 F.R.D. 449 (2007)
• County of Santa Clara v. Atlantic Richfield Co, 137 Cal.App.4th 292 (2006)
• Negrete v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of North America, 238 F.R.D. 482 (2006)
• Estate of Migliaccio v. Midland Nat’l. Life Ins. Co, 436 F.Supp.2d 1095 (2006)
• Negrete v. Fidelity and Guar. Life Ins. Co, 444 F.Supp.2d 998 (2006)
• In re Firearm Cases, 126 Cal.App.4th 959 (2005)
• County of Santa Clara v. Driver Alliant Ins. Services, Inc., WL 5547281 (2005)
• Hamilton v. Signature Flight Support Corp, WL 3481423 (2005)
• Davis v. City and County of San Francisco, WL 2397592 (2004)
• Ruiz v. City and County of San Francisco, WL 5311679 (2004)
• Mooring v. San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, , 289 F. Supp.2d 1110 (2003)
• Bull v. City and County of San Francisco, WL 23857823 (2003)
• Maulino v. City and County of San Francisco, WL 25292591 (2003)
• Snyderman v. City and County of San Francisco, WL 34127767 (2002)
• Dix v. Beretta U.SA. Corp., No. 750681-9 (Cal. Alameda County Super. Ct., June 16, 1998
• Arena v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp., 63 Cal.App.4th 1178 (1998)

Classes/Seminars

• 5th Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, January 2011, CAOC, January 1, 2011 – Present
• 6th Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, February, 2012
• Effective Discovery: From Interrogatories to Depositions, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, March, 2012
• Social Media, American Association for Justice, Phoenix, Arizona, February, 2012
• Gender Bias Webinar, Pregnancy Discrimination, Consumer Attorneys of California, January, 2012
• Elder Financial Abuse- Legal Considerations: Webinar, Identifying, Preventing and Redressing Exploitation, Strafford, January, 2012
• False Claims Cases: Returning Taxpayer Dollars/Financial Fraud, Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention, San Francisco, November, 2012
• Litigating Financial Elder Abuse – A Case Presentation and Predatory and Deceptive Financial Abuse Scams, Elder Financial Protection Network, Los Angeles, November, 2011
• Dissecting the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes Teleseminar, July, 2011
• Advocacy Track: Storytelling and Persuasion, American Association for Justice, New York, New York, July, 2011
• Predatory and Deceptive Elder Financial Abuse Scams, Call to Action Elder Financial Protection Network, San Francisco, March, 2011
• 5th Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, January, 2011
• Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls In A Class Action Settlement: Best Practices in Fee, American Association for Justice, July, 2010
• Networking for Law Students and New Lawyers: Hitting the Ground Running in Trying Economic Times, American Association for Justice, July, 2010
• Networking, Rainmaking and Marketing, Women’s Leadership Conference, Association for Justice, July, 2010
• Are Secret Settlements Unethical? American Association for Justice Teleseminar, March, 2010
• Overdraft Overkill: The New Bank Scam and How Plaintiffs Are Fighting Back, American Association for Justice, January, 2010
• 4th Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, January, 2010
• Bringing Suit on Behalf Of A False Claims Act Whistleblower, San Francisco, November, 2009
• New Developments in Class Actions, American Association for Justice, San Francisco, July, 2009
• Developing and Managing Class Actions, Consumer Attorneys of California and Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, June, 2009
• Prosecuting and Litigating Elder Financial Abuse, Call to Action, San Francisco, March, 2009
• 3rd Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, January, 2008
• Beyond Boilerplate: Raising the Bar on Motions in Limine, San Francisco Trial Lawyers’ Association, San Francisco, December, 2008
• Public Nuisance Litigation: Protecting the Public or Expanding Products Liability Law, National Center for State Courts, Washington D.C., , November, 2008
• Bringing an Effective Motion to Compel Discovery, Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention, San Francisco, November, 2008
• Advocacy Track: Demonstrative Opening Statement: Breach of Good Faith and Fair Dealing/Breach of Contract, AAJ Annual Convention, Philadelphia, July, 2008
• Litigating MUNI cases: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Fence, San Francisco, 2008
• PFAC 13th Annual Educational Conference, Professional Fiduciary Association of California, San Francisco Airport, May, 2008
• Living Trust Mills and Annuity Sales to Seniors, Legal Assistance for Seniors 4th Annual Elder Abuse Conference, Oakland, May, 2008
• Predatory Mortgage Refinancing, Abusive Reverse Mortgage Practices, Legal Assistance for Seniors 4th Annual Elder Abuse Conference, Oakland, May, 2008
• Elder Financial Abuse – Annuity and Long Term Care Insurance Fraud, Orange County, 2008
• 2nd Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, March 2008
• Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse and Legal Remedies, San Mateo Chapter Professional Fiduciary Association of California, February, 2008
• Advocacy Track: Discovery in Complex Cases, AAJ Winter Convention, Puerto Rico, February 2008, various 2004 – 2008
• Living Trust Mills and Annuity Sales to Seniors, Legal Assistance for Seniors 3rd Annual Elder Abuse Conference, Oakland, May, 2007
• Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, January, 2007
• Class Action Update, CAOC Annual Seminar, San Diego, November, 2006
• Elder Financial Abuse, USF Law School, San Francisco, 2006
• Resumes that Get Results: Getting Hired by a Plaintiff’s Firm, ATLA Annual Convention, Seattle, July, 2006
• Living Trust Mills and Annuity Sales to Seniors, Legal Assistance for Seniors 2nd Annual Elder Abuse Conference, Oakland, May, 2006
• Deferred Annuity Marketing and Sales Practices: Seniors Beware!, ALI-ABA Insurance Industry and Financial Services Litigation, Washington, D.C., , March, 2006
• Getting Your (Power) Point Made During Closing Argument, CAOC Tahoe Seminar, February, 2006
• Protecting Consumers: A Career as a Trial Lawyer, USF Law School, San Francisco, 2005
• Broker Malfeasance in Public Entity Risk Management, ATLA Annual Convention, Toronto, July, 2005
• Lead Paint Litigation Status of Nationwide Litigation, Western Regional Conference on Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning, Berkeley, 2004
• Cities Take Aim: City Firearm Litigation and Nuisance Law, ATLA Annual Convention, Montreal, 2001
• City Lawsuits Against the Gun Industry Will Pressure Firearm Manufacturers to Design Safer Weapons and Sell Guns, FindLaw, 2001
• Lead Paint Litigation Seminar, ATLA Annual Convention, Montreal, 2001
• Firearm Litigation: The Impact of Lawsuits Against the Firearm Industry, ATLA Annual Convention, Chicago, 2000
• Cities Take Aim: City Firearm Litigation, ATLA Winter Convention, Puerto Rico, 2000
• Safety Technology for Firearms: Using Litigation as a Means to Persuade Firearm Manufacturers to Incorporate Feasible and Existing Safety Technology into the Design of Firearms, ATLA Annual Convention, Washington D.C, 1998

Honors and Awards

• 2021 Edition of Northern California’s Best Lawyers
• 2021 American Registry, America’s Most Honored Lawyers
• 2021 Best Lawyers in America
• 2020 U.S. News Best Law Firms
• 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
• 2020 Best Lawyers in America
• 2019/2020 San Francisco Magazine Top Women Lawyers
• 2019 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
• 2018 Top 50 Women Attorneys of Northern California Super Lawyers®
• 2018 Top 100 Attorneys of Northern California Super Lawyers®
• 2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018- Northern California Super Lawyers®
• 2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018- Best Lawyers in America
• 2012-Women Leaders In the Law (Recorder)
• 2012/2013- Top Women Attorneys in Northern California Super Lawyers®
• Donald N. Phelps Visionary Leadership Award for raising public awareness and advocating for positive change for Senior Citizens (from the Elder Financial Protection Network), 2012
• Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review AV rated , 2011 – 2012
• Avvo rate 10.0 out of 10.0 (Superb), 2010 – 2012
• Northern California Super Lawyers®, 2010 – 2012
• Wiedemann & Wysocki Award: AAJ Annual Convention, Vancouver, 2010
• Rising Stars by Northern California Super Lawyers®, 2009
• Finalist for Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California
• 2012 Women Leaders in Law, The Recorder
• The Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
• The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®
• The Top Trial Lawyers In America®

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, Member, 1995 – 2005
• American Association for Justice , Board of Governors, 2008 – Present
• American Association for Justice , Board of Governors, New Lawyers’ Division, 2001 – 2006
• American Association for Justice , Chair, Class Action Litigation Group, 2008 – 2010
• American Association for Justice , Chair-Elect, Firearms and Ammunition Litigation Group, 1998 – 1999
• American Association for Justice , Chair-Elect, Firearms and Ammunition Litigation Group, 2004
• American Association for Justice , Chair, Firearms and Ammunition Litigation Group, 1999 – 2000
• American Association for Justice , Chair, Womens’ Caucus Education Committee, 2010 – 2011
• American Bar Association, Vice Chair, Section and Litigation Group Coordination Committee, 2010 – 2012
• American Bar Association, Member, Convention Planning Committee, , 2006 – Present
• American Bar Association, Member, Firearms and Ammunition Litigation Group, 1997 – 2004
• American Bar Association, Member, Law Schools Committee, 2007 – Present
• American Bar Association, Member, Lead Paint Litigation Group, 2000 – Present
• American Bar Association, Member, National Finance Committee, 2010 – 2011
• American Bar Association, Member, Public Affairs and Convention Committees, 2006 – 2007
• American Bar Association, Member, Women’s Caucus, 1996 – Present
• American Bar Association, Education Committee , 2008
• American Association for Justice , Member, 1994 – Present
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, 2001 – Present
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Executive Committee, Secretary, 2011 – 2012
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Parliamentarian, 2010 – 2011
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Financial Secretary, 2009 – 2010
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Board of Directors, 2008 – Present
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Board of Governors, 2006 – Present
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Chair, Women’s Caucus, 2008 – 2010
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Co-Chair, Education Committee, 2010
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, Education Committee, 2006 – Present
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, Legislative Committee, 2006 – Present
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, Membership Committee, 2008 – Present
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, Planning Committee, 2008
• Edward J. McFetridge Inn of Court, 2001 – 2006
• Lawyers’ Club Inn of Court, 1997 – 2000
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2010 – Present
• Public Justice (formerly Trial Lawyers for Public Justice), Member, 1999 – Present
• Public Justice , Board of Directors, 2004 – Present
• Public Justice , Chair, Law Schools Committee, 2008 – Present
• Public Justice , Chair, Auction Committee, 2005
• Public Justice , Member, Communications and State Network Committee, 2003 – Present
• Public Justice , Member, Cy Pres Committee, 2007 – Present
• Public Justice , Member, Diversity Committee, 2003 – Present
• Public Justice , Member, Lead Paint Litigation Group, 2000 – Present
• Public Justice , Member, Membership Committee, 2006 – Present
• Public Justice , Northern California State Coordinator, 2003 – Present
• San Francisco Trial Lawyers’ Association, Member, 1996 – Present
• San Francisco Trial Lawyers’ Association, Member, Community Involvement Committee, 2003 – Present
• San Francisco Trial Lawyers’ Association, Member, Diversity Committee, 2007 – Present
• San Francisco Trial Lawyers’ Association, Member, Women’s Caucus, 2000 – Present
• California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Member, 2004 – Present
• Elder Financial Protection Network, Member, 2005 – Present
• Communities for a Better Environment, Member, 1995 – 2003
• Save the Bay, Member, 2000 – Present
• Sierra Club, Member, 1992 – Present
• Youth Employment Partnership, Board of Directors, 2001 – Present

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