Category: California Financial Elder Abuse Attorney

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dangers to Senior of Mortgage Relief Scams The possibility of losing your home to foreclosure can be terrifying for anyone, particularly for a senior with limited resources.  Seniors on fixed incomes may fall behind on mortgage payments due to big medical and care bills or other emergencies.  If […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When You Spot Elder Abuse, Do Something About It Financial Elder Abuse Can Strike Any Senior Conservators Can Commit Financial Elder Abuse Seniors in San Francisco and throughout California are vulnerable to financial elder abuse, even at the hands of conservators appointed to manage their finances. Court-appointed conservators […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Financial Predators Strike Taking Advantage Of Isolation And Cognitive Impairment Our litigators see a sadly familiar pattern in financial elder abuse cases: an elderly person’s spouse of many years dies and the survivor is left alone. Enter a stranger or caregiver to “help” the survivor. Cash begins […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Increasing Reports Of Financial Elder Abuse What To Look For Financial elder abuse is on the rise here in Alameda County. Adult Protective Services received approximately 6000 reports of elder abuse in Alameda County last year, 70% of which were reports of financial elder abuse. The elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers of Attorney and the Elderly Potential for Misuse Financial elder abuse can strike seniors from various directions including from those whom the senior has trusted with a Power of Attorney (POA) over financial matters. A financial POA is an important legal document where a principal authorizes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse on the Rise Warning Signs of Elder Abuse Elder abuse is quickly becoming commonplace for far too many of our seniors. The National Council on Aging recently estimated that one in ten seniors over 60 have been abused in the US, and that practically 50 percent […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Indexed Universal Life Insurance Pacific Life IULs Insurance agents and financial advisors sell indexed universal life insurance (IULs) primarily as savings vehicles for the future. Our lawyers recommend against these costly, complicated policies, and advise you to be prepared when an agent recommends one. Pacific Life Insurance Company […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand What An Agent Is Trying To Sell You Resist High-Pressure Sales Annuities Are Expensive, Complicated Insurance Products A recent study shows only 27% of Americans believe they will be financially secure in retirement. Insurance agents dwell on statistics like that, especially when luring older consumers into annuities. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Beware the Hype Consumer Risks, Especially For Seniors Annuities Are Expensive, Complicated Insurance Products Based on years of litigation experience, our lawyers recommend consumers, especially senior consumers, avoid annuities or life insurance.  Insurance carriers, marketing groups and agents tend to reinvent the ways they sell these products over […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Indexed And Fixed Indexed Annuities Are Complex And Expensive Consumer Risks, Especially For Seniors Beware Complicated New Products Our lawyers recommend consumers, especially senior consumers, avoid annuities or life insurance. The insurance industry targets older investors with high-commission products like indexed and fixed indexed annuities. Indexed and fixed […]