Category: Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Exploitation of Elders: A Crime on the Rise Financial Elder Abuse The elderly population in America is steadily growing, as our baby boomers become senior citizens. In fact, about 10,000 individuals turn 65 every single day, which is making “elderly” a very steadily-increasing sector of our population. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Evictions in San Francisco Evictions of the elderly here in San Francisco are receiving greater attention as elder evictions mount in our city. In several reported cases, evictions resulted in the untimely deaths of the evicted seniors.  Recently, Ingrid Evans, a San Francisco elder abuse attorney with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse: The Hard Facts An estimated $3 billion is lost to seniors and their families every year as a result of financial elder abuse. The number of victims sharply increased in recent years and that number will continue to grow as baby boomers age.  Local law enforcement […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Detecting Elder Abuse America’s baby boomers are now senior citizens, headed to that seventh stage of life that may bring “second childishness and mere oblivion” as Shakespeare wrote. The sad reality is that there are people ready to prey upon seniors entering that final stage of life.  We […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse in San Francisco  National Epidemic Striking Close to Home Elder abuse is a national problem as seen in statistics and national media attention. It’s also an ugly problem right here in San Francisco.  Elder abuse attorneys at Evans Law Firm Inc. have spent years combatting the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER   The Epidemic of Elder Abuse   Elder abuse is an epidemic in this country. Both financial and physical elder abuse climb at alarming rates each year.  As baby boomers age, the numbers are likely to grow exponentially.  We at Evans Law Firm Inc. have spent years combatting […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER   The Epidemic of Elder Abuse   Elder abuse is an epidemic in this country. Both financial and physical elder abuse climb at alarming rates each year.  As baby boomers age, the numbers are likely to grow exponentially.  We at Evans Law Firm Inc. have spent years combatting […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER    Understanding Abuse – Who’s Affected?   An “Elder” is anyone within the State who is 65 years of age or older. A “Dependent Adult” is any person between the ages of 18 and 64 years who resides in this state and who has a mental or physical […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Detecting Elder Abuse What To Look For America’s baby boomers are now senior citizens, headed to that seventh stage of life that may bring “second childishness and mere oblivion” as Shakespeare wrote. The sad reality is that there are people ready to prey upon seniors entering that final […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Ins and Outs of Elder Abuse Elder Abuse It is estimated that 10% of individuals over the age of 60 are abused during their senior years. Sometimes this abuse comes from caregivers, other times it comes from family members, friends, financial advisors, and even the occasional scam […]