Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Check Forgeries Alleged 86-Year-Old Victim Protecting Older Loved Ones We cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to keep checks, ATM/Debit cards, and cash away from caregivers or other strangers who enter a senior’s home.  Nor can we stress enough that a senior should never, ever, grant […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Submitted False Rebate Claims Former Employee Blows Whistle How Qui Tam Cases Begin Healthcare fraud is a major type of fraud perpetrated annually in the U.S.  Individuals and insurance companies suffer as a result of this fraud but the biggest loser in dollar terms is the United […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Complicated Insurance Contracts Penalties For Getting Your Money Back Commissions, Fees, Participation Rates And Caps Deferred annuities are insurance contracts where the policyholder pays a premium to an insurance carrier now for income payments in the future. Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Caregiver Allegedly Stole $49,829 With Power Of Attorney Remedies For Injured Elders Financial powers of attorney (POAs) appoint designated persons to transact financial affairs on behalf of the person granting the power with full legal authority to do so.  The person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Evans Law Firm Represents Victims How Contingent Representation Works Statutory Awards Of Attorneys’ Fees And Expenses Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims of financial elder abuse and their families in pursuing all persons who financially exploit the elderly.  The firm does not defend persons accused of financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commons Forms Of Financial Elder Abuse How Abuse Occurs Protecting Older Loved Ones  Financial elder abuse comes in many forms but two of the most common, and often overlapping, forms of abuse are fraud by caregivers on older persons and abuse of an older person’s financial power of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surveillance Camera Captured Assault On Film  Fall Results In Senior’s Death Remedies For Families And Victims 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Family Monitoring Catches Theft Protecting Seniors Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or nursing home room, credit and debit cards and ATM cards, checks and entire check registers, accessible cash, and jewelry or other valuables provide an easy target.  Stealing a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Falsifying Checks And Timesheets Protecting Seniors From Fraud California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder or dependent adult abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains real or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Under Powers Of Attorney Abuse By Self-Dealing Liability Of Appointed Agents For Wrongdoing 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 […]