Category: Ingrid M. Evans

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Connecticut Jury Awards Families $965 Million On Wednesday, a Connecticut jury ordered conspiracy theorist and Infowars radio host Alex Jones and the parent company of his Infowars website to pay nearly $1 billion to eight families of children shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Marketing Employee Beings Case Alleged Kickbacks To Hospitals And Physicians Whistleblower To Receive $11 Million From Settlement Federal law authorizes private citizens to bring suits against businesses defrauding the government. False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.  Every year in this country, individuals bring […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Attorney General Lists Warning Signs Identifying And Reporting Act On Any Suspicion Of Abuse Elder Abuse is a prevalent and widespread issue across the country that threatens vulnerable members of our communities. In California alone, there are more than 200,000 reported cases of elder and dependent adult […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Steps To Protecting Seniors Adding A Trusted Contact To Financial Accounts How To Place A Hold On Accounts The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is a non-governmental entity that governs the financial industry from within.  FINRA polices member investment firms for compliance with regulations meant to ensure integrity […]

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 Group Home Owner Indicted On Elder Abuse Charges Residents Left Without Food For Days Patient Found In Garage Lying In His Own Feces Evans Law Firm, Inc. represent victims of dependent adult abuse in hospitals, nursing homes or other care facilities throughout the State of California, including small […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Scheme Lasted Seven Years Invested Money Allegedly Funded Lavish Lifestyle Supposed High-Yield Investments Were Non-Existent Financial predators may target older investors with unsuitable or risky ventures promising high returns.  These predators may seize on senior anxiety about the stock market, their need for income in the future, […]

Ingrid Evans of the Evans Law Firm, Inc. in San Francisco volunteered and worked pro bono as local counsel to help get California subpoenas issued in Erica Lafferty, et al. v. Alex Emric Jones, et al. and , William Sherlach et al. v. Alex Emric Jones, et al. Along with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neighbor Held Himself Out As A “Caregiver” Judge Found Man Exploited Position Of Trust Isolated Victim From Those Who Could Help Seniors are vulnerable to financial elder abuse from any number of people: caregivers, persons with a Power of Attorney over the senior’s finances, insurance agents, investment advisors, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Rising Premiums On Universal Life Policies Impact Seniors Potentially Misleading Policy Illustrations Low Rates Of Return Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against indexed universal life insurance and deferred annuities for senior consumers because both insurance products are expensive, complicated, and tie up invested money for long periods of […]