ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Santa Barbara resident has been arrested on financial elder abuse charges.  According to detectives who investigated the case, the defendant took more than $650,000 from an elderly victim.  The victim is an 80 year-old man who has Alzheimer’s.  Santa Barbara financial elder abuse attorneys say that people […]

Last November, the Medical Board of California revoked the license of the former medical director of several nursing homes in the area. Dr. Ray Poon-Phang Seet was cited by the board for several acts of gross negligence, unprofessional behavior, incompetence, and writing prescriptions without prior examinations or medical necessity. According […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Midland National Life Insurance Co. and North American Company for Life and Health Agree to a Multi-State Settlement Regarding Life Insurance Practices.  This was a multi-state examination that included Florida, California, Illinois, Iowa, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania.  The settlement requires Midland National Life Insurance Co.’s and […]

In the New Year for 2014 there are four new elder protection laws that will affect elder abuse cases in a positive way in California, AB 140 adds the definition of “undue influence” for the California Probate Code (Prob. Code) which generally governs the process of distributing a decedent’s assets […]

Offshore tax havens and finance centers have always had a grey area between tax evasion and tax compliance; however, tax havens and offshore finance centers have always had a large appeal for companies and individuals for exactly that reason. Despite the appeal of offshore tax havens and financial centers, tax […]

San Francisco IRS Whistleblower Lawyers If you are unsure what an IRS (Internal Revenue Service)/tax fraud whistleblower reward is and how it is different from a false claims act case, the San Francisco IRS whistleblower lawyers at Evans Law Firm, Inc. can answer your questions.

WHISTLEBLOWER INCENTIVES AND PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES THAT BLOW THE WHISTLE ON SECURITIES VIOLATIONS: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act On May 25, 2011 The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules and forms to implement Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) […]

The month of December is filled with gift giving and celebrations, from the eight days of Hanukkah to Christmas Eve. For many reasons, monetary gifts are a popular choice—a check is far easier to wrap, and gives the recipient freedom to choose something they want or need. Financial elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Revenue Service agents have discovered that Google Maps is a valuable tool for auditing taxpayers and organizations.  According to Internal Revenue Service documents, agents have used photographs of properties from Google Maps in tax collection efforts.  In a recent case, photographs obtained from Google Maps were presented […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A former insurance agent from Los Angeles has been charged with financial elder abuse.  He was arrested and booked into jail on four felony counts of financial elder abuse.  The announcement of the arrest was made by the California Insurance Commissioner.  The defendant in this case is the […]