ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $300,000 Allegedly Stolen Accusations Of Forged Checks And Other Crimes Numerous Unauthorized Online Transfers Seniors living at home under the care of an in-home caregiver are at risk of financial elder abuse especially if there is no one keeping an eye out on their financial affairs. When caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER High Expenses And Annual Fees Penalties On Withdrawals Make It Costly To Exit Insurer Default Risk Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive insurance policies may tie up a senior’s money for years and impose significant […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Rising Important Steps For Prote4cting Seniors Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse Financial exploitation of older Americans is not the inevitable consequence of growing old but the sad reality for millions of seniors in America every year. Seniors of every economic level, married or single, male […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Abuse Of Wheelchair-Bound Patient Facility Director Accused Of Cover Up Victim’s Daughter Reports Abuse Stories of intentional abuse of dependent adults can be difficult to read.  In a recently reported case, discussed below, a family member of a senior found her covered with bruises in a dark […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Defendant Was Accountant And Financial Advisor To Elderly Promised High Rates Of Return Several Victims Lost Life Savings Financial predators may target older investors with high-yield ventures, seizing on senior anxiety about the stock market, their need for future income, escalating inflation, and rising health care costs. The […]

Ingrid M. Evans, of Evans Law Firm, Inc., was recently named in the 2023 edition of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers Guide of consumer lawyers through the United States.  Ms. Evans is a plaintiff/consumer’s and elder law attorney working throughout California and based in the San Francisco Bay Area.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Friend Notices Missing Cash Allegedly Taken Over A Four-Day Period Full Restitution And Prison Sentence Accessible cash is often the first thing a dishonest caregiver may take if they’re working in a senior’s home.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home, cash and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Multiple Unauthorized Credit Card Charges Alleged 71-Year-Old Bedridden Victim Caregiver And Husband Accused Of Spending Spree With Victim’s Cards Unscrupulous caregivers strike quickly if they can access cash, checks, ATM cards, credit cards, and jewelry.  Whether caregiver theft or fraud is a one-time act or a sequence of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER <br> <h1> Disadvantages Of Indexed Universal Life Insurance</h1> <h2>How Seniors Can Be Harmed< h2> <h3>Don’t Be Rushed And Always Get A Second Opinion<h3> <br> Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally cautions against indexed universal life insurance and deferred annuities for senior consumers because these insurance products are expensive, complicated, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 94-Year-Old Resident Died After Drinking Cleaning Fluid Health Worker Charged With Felony Elder Abuse Unsupervised Victim Left Alone Too Long Dementia sufferers are extremely vulnerable to abuse and neglect because they may not even be aware of what is happening to them or able to communicate about it […]