ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Trust Disputes: Invalid Trusts and Breaches of Fiduciary Duty Fighting Against Trustee Misconduct Many Californians create trusts to hold assets to allow continuity of financial management if they become incapacitated. Trusts are a good way to protect assets, but when a settlor suffers from cognitive impairment, a greedy […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Remember Senior Loved Ones and Friends On The Fourth Holidays Are Important Times To Check In With Seniors Happy Fourth of July!  We at Evans Law Firm wish you a happy and safe holiday, especially this year as we all emerge (slowly) from shelter in place. We hope […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Submissions For Relief Defraud The Government Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Government relief programs often follow disasters like the 2017 North Bay Fires or Hurricane Katrina, and with of course good reason. But whenever government money is available, there seems to be no shortage of persons using […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Checks, and Caregivers The Danger of Checking Accounts in Easy Reach Preventing Caregiver Theft In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s cash, bank accounts, important papers and other valuables if you don’t take precautions to prevent such access. Greedy caregivers strike quickly and one of their schemes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Offshore Tax Avoidance And Other Tax Evasion Schemes Billions Lost To Tax Fraud Whistleblowers Rewarded For Assistance Over the past several months, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced several new enforcement initiatives against tax evaders. One was the creation of a special task force of agents dedicated exclusively […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Contractors May Defraud The Government Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Contractors who defraud the government in connection with federally funded construction projects or other government orders for work projects or goods violate the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA). Private citizens who report […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Targets of Financial Elder Abuse If You’re a Victim, We Can Help Unscrupulous stockbrokers, insurance agents, financial advisors and retirement planners prey on seniors with “opportunities” of higher returns in a low-interest-rate environment. Be careful. Annuities or high-risk investments are unsuitable for seniors and can lead to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Abandonment of Seniors Can Be Fatal 2019 California Law Adds Remedy For Abandoned Older Persons Last year the California Legislature added “abandonment” of the elderly to the list of wrongs against seniors that entitle injured seniors to enhanced remedies against those responsible. Calif. Welf. & Inst. Code § […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The California Supreme Court Will Rule On Elder Abuse Damages Penalties For Nursing Home Abuses Of Patient’s Rights  The California Supreme Court is preparing to weigh in on the matter of damages awarded to the victims, or families of victims, of abuse and neglect by a nursing home. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Battery, Sexual Assault, Rape, And Other Intentional Abuse Dementia Patients Especially at Risk Sadly, dementia patients in nursing homes and assisted care facilities are at risk of intentional physical abuse by aides and staff in the very facilities where families expect their afflicted loved ones to be safe […]