Category: San Francisco elder abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER FINRA Bars Broker for Unsuitable Advice, Unethical Conduct and Financial Exploitation of Senior The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) polices financial advisor fraud and financial elder abuse including financial exploitation of seniors, unethical conduct towards them, and recommendations of unsuitable investments. The Marin financial elder abuse and annuity […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers of Attorney and the Elderly A financial Power of Attorney (POA) is a very important legal document where the principal authorizes an agent to act on the principal’s behalf in business transactions and more.[1] Someone with a financial Power of Attorney has legal authority to transfer […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers and Financial Elder Abuse Keep Valuables and Important Papers in a Safe Place Whenever a stranger is in an elderly person’s home or nursing home room, the senior’s valuables are at risk of theft. Unscrupulous caregivers strike quickly and it may be some time before the senior […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  New California Laws Protecting Seniors California leads the nation in State law protections for seniors. Our laws protect seniors through broad definitions of what constitutes abuse, additional remedies for the injured, wider mandatory reporter rules, enhanced patients’ rights, and government agency investigation guidelines, among other protections.  The San […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse Is An Epidemic Millions of Americans suffer from elder abuse in one form or another every year. While many cases go unreported, reported incidents are steadily growing as the population becomes more aware of the epidemic and injured seniors begin to speak up for themselves. Here […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Churning of Accounts Securities Fraud and Financial Elder Abuse A recent Southern California case of stockbroker churning reveals the seriousness of allegations of broker misconduct, especially when the misconduct targets seniors. Churning means excessive trading by a broker in a client’s account largely to generate commissions. Stock […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stories to Watch in 2018 The California and San Francisco attorneys at Evans Law Firm represent clients in a variety of cases ranging from financial elder abuse, life insurance and annuities case, nursing home abuse cases, whistleblower actions under the False Claims Act and Internal Revenue Service whistleblower […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes Resident Evictions Complaints about allegedly improper evictions and discharges from nursing homes are on the rise in California according to government data. Such complaints have risen 70% in the last five years reaching 1,504 complaints during the past year alone. These complaints are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Often Unreported A Growing Problem Recent studies indicate that 1 in 5 seniors will become victims of financial elder abuse. The numbers are up dramatically from past research results and estimates are that financial elder abuse costs its victims a total of $36 billion in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER   The Epidemic of Elder Abuse   Elder abuse is an epidemic in this country. Both financial and physical elder abuse climb at alarming rates each year.  As baby boomers age, the numbers are likely to grow exponentially.  We at Evans Law Firm Inc. have spent years combatting […]