The Law Offices of Gregory L. Johnson provides legal services for victims of abuse and neglect in nursing homes and assisted care facilities. The office helps people in cities throughout California, including Ventura, Santa Barbara, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, and Los Angeles.
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Law Offices Of Gregory L. Johnson
500 Esplanade Drive, Suite 600
Oxnard, California 93036
Telephone: (805) 988-3661
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California Attorneys Helping Recover Damages
When a trusted family member, caregiver, financial advisors or other individual assumes a financial role of an elderly person, he or she takes on many responsibilities. They must act ethically, legally and in their loved one's best interests. In most situations, the fiduciary role is executed properly. However, in others, a person in the fiduciary role may act inappropriately and unethically with the elderly person's money. At the Law Offices of Gregory L. Johnson we handle claims involving elder financial abuse.
Protecting Seniors Against Financial Abuse
The financial abuse of elders is a serious problem in California. A senior's vulnerability increases with the degree of social isolation, disability or dependence on others. This vulnerability makes them easy targets for abuse of all kinds — neglect, fraud, financial exploitation and physical, emotional abuse.
Signs of Possible Financial Abuse:
- The inclusion of additional names on an elder's bank signature card
- Unauthorized withdrawal of the elder's funds using the elder's ATM card
- Abrupt changes in a will or other financial documents
- Unexplained disappearance of funds or valuable possessions
- Substandard care being provided or bills unpaid despite the availability of adequate financial resources
- Discovery of an elder's signature being forged for financial transactions or for the titles of his/her possessions
- Sudden appearance of previously uninvolved relatives claiming their rights to an elder's affairs and possessions
- Unexplained sudden transfer of assets or funds to a family member or someone outside the family
- The provision of services that are not necessary
- Large, unexplainable financial gifts
- Transfers of property to members outside the family
- An elder's report of financial exploitation
Investigating Elder Financial Abuse
We have the experience to determine whether financial abuse is taking place. Working with forensic accountants and experts, we will build a strong case against the individual or institution abusing your loved one financially. Our attorneys knowledge of complex financial litigation not only can help prove an abuse of trust on the part of a dishonest caregiver or fiduciary, it can also improve your chances of recovering the amounts stolen.
Contact Experienced Lawyers Regarding Financial Abuse
If you believe that you or an elderly loved one is suffering financial abuse, contact a knowledgeable attorney to learn what can be done. At the Law Offices of Gregory L. Johnson we build strong cases that help the elderly and their families recover their assets lost through financial abuse. Contact us at 805-988-3661 for a free initial consultation or email us.
