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Why Choose Ginzburg & Bronshteyn for Financial Elder Abuse Cases
At Ginzburg & Bronshteyn, we are dedicated to protecting seniors from financial exploitation. With extensive experience and a compassionate approach, we specialize in holding perpetrators accountable and helping families recover assets wrongfully taken from their loved ones. Our firm is committed to delivering justice and peace of mind to those affected by financial elder abuse.
Elder abuse includes physical, emotional, financial, sexual mistreatment, or neglect. It is often perpetrated by caregivers, nursing home staff, family members, trusted advisors, or even strangers. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, approximately 1–2 million Americans aged 65 or older are victims of elder abuse—a growing problem that demands action.
About Our Los Angeles Elder Abuse Lawyers
At Ginzburg & Bronshteyn, we specialize in protecting seniors from financial exploitation. With years of experience and a compassionate approach, we are dedicated to holding perpetrators accountable and helping families recover what was wrongfully taken.
Abuse may involve neglect, such as malnutrition, dehydration, or untreated medical conditions, as well as intentional harm causing mental anguish or physical injuries. Financial elder abuse, in particular, often involves fraudulent activity, coercion, or theft, leaving victims financially and emotionally devastated.
Under the California Elder Abuse Act, “heightened remedies are available to plaintiffs who successfully sue for dependent adult abuse. Where it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that a defendant is liable for neglect or physical abuse, and the plaintiff proves that the defendant acted with recklessness, oppression, fraud, or malice, a court shall award attorney fees and costs. Additionally, a decedent’s survivors can recover damages for the decedent’s pain and suffering.” (Sababin v. Superior Court (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 81, 88 (Sababin).)
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No one wants to see a loved one abused or taken advantage of. You can rely on compassionate, expert representation from Ginzburg & Bronshteyn attorneys in financial elder abuse cases. Contact us now for the assistance you need.
Understanding Financial Elder Abuse
Abuse of an elder or a dependent adult is defined under the Act as “[p]hysical abuse, neglect, financial abuse, abandonment, isolation, abduction, or other treatment with resulting physical harm or pain or mental suffering” (§ 15610.07, subd. (a)) or “[t]he deprivation by a care custodian of goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm or mental suffering” (id., at subd. (b)). “Neglect includes the failure to assist in personal hygiene, or in the provision of food, clothing, or shelter; the failure to provide medical care for physical and mental health needs; the failure to protect from health and safety hazards; and the failure to prevent malnutrition or dehydration. (§ 15610.57.) Physical abuse means, inter alia, assault, battery, prolonged deprivation of food or water, unreasonable physical restraint, or sexual assault. (§ 15610.63.)” (Sababin, supra, 144 Cal.App.4th at p. 88.)
Seniors living in nursing homes or assisted living facilities are especially vulnerable due to physical or mental limitations that leave them dependent on others for basic needs. While many facilities provide ethical and compassionate care, some fail to meet these standards or, worse, intentionally exploit residents. Our attorneys work tirelessly to protect the rights and dignity of elders and to hold perpetrators of abuse accountable.
Common Types of Financial Elder Abuse
- Forging signatures to obtain property titles.
- Fraudulent reverse mortgages.
- Scams targeting isolated elders (e.g., fake lotteries, phishing).
- Unauthorized withdrawals from savings accounts.
- Using undue influence to alter wills, trusts, or beneficiary designations.
Financial abuse not only causes significant financial loss but also leaves victims emotionally distressed and vulnerable. Our firm is committed to advocating for victims and ensuring justice is served.
The California Legislature recognized that elders and dependent adults may be subjected to abuse, neglect, or abandonment and that this state has a responsibility to protect these persons. The Legislature also declared that California shall foster and promote community services for the economic, social, and personal well-being of its citizens in order to protect those persons described in California Welfare & Institutions Code Section 15600. Finally the California Legislature found and declared that infirm elderly persons and dependent adults are a disadvantaged class, that cases of abuse of these persons are seldom prosecuted as criminal matters, and few civil cases are brought in connection with this abuse due to problems of proof, court delays, and the lack of incentives to prosecute these suits.
California Penal Code, Section 368
The Legislature finds and declares that crimes against elders and dependent adults are deserving of special consideration and protection, not unlike the special protections provided for minor children, because elders and dependent adults may be confused, on various medications, mentally or physically impaired, or incompetent, and therefore less able to protect themselves, to understand or report criminal conduct, or to testify in court proceedings on their own behalf.
Please contact our office today at 310-914-3222 from the greater Los Angeles area, 415-465-6566 from Northern California or 714-280-0601 from Orange County. Our knowledgeable attorneys are ready serve your needs clients in Berkeley, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Culver City, Encino, Glendale, Hidden Hills, Irvine, Los Angeles, Marin County, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Tustin, Westlake Village and throughout Southern California.