California Elder Abuse Lawyers -Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys - Northern & Southern California in Los Angeles the San Francisco Bay Area San Diego Orange County San Jose & Sacramento

The California Elder Abuse Lawyers and Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys for all of California. In Southern California, lawyers for elder abuse cases from San Diego to Riverside San Bernardino Orange County Los Angeles Ventura and Santa Barbara. In Northern California, lawyers for elder abuse cases from the San Francisco Bay Area Berkeley Oakland Santa Clara County San Jose to Sacramento.

If you or a family member or loved one has suffered elder physical abuse at the hands of a California nursing home or other California facility for the elderly, or psychological abuse or senior neglect or elder abandonment anywhere in the state of California then the Henke Law Group would be pleased to provide you with a free consultation. You may call toll free to speak with attorney Henke personally, or you may submit the form E-Mail Elder Abuse Incident Questionnaire and attorney Henke will personally evaluate your case and contact you within 24 hours.

For any serious injury elder abuse case arising in any county in California, the lawyers of the Henke Law Group are trial attorneys with the highest credentials. Our credentials are discussed in part in the right column of this page and further down we provide the questions you should want to ask any California elder abuse attorney whom you would consider to represent you. We also answer the questions without your first having to ask. Below we also discuss the various forms of elder abuse as defined by California elder abuse attorneys.

California elder abuse lawyer, Henke, and his firm, are "AV" rated by Martindale and Hubbell, the highest lawyer and law firm rankings awarded by the most highly respected lawyer rating directory in the United States. "A" is defined as "very high to preeminent" in "legal ability"; "V" means "very high" in general ethical standards. As stated by Martindale Hubbell: "AV Peer Review Rating shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence. He or she has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity."

Attorney Henke received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Francisco Law School where he served on the Law Review and received the American Jurisprudence Award. He is a former Governor of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, nominated by the Board of the Association for the coveted "Trial Lawyer of the Year Award." Henke is listed as one of the "Top Lawyers in America," a member of the "Million Dollar Advocates Forum" commonly referred to as the most exclusive and prestigious lawyer group in America. Henke is a nationally recognized trial lawyer. His trials have been chronicled in scores of legitimate newspapers, from the front page of the New York Times to the front page of the Los Angeles Times, in feature articles from the Washington Post to the San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner, in national and international television media, from Tom Brokaw's NBC Nightly News to CNN. And attorney Henke has testified before Congress at the invitation of the Chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee on the subject of California medical and hospital fraud cases, specifically with regard to the use of punitive damage claims to punish and set examples of particularly egregious medical and hospital misconduct.

Attorney Henke and the Henke Law Group are highly qualified California elder abuse lawyers and will consider serious injury nursing home neglect cases arising anywhere in the state from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area. In Southern California our elder abuse attorneys will consider serious injury elder abuse cases from San Diego to Santa Barbara, Riverside San Bernardino Orange County Los Angeles and Ventura. In Northern California the Henke Law Group will consider elder abuse cases from the San Francisco Bay Area, including Berkeley Oakland Santa Clara County and San Jose, up to Sacramento. If you or a family member was the victim physical abuse at the hands of a California nursing home or retirement home or convalescent center or other California facility for the elderly, or if you or your family member has suffered psychological abuse or elder neglect or abandonment or elder financial abuse or exploitation anywhere in the state of California then the Henke Law Group would be pleased to provide you with a free elder abuse lawyer consultation.

California Lawyers Recognize Several Categories of Elder Abuse, Including Nursing Home Physical Abuse, Senior Psychological Abuse, Retirement Home or Convalescent Center Elder Neglect And Senior Abandonment And Elder Financial Abuse.

California elder abuse lawyers recognize several distinct categories of elder abuse including physical and psychological abuse by nursing home staff, elder neglect and abandonment, which may be the most common type of elder abuse found in nursing homes, convalescent centers and retirement homes, and sometimes the senior may also be found to be the victim of elder financial abuse. California lawyers may define these categories of elder abuse for the layman in varying ways. Attorney Henke will provide his definitions and suggest some indicators of elder abuse to help you identifying whether you or a loved one may wish to consult a California elder abuse lawyer. However, elder abuse can arise in many ways and you should consult a California elder abuse attorney if you have any suspicion that you or a loved one has been the victim of mistreatment.

California Elder Abuse Lawyer Henke Answers the Question, "What is Elder abuse?"

Elder Neglect or Abandonment as Defined by California Elder Abuse Lawyers

"Elder Neglect" as a category of elder abuse, is the failure of the California nursing home, retirement home, convalescent home or other senior facility, having undertaken the duty of care for the elderly person, to use reasonable care to provide for the elder's medical and mental health care or the elder's personal hygiene and to protect the elder from hazards to his or her health or safety. "Elder Abandonment" is a category of elder abuse defined by California elder abuse lawyers as the intentional or willful failure of a nursing home or other elder facility to care for the elder.

California elder abuse attorney Henke would recommend to the family and friends of any senior in a California nursing home, retirement home or other California facility for the elderly that they should be alert to any indicator of elder neglect and abandonment, such as bed sores or rashes, weight loss or other symptoms of malnourishment or dehydration. Our California elder abuse attorneys recommend that family members be diligent in raising concerns about possible elder abuse in the form of neglect or abandonment for example if there is the smell or other evidence of urine or feces about the elder's person or bed. Family and friends should also be alert to inquire if the elder does not appear to have adequate clothing. Attorney Henke would urge also that concern about possibly elder abuse in the form of neglect or abandonment should also be raised if the elder suffers from a medical condition that does not appear to be given proper and adequate treatment.

Elder Physical Abuse as defined by California Elder Abuse Lawyers

"Physical abuse" is a category of elder abuse, as it is defined by California elder abuse attorneys, that refers to physical abuse upon the elder which is intentionally or willfully inflicted by employees of a nursing home, retirement home, senior convalescent center or other facility for the elderly. Physical abuse can take any number of forms, including beatings, punching, slapping, uncalled for physical restraint, denial of food or water, or even sexual abuse.

As California elder abuse lawyers, the Henke Law Group recommends that family and friends be alert to unexplained cuts and bruises, cigarette burns, chemical burns, injuries at the wrists and ankles and injuries to other locations that might be associated with restraints, or any other injury that cannot be innocently and credibly explained. To be complete, family members should check areas beneath the clothing and in the scalp. The family should also be alert to unexplained rapid or substantial weight loss.

It should also raise concern about possible elder physical abuse if the care giver at the California nursing home, retirement facility or senior convalescent center expresses anger or threats or insults toward the elder, but it may also suggest the possibility of elder physical abuse if the care giver, in the family's presence, expresses inappropriate affection. Our California elder abuser lawyers also recommend concern about elder physical abuse if the California nursing home care giver demonstrates unwarranted defensiveness, or if he blames the elder for matters over which he lacks control, as for example, if the care giver accuses the elder of using incontinence as means to menace the care giver. Open flirtation may indicate the possibility of an inappropriate sexual relationship. Our California elder abuse attorneys also urge concern about possible elder physical abuse if the care giver does not permit the elder to speak for himself or speak freely or speak outside the care giver's presence. If suspicion is raised, our California elder abuse lawyers also suggest that inquiry may also be appropriate to discover whether the care giver may have had a prior history of physical abuse.

"Psychological Elder Abuse" as defined by California Elder Abuse Lawyers

"Elder psychological abuse" as a category of abuse which our California elder abuse lawyers define as mental or emotional abuse which is intentionally or willfully inflicted by employees of a California nursing home, retirement home, senior convalescent center or other facility for the elderly. Psychological abuse can take many forms, including verbal assault or intimidation such as threats or other conduct calculated to instill fear, or verbal humiliation or other conduct by a care giver at a California nursing home, convalescent center or California retirement home, calculated to humiliate, or isolation or sensory deprivation.

Our California elder abuse lawyers would urge the family and friends of an elder at a California nursing home or other senior facility to be alert to any changes in emotional state of the elder, and in particular, to listen for expressions of fear or anger, or helplessness or depression. It is attorney Henke's experience that sometimes the elder living in a California nursing home or other elder facility, and dependent upon his care giver, may not initially volunteer that he or she is being psychologically abused, so the family must listen carefully for any hesitancy on the part of the elder to talk freely and openly, and carefully listen also for contrived or implausible stories to explain the elder's mental state.

Elder Financial Abuse, as defined by California Elder Abuse Lawyers

"Elder Financial abuse" as the terms is commonly used by California elder abuse lawyers, is the misuse of the elder's money or theft of property or fraud or overreaching, or misuse of the fiduciary relationship or relationship of trust held by the senior's care givers, including by a California nursing home or retirement home, California convalescent center, its employees or health care professionals upon whom the elder relies for his physical and emotional sustenance; or, the elder's fiduciaries, meaning, his guardians, conservators, lawyers, persons with his power of attorney, accountants, investment advisors, real estate brokers and stock brokers; or, con artists, perpetrators of door to door or fly by night telemarketing sales schemes. However, unfortunately, equally commonly, those responsible for financial abuse will be family members who may destroy the elder's will or unduly influence him to change its terms of his or her will, or divert property or money or assets of the elder.

Our California elder abuse lawyers urge that family and friends of an elder should be alert to any unexpected or unexplained changes in the elder's bank balances or stock portfolios, changes in property ownership or other repositories of the elder's wealth. Any assignment of power of attorney or change in the elder's will may raise a red flag that might warrant an appropriately a qualified California elder abuse lawyers investigation. Any attempt by anyone to isolate the elder from his family or friends may suggest an intent to conceal undue influence. Any disappearance of valuable personality, such as jewelry, should raise the question whether it may have been stolen.

Elder Abuse Lawyer Qualification Questions Which You Should Ask Any California Elder Abuse Lawyers Who You Would Consider to Represent A Senior in California Elder Abuse Litigation Against a California Nursing Home, California Retirement Home Senior Convalescent Center or Any Other Facility for the Elderly.

If you believe that you or a loved one has suffered as the result of elder abuse in the state of California then you should want the very best California elder abuse lawyers you can obtain. You should chose your California elder abuse lawyers on the basis of their qualifications. And any good California elder abuse attorney should welcome your inquiries as to his attorney qualifications.

Sometimes, the senior or family member doesn't know what questions to ask to find the best California elder abuse lawyers for the senior. Therefore, attorney Henke will provide some general lawyer qualification questions that attorney Henke would recommend that you ask him and any California lawyer who you would consider for a California elder abuse lawsuit. Attorney Henke also affirmatively provides his answers to the questions, should you wish to consider his credentials as you make this crucially important decision for your case. Geographical location in California my be one concern. However, be assured that the California elder abuse lawyers of the Henke Law Group will consider elder abuse cases arising in any county in the state of California, from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area. In Southern California our elder abuse lawyers will consider serious injury elder abuse cases from San Diego to Santa Barbara, as well as Riverside San Bernardino Orange County Los Angeles or Ventura. In Northern California our elder abuse attorneys will consider serious injury cases from the San Francisco Bay Area, including Berkeley Oakland Santa Clara County and San Jose up to Sacramento. If you or a family member has been the victim physical abuse at the hands of a California nursing home or retirement home or convalescent center or other California facility for the elderly or if you or your family member has suffered psychological abuse or elder neglect or abandonment or elder financial abuse or exploitation anywhere in the state of California then the Henke Law Group would be pleased to provide you with a free lawyer consultation.

Elder Abuse Lawyer Qualification Questions And Answers:

If you believe that you or a loved one has suffered as the result of elder abuse then you should want the very best elder abuse attorney you can obtain. You should chose your elder abuse lawyer on the basis of his qualifications. And any good elder abuse attorney should welcome your inquiries as to his qualifications.

Sometimes, however, the senior or the senior's family members may not know what questions to ask to find a well qualified California elder abuse lawyer, so we will provide below some general lawyer qualification questions that any potential client should ask any lawyer whom he would consider to represent him, and the same questions would be appropriate for you to ask any lawyer who you would consider to represent you or a family member in an elder abuse case. Attorney Henke also affirmatively provides his answers to the questions, should you wish to consider his credentials as you make this crucially important decision for your case.

QUESTION:
Is the California elder abuse lawyer rated by Martindale & Hubbell? And if so, what is his "Legal Ability" rating, and what is his "General Ethical Standards" rating? Martindale & Hubbell is overwhelmingly considered, without competition, the very most highly respected national attorney rating directory in the United States. Martindale & Hubbell bases its ratings on interviews with respected lawyers in the attorney's community and upon interviews with Judges knowledgeable about the attorney's legal ability and ethical standards.

ANSWER:
California elder abuse attorney. Henke's answer is that "Yes" he is rated by Martindale & Hubbell. He has the very highest Martindale & Hubbell "legal ability" rating, "A" [from Very High to Preeminent]; and the very highest "General Ethical Standards" rating, "V" [Very High]. These are ratings that Attorney. Henke has received for all of the past decade of his career. As Martindale & Hubbell explains it: "AV Peer Review Rating shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence. He or she has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity."


QUESTION:
Has the California elder abuse attorney served as prosecuting counsel in substantial litigation against health care professionals involving substantial injuries or damages, and then obtained substantial settlements and jury verdicts?

ANSWER:
California elder abuse lawyer, Mr. Henke, has served as counsel in many serious injury cases against health care professionals and has obtained numerous substantial settlements and jury verdicts, including multimillion dollar settlements and multimillion dollar jury verdicts.

Required Disclaimer: The results obtained in those cases were dependent upon the facts of the cases, and the results will differ in other cases based on different facts.

QUESTION:
Has the California elder abuse lawyer been recognized by his peers as an established, superior trial lawyer?

ANSWER:
California elder abuse attorneys , Henke, was elected, and then reelected again and again Governor of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, the fifth largest trial lawyers association in the United States.

Mr. Henke was also nominated by the LATLA Board for the most highly coveted "Trial Lawyer of the Year" Award.

Mr. Henke also served for years in the prestigious position of the Editor-in-Chief of LATLA's legal journal, "THE ADVOCATE."

QUESTION:
Has the California elder abuse attorney obtained positive recognition in and outside the legal profession?

ANSWER:
California elder abuse attorney, Henke, has a national reputation as an effective, successful and determined trial attorney as reflected in scores of newspaper articles about Mr. Henke and his trial work in legitimate national legal periodicals, legitimate national newspapers, magazines, and national television. Mr. Henke also testified before Congress at the invitation of the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives on his legal work in several cases, including his use of claims for punitive damages to set examples of physician and hospital defendants who consciously disregarded the safety, health and rights of their patients, and who defrauded or conspired to defraud them.

QUESTION:
In sophisticated litigation, including elder abuse litigation, which commonly turns on the quality of the experts called at trial: Has the California elder abuse attorney demonstrated the ability to inspire the most qualified experts to testify for his clients.

ANSWER:
Mr. Henke is aggressive in his pursuit of the evidence, and has engaged some of the very finest experts in the world to testify for his clients . In a medical malpractice case in which Mr. Henke represent 5 AIDS patients against their physicians and hospital, for example, Mr. Henke's experts included Luc Montagnier, the head of France's National AIDS Laboratories, and the discoverer of HIV; Michael Gotlieb, the physician who discovered AIDS, also the co-founder of the American Foundation for AIDS Research; Don Francis, the head of the CDC's first AIDS task force, and the epidemiologist who discovered that AIDS was a sexually transmitted disease; John Curnutte, the head of the largest and most promising AIDS vaccine research project in the world; Roger Detels, Chairman of the Epistemology Department at the UCLA School of Health, and senior investigator on the largest and longest running epidemiological study in the world on AIDS patients and the efficacy of AIDS drugs; and a dozen others of the most highly regarded AIDS scientists in the world.

Contact Our California Elder Abuse Attorneys For a Free Lawyer Consultation If You or A Family Member Has Been the Victim of Elder Abuse in Northern or Southern California, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego Orange County Fresno San Jose Oakland or Sacramento.

If you or a family member has been the victim of elder abuse, then you should obtain a California elder abuse lawyer to represent you, and do so without delay. Attorney Henke welcomes you to call him for a free lawyer consultation or you may Submit the "California Elder Abuse Lawyers Case Evaluation Request" and Attorney Henke will respond with 24 hours.

Use the California elder abuse lawyer Case Evaluation Request Form if you suspect that you or a loved one was injured as the result of elder abuse in any county in California. Our California elder abuse attorneys are here to serve you in Northern California in the San Francisco Bay Area Oakland Berkeley and Marin, Santa Clara County San Jose and Sacramento. Our California elder abuse lawyers are your attorneys of choice for Southern California in San Diego Orange County Los Angeles San Bernardino Ventura Santa Barbara and Fresno.