Honors and Awards:

• HONORS AND AWARDS   2009 Rising Stars by Northern California Super Lawyers® 2009 Finalist for Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review AV rated 2010 and 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers® 2010 Wiedemann & Wysocki Award – AAJ Annual Convention, Vancouver 2010 and 2011 Avvo rate 10.0 out of 10.0 (Superb).

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2008

Bar/Professional Activity:

• TRIAL BAR AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:  American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), 1994 - Present         Board of Governors, 2008 - Present       Board of Governors, New Lawyers' Division, 2001-2006       Chair, Class Action Litigation Group, 2008 - 2010       Chair-Elect, Firearms and Ammunition Litigation Group, 1998 - 1999, 2004       Chair, Firearms and Ammunition Litigation Group, 1999 - 2000       Chair, Womens’ Caucus Education Committee, 2010 - 2011       Vice Chair, Section and Litigation Group Coordination Committee, 2010 - 2011       Member, Convention Planning Committee, 2006 - Present       Member, Firearms and Ammunition Litigation Group, 1997 - 2004       Member, Law Schools Committee, 2007 - Present       Member, Lead Paint Litigation Group, 2000 - Present       Member, National Finance Committee, 2010 - 2011       Member, Public Affairs and Convention Committees, 2006 - 2007       Member, Women’s Caucus, 1996 – Present   Education Committee 2008 Consumer Attorneys of California, 2001 - Present             Executive Committee – Parliamentarian, 2010 – 2011; Financial Secretary, 2009 - 2010           Board of Directors, 2008 - Present              Board of Governors, 2006 - Present             Chair, Women’s Caucus, 2008 - 2009             Co-Chair, Education Committee, 2010             Member, Education Committee, 2006 - Present             Member, Legislative Committee, 2006 - Present             Member, Membership Committee, 2008 - Present             Member, Planning Committee, 2008 Edward J. McFetridge Inn of Court, 2001 - 2006 Lawyers’ Club Inn of Court, 1997 – 2000 National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2010 - 2011 Public Justice (formerly Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ)), 1999 - Present       Board of Directors, 2004 - Present        Chair, Law Schools Committee, 2008 - Present       Chair, Auction Committee, 2005       Member, Communications and State Network Committee, 2003 - Present       Member, Cy Pres Committee, 2007 - Present       Member, Diversity Committee, 2003 - Present       Member, Lead Paint Litigation Group, 2000 - Present       Member, Membership Committee, 2006 - Present       Northern California State Coordinator, 2003 - Present   San Francisco Trial Lawyers’ Association, 1996 - Present       Member, Community Involvement Committee, 2003 - Present       Member, Diversity Committee, 2007 - Present       Member, Women’s Caucus, 2000 - Present  

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Extensive pro bono work done by assisting senior citizens with financial abuse situations. http://www.elderbankfraud.com http://www.sanfranciscorestrainingorder.com

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Dissecting the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes Teleseminar, July 2011 Advocacy Track: Storytelling and Persuasion, American Association for Justice, New York, New York, July 2011 Predatory and Deceptive Elder Financial Abuse Scams, Call to Action, San Francisco, March 2011 5th Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, January 2011 Elimination of  Bias: From Then to Now, Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention Materials, published in November 2010 Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls In A Class Action Settlement: Best Practices in Fee, American Association for Justice, July 2010  Networking for Law Students and New Lawyers: Hitting the Ground Running in Trying Economic Times, American Association for Justice, July 2010 Networking, Rainmaking and Marketing, Women’s Leadership Conference, Association for Justice, July 2010 Are Secret Settlements Unethical?  American Association for Justice Teleseminar, March 2010. Overdraft Overkill: The New Bank Scam and How Plaintiffs Are Fighting Back, American Association for Justice, January 2010 4th Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, January 2010 Plaintiffs’ Right to Discover the Identity of Potential Class Members before Class Certification, American Association for Justice’s Class Action Litigation Group Newsletter, Winter 2009 Bringing Suit on Behalf Of A False Claims Act Whistleblower, San Francisco, November 2009 New Developments in Class Actions, American Association for Justice, San Francisco, July 2009 Protecting Seniors from Financial Abuse, Trial Magazine, July 2009 Developing and Managing Class Actions, Consumer Attorneys of California and Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, June 2009 Prosecuting and Litigating Elder Financial Abuse, Call to Action, San Francisco, March 2009 3rd Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, January 2008 Beyond Boilerplate: Raising the Bar on Motions in Limine, San Francisco Trial Lawyers’ Association, San Francisco, December 2008 Class Certification: A Streamlined Procedural Motion or Just Another Bite At the Apple For Defendants to Challenge The Merits of the Case? Forum Magazine, 2009. Public Nuisance Litigation: Protecting the Public or Expanding Products Liability Law, National Center for State Courts, Washington D.C., November 2008 Bringing an Effective Motion to Compel Discovery, Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention, San Francisco, November 2008. Advocacy Track: Demonstrative Opening Statement – Breach of Good Faith and Fair Dealing/Breach of Contract, AAJ Annual Convention, Philadelphia, July 2008. Litigating MUNI cases: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Fence, San Francisco, 2008. Not Just Defense Anymore:  Representing the Interests of Public Entities in Affirmative Litigation, The Sidebar, 2008 PFAC 13th Annual Educational Conference, Professional Fiduciary Association of California, San Francisco Airport, May 2008 Living Trust Mills and Annuity Sales to Seniors, Legal Assistance for Seniors 4th Annual Elder Abuse Conference, Oakland, May 2008 Predatory Mortgage Refinancing, Abusive Reverse Mortgage Practices, Legal Assistance for Seniors 4th Annual Elder Abuse Conference, Oakland, May 2008 Elder Financial Abuse - Annuity and Long Term Care Insurance Fraud, Orange County, 2008  2nd Annual Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, San Francisco, March 2008 Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse and Legal Remedies, San Mateo Chapter Professional Fiduciary Association of California, February 2008 Advocacy Track:  Discovery in Complex Cases, AAJ Winter Convention, Puerto Rico, February 2008 Elder Financial Abuse Trust Mill and Annuity Litigation, various 2004 - 2008 Living Trust Mills and Annuity Sales to Seniors, Legal Assistance for Seniors 3rd Annual Elder Abuse Conference, Oakland, May 2007 Class Action Hurdles from the Plaintiff's Perspective, San Francisco, January 2007 Class Action Update, CAOC Annual Seminar, San Diego, November 2006 Elder Financial Abuse, USF Law School, San Francisco, 2006 Resumes that Get Results: Getting Hired by a Plaintiff’s Firm, ATLA Annual Convention, Seattle, July 2006 Living Trust Mills and Annuity Sales to Seniors, Legal Assistance for Seniors 2nd Annual Elder Abuse Conference, Oakland, May 2006 Deferred Annuity Marketing and Sales Practices: Seniors Beware!, ALI-ABA Insurance Industry and Financial Services Litigation, Washington, D.C., March 2006 Getting Your (Power) Point Made During Closing Argument, CAOC Tahoe Seminar, February 2006 Protecting Consumers: A Career as a Trial Lawyer, USF Law School, San Francisco, 2005 Broker Malfeasance in Public Entity Risk Management, ATLA Annual Convention, Toronto, July 2005 Lead Paint Litigation – Status of Nationwide Litigation, Western Regional Conference on Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning, Berkeley, 2004 Litigating Against the Firearm Industry, American Jurisprudence Trials, West Publications, July 2002  Cities Take Aim: City Firearm Litigation and Nuisance Law, ATLA Annual Convention, Montreal, 2001 City Lawsuits Against the Gun Industry Will Pressure Firearm Manufacturers to Design Safer Weapons and Sell Guns, FindLaw, 2001 Lead Paint Litigation Seminar, ATLA Annual Convention, Montreal, 2001 Firearm Litigation: The Impact of Lawsuits Against the Firearm Industry, ATLA Annual Convention, Chicago, 2000 Cities Take Aim: City Firearm Litigation, ATLA Winter Convention, Puerto Rico, 2000 Safety Technology for Firearms: Using Litigation as a Means to Persuade Firearm Manufacturers to Incorporate Feasible and Existing Safety Technology into the Design of Firearms, ATLA Annual Convention, Washington D.C, 1998, AAJ, CAOC, PJ, SFTLA

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Primary litigator at former firm responsible for litigation of all class action cases, including a certified class of 250,000 senior citizen victims and lead counsel on a certified class of 750 senior victims that settled for $4.8 million; lead counsel on various consumer protection class actions; chief trial attorney at RSHS responsible for representing public entities in class, individual and private attorney general cases, specifically: 1) multiple major CA public entities (including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Oakland) against lead paint manufacturers; 2) Putative class action representing County of Santa Clara and San Francisco School District against insurance brokers for illegal kickbacks; 3) County of Alameda, Sheriff's Department  for non-payment of contractual services.  Chief litigator in charge of cases involving individual victims including multiple plaintiffs in a racial discrimination action and senior victims in financial fraud cases. Supervising attorney for associates and law clerks regarding litigation; responsible for coordination of multiple law firms and complex litigation in state and federal courts.     Deputy City Attorney                                                       4/99 - 8/04                      San Francisco City Attorney's Office                                                   Lead trial attorney on complex and class action cases and managed multiple firms in consumer protection litigation.  Completed twelve civil trials (undefeated in jury trials). Cases tried in both federal and state court.  Member of the affirmative litigation team which was responsible for litigating consumer protection cases for San Francisco including: 1) an action involving all major counties in California against the firearm industry seeking for defective design and marketing practices; 2) the first financial elder abuse action filed by San Francisco; and 3) a suit against lead paint manufacturers to abate lead contaminated properties brought on behalf of major California cities and counties.  Responsible for litigating personal injury defense actions including medical malpractice, dangerous condition, negligence, civil rights (strip search, false arrest, excessive force, unreasonable searches), automobile, emergency vehicle, bus and code enforcement actions. She also served as lead class action counsel for the City in multiple civil rights actions. 
• Lead counsel on a certified class of 750 senior victims that settled for over $6.5 million; lead counsel on certified class of 17,000 senior victims that settled for over $12 million; co-counsel on certified class of 30, 000 senior victims that settled for over $50 million. , 2009

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• 2009 Rising Stars by Northern California Super Lawyers® 2009 Finalist for Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review AV rated 2010 and 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers® 2010 Wiedemann & Wysocki Award – AAJ Annual Convention, Vancouver 2010 and 2011 Avvo rate 10.0 out of 10.0 (Superb).
• American Associaton of Justice - Board of Governors - 2008-Present; Consumer Attorneys of California, Board of Directors 2008-Present, Women's Caucus Chair - 2008-Present; Public Justice - Board of Governors, Chair, Law Schools Committee

Video:

• Deferred Annuities are long term investments that often do not allow withdrawals for 10-20 years or more and can carry exorbitant fees for early withdrawal. Additionally, many annuities are written to be purposefully confusing making it easy for financial professionals or agents to gloss over the technical details of the various fees and charges. Unfortunately, annuities are more and more commonly being sold to seniors and the elderly 65 years old and older. Even though, long term investments, such as annuities, are not typically considered a suitable option for elder adults, who may need immediate access to their money for medical care or other emergencies. Sadly, in many cases payouts or withdrawals are not allowed until after the annuitants life expectancy. Ingrid Evans and the Evans Law Firm are dedicated to helping victims of annuity fraud through lawsuits brought against the various financial institutions, such as insurance companies, agents and banks, that fraudulently sell long term investments, like annuities, to senior and elder adults. http://www.evanslaw.com/news, 2009 Consumer Attorney of the Year Finalist, CAOC, 2009

Newsletters:

• About The Evans Law Firm  www.evanslaw.com  San Francisco, CA The Evans Law Firm is a plaintiffs’ firm concentrating on elder abuse (physical and financial), consumer fraud class actions involving particularly insurance and banking claims, consumer product liability and personal injury/wrongful death cases, particularly asbestos-mesothelioma, pharmaceutical product liability, negligence personal injury claims, as well as Qui Tam (whistleblower/false claims) and employment litigation.  See also, http://www.elderbankfraud.com, http://www.sanfranciscorestrainingorder.com, and http://www.sanfranciscofalseclaims.com, The Evans Law Firm News and Websites