Ingrid Evans - Senior
Litigation Counsel
Practice Areas: Public Interest Litigation; Elder Abuse; Insurance; Class Actions
Experience
Ms. Evans advocates for the rights of victims in public interest litigation. She has extensive experience representing plaintiffs in individual and class action lawsuits in state and federal courts. A courtroom veteran, Ms. Evans has had numerous jury and bench trials and was undefeated in a dozen civil trials she had as a San Francisco Deputy City Attorney. She has successfully defended her victories in state and federal appellate courts.
Some of the cases for which Ms. Evans has served as counsel include:
- A certified national class (250,000 victims) and national and state putative class actions and individual lawsuits involving elder financial abuse. These suits are brought on behalf of senior citizens against insurance companies, banks and other entities for the sale of inappropriate annuity products to seniors.
- A putative class of California public agencies against insurance brokers for undisclosed commissions and breach of fiduciary duties. Represented public entities include County of Santa Clara, San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco Community College District, and Tuolumne Joint Powers Authority (comprised of 30 public entity school districts).
- A lawsuit on behalf of African-American employees in private industry for race discrimination, retaliation and harassment.
- An action on behalf the people of the State of California against lead paint manufacturers seeking abatement of harmful lead paint properties, restitution and damages.
- An action on behalf of the people of the State of California against firearms manufacturers, retailers and trade associations to enjoin harmful marketing practices and improve product safety.
Related Experience
Ms. Evans previously worked as a Deputy City Attorney for the San Francisco City Attorney's Office where she was a member of the affirmative litigation team. She also worked in private practice, where she practiced civil litigation in plaintiffs' firms, emphasizing personal injury, product liability, (pharmaceutical and asbestos), malpractice and employment law.
Education
McGeorge School of Law (J.D. 1995), University of California, Irvine, (BA 1992)
Bar Admissions
California
District of Columbia
New York
Memberships
American Association for Justice (AAJ) (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers' of America)
New Lawyers' Division, Board of Governors (2002-2006)
Convention Planning Committee
Firearms and Ammunition Litigation Group, Chairperson (1999-2000)
Law Student Committee
Lead Paint Litigation Group, Member
Public Affairs Task Force
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
Board of Governors (2005-present)
Education Committee
Legislative Committee
San Francisco Trial Lawyers' Association (SFTLA)
Community Involvement Committee
Diversity Committee
Public Justice (formerly Trial Lawyers for Public Justice)
Board of Directors (2004-present)
Auction Committee, Co-Chair (2005)
Communications and State Network Committee
Cy Pres Committee
Diversity Committee
Lead Paint Litigation Group, Member
Membership Committee
Northern California State Coordinator (2003-2005)
Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court (2005-2006)
Speaking Engagements and Publications
Advocacy Track: Discovery in Complex Cases, American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), Winter Convention, Puerto Rico, Jan. 2008
I Team Investigation: Deferred Annuities, KFOX, Nov. 2007
KRON Channel 4, The Silver Lining, San Francisco, August 2007
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, CAOC/SFTLA/San Francisco Bar Association, San Francisco,
January 2007
Class Action Update, CAOC Annual Convention, San Diego,
November 2006
Getting Hired: Law School Resumes, ATLA Annual Convention, Seattle, 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, March 2006
Elder Financial Abuse Trust Mill and Annuity Litigation, numerous 2004-2006
Broker Malfeasance in Public Entity Risk Management, ATLA Annual Convention, Toronto, 2005
Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning, Western Regional Conference, Berkeley, 2004
Litigating Against the Firearm Industry, American Jurisprudence Trials, West Publications, 2002
Lead Paint Litigation, ATLA Annual Convention, Montreal, 2001
City Firearm Litigation and Nuisance Law, ATLA Annual Convention, Montreal, 2001
City Firearm Litigation and Nuisance Law, ATLA Annual Convention, Chicago, 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, Chicago, 2000
The 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
Community Activities
Communities for a Better Environment
Save the Bay
Sierra Club
Youth Employment Partnership, Board of Directors (2001-2003)
