Press

Sacramento attorney Lesley Clement has been featured in numerous articles about elder abuse in national and local publications.

For all media & marketing inquiries or to arrange an interview with Lesley, please call our office at 916.444.9323 or click here to contact us.
Select news reports featuring Lesley and/or her cases:

10/20 – North American Health Care’s “Five Star Fraud” – Essie Chandler’s story


08/20 – Brookdale Senior Living – Profits Over People


12/19 – Lesley Clement featured in Netflix’s Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj


7/13  – PBS Frontline “Life and Death in Assisted Living”


5/11 – CBS Evening News


07/10 – CPR’s Insight with Jeffrey Callison  – iTunes Podcast

7/10 – KCRA Reports

7/98 – CBS Eye On America

News 10 KXTV : “Care Home Crisis”

News 10 KXTV : “Home Care Death”

Select articles about Lesley:

Medicare Star Ratings Allow Nursing Homes to Game the System. New York Times {08/24/14}

Unmasked: How California’s largest nursing home chains perform. Sacramento Bee {11/08/14}

Sacramento judge upholds $23 million judgment against Emeritus care facility in woman’s death. Sacramento Bee {06/12/13}

Sacramento jury slams firm with $23 million in punitive damages in wrongful death, elder abuse of woman. Sacramento Bee {03/08/13}

Giant assisted-living company found guilty in wrongful death suit. Sacramento Bee {03/06/13}

Plaintiffs lawyer asks jury to award millions in elder care case. Sacramento Bee {03/06/13}

Elder-care company slammed, defended in trial’s closing arguments. Sacramento Bee {03/01/13}

Suit: Facility let woman ‘waste away’. Sacramento Bee {02/14/13}

Nurses Face Felony Charges in Death of Cameron Park man’s wife. Sacramento Bee {03/16/12}

Woman’s Death Raises Questions About Nursing Home Medical Records. Sacramento Bee {09/18/11}

Falsified Patient Records are Untold Story of CA Nursing Care. Sacramento Bee {09/18/11}

Woman’s Death Prompts Family to Take Action. Sacramento Bee {08/19/11}

Poll Finds Many Nurses Believe Staff Shortages are Affecting Patient Care. HealthLeaders Media {7/15/09}

Preying On The Elderly. Sacramento Business Journal {5/29/09}

Crusader Against Elder Abuse [a profile]. Sacramento Lawyer {2001}

The Hidden Danger: Neglect. CBS News {2000}

Cause and Effect [a profile]. Sacramento Bee {2000}

End Of Life Valued. The National Law Journal {1998}

The Guardian [a profile]. People {1998}

Fatal Neglect. Time {1997}