Our cases are more than cases. They are families, loved ones, and memories. We are not only lawyers but also elder abuse advocates, and pursue these cases to make a difference in the lives of families who have been victims of elder abuse and nursing home abuse and neglect and to hold those responsible accountable for their actions.
Creating Change by Getting Results
Ed Dudensing is an elder abuse advocate, standing up to corporations that are responsible for the abuse and neglect of the elderly. By providing aggressive Ed Dudensing is an experienced trial attorney who has successfully tried over fifty trials to verdict.legal representation he has successfully secured millions of dollars in recoveries for victims of nursing home abuse and neglect and their families.
If you or a loved one suspect neglect or abuse in a nursing home, please call us for a free, private case evaluation at 916-448-6400.
Ed Dudensing
A former Deputy District Attorney for Sacramento County, Ed Dudensing formed his own law firm in 2003 to represent victims of nursing home neglect and abuse. Mr. Dudensing has handled scores of wrongful death cases and has achieved numerous seven figure recoveries for his clients.
Mr. Dudensing received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Thereafter, Mr. Dudensing graduated the equivalent of magna cum laude from the University of California Davis Law School in 1994 where he earned several honors including the Order of Coif for academic excellence and the Order of the Barrister for excellence in oral advocacy. He also served as the Executive Editor to the UC Davis Law Review.
Mr. Dudensing’s law career began with a two year term as an attorney to the Honorable Robert C. Broomfield, the Chief Judge of the Federal District Court in Arizona, where he assisted the Court in drafting legal opinions on all civil matters before it. Mr. Dudensing then joined the international law firm of Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe, where he served as an associate in the business litigation department for three years. While at Orrick, Mr. Dudensing worked on a variety of high profile litigation matters.
In 1999, Ed Dudensing joined the Sacramento County District Attorneys’ Office. During his four years as a Deputy District Attorney, he successfully prosecuted cases involving charges of murder, attempted murder, rape, and child molestation, among many others.
Ed currently is a member of the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the National Crime Victim Bar Association, and the Nursing Home Litigation Group of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of Directors for the National Crime Victim Bar Association.
Chris Buckley
Mr. Buckley works with Ed Dudensing as an associate attorney representing victims of nursing home elder abuse and neglect in civil litigation.
Before joining the firm in October 2006, Mr. Buckley worked as an associate attorney at Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney focusing on the defense of medical and legal professionals in malpractice actions. Mr. Buckley received an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from the University of San Francisco, School of Law in 2004. Throughout law school, he was an attorney intern in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
Liz Hamilton
Liz has worked as a Certified Litigation Paralegal for 15 years. In the early years in Sacramento she worked at Diepenbrock, Wulff, Plant and Hannigan and later Downey Brand. Before working in law she received her Masters Degree in Audiology from the University of Colorado and worked as a clinical Audiologist at Washington University Medical School and The University of California San Francisco Medical School. She feels fortunate to be able to draw on both her legal and medical background in her work as a paralegal.
Juan Carlos
Juan Carlos has worked in legal offices for over 10 years in a variety of capacities, including in his current capacity as a records clerk responsible for managing the firm’s documents. He received his undergraduate degree from Sonoma State University. Since graduating from college, Juan Carlos has worked for a number of law firms, including, most recently, Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney, here in Sacramento. While a member of the Dudensing legal team, he is also attending law school.