July 2, 2026
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Dudensing Law founder Ed Dudensing presented a continuing legal education webinar for the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR), teaching plaintiff-side elder abuse attorneys how to read and use nursing home financial records as litigation evidence.
June 29, 2026
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Law.com’s The Recorder has named founder Ed Dudensing as one of three finalists for “Attorney of the Year” at the 2026 California Legal Awards, and sat down with him to discuss his career and convictions that led to the recognition.
June 26, 2026
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Levin Associates, an industry side publisher of data relating to mergers, acquisitions, and finance in health care and seniors housing, recently posted a video discussing trends in the long-term care sector. Among other things, this video addressed Dudensing Law’s recent $110 million jury verdict against a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), Colony Capital, and a private equity firm, Formation Capital. The video warns that the verdict could “scare off capital” from investing in the long-term care space.
June 24, 2026
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Dudensing Law is proud to welcome four exceptional law students to the firm this summer each bringing a background in service, advocacy, and a commitment to standing up for those who have been wronged.
June 4, 2026
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We’re proud to announce that Dudensing Law has once again been recognized in the prestigious 2026 Chambers and Partners USA Guide, maintaining its ranking in Band 3 for Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs – California. This year’s recognition carries added distinction, as firm founder Ed Dudensing also earned an individual ranking in the same practice category.
April 6, 2026
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Dudensing Law is proud to announce that Founder Ed Dudensing has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know guide. The guide highlights the nation’s top law firm leaders who combine exceptional legal skill with outstanding firm management and vision.
March 6, 2026
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On March 3, 2026, a Sacramento County jury returned a $110 million total verdict in favor of the family of Mildred Hernandez, a 100-year-old assisted living resident who died after wandering outside her facility and freezing to death. The verdict was secured by Dudensing Law founder Ed Dudensing and fellow attorneys Jay Renneisen and Rolando Hidalgo after a two-month trial before Judge Jeffrey Galvin. It holds a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), Colony Capital, and a private equity firm, Formation Capital, responsible for corporate decisions that left residents at serious risk.
January 20, 2026
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Dudensing Law, alongside co-counsel Buckley Law, recently secured a $15.75 million total jury verdict on behalf of the family of Ruby Evans, a vulnerable senior who suffered severe neglect while residing at Windsor Vallejo Care Center.
January 12, 2026
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Dudensing Law is proud to announce that Ed Dudensing has been selected to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list, a respected national honor.
November 24, 2025
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Dudensing Law is proud to announce that our founder, Ed Dudensing, has been honored with the William F. Taylor Memorial Award by California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR).
Some nursing homes are not medicating residents to treat them -- they are using medication to sedate them.
Founder Ed Dudensing has seen this pattern throughout his career: facilities that are chronically understaffed turn to sedatives and antipsychotic medications as a substitute for adequate care.
Ed wrote about the risks of weakening federal oversight of sedative use in nursing homes in an op-ed for the Daily Journal.
Read the full article: www.dailyjournal.com/articles/390746-why-loosening-sedative-rules-in-nursing-homes-would-put-vuln...
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We are excited to highlight one of our summer clerks, Elizabeth “Buffy” Miksztal.
Buffy is a rising 3L at UC Berkeley School of Law, where she serves as co-president of the Plaintiffs' Law Association at Berkeley. Before law school, she worked as an EMT responding to calls at skilled nursing facilities, an experience that gives her firsthand insight into the vulnerabilities facing the clients we represent every day.
Buffy externed for District Court Judge Pitts during her 1L summer, where she saw how plaintiff-side civil litigation can serve as a tool for justice for vulnerable populations. Most recently, she worked on criminal defense appeals at the First District Appellate Project in Oakland.
We are glad to have her on the team this summer.
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In California elder abuse litigation, understaffing is recognized as far more than a simple management error.
Founder Ed Dudensing, author of the 2025 Rutter Group treatise “Elder Abuse Litigation,” provides critical insights into why chronic understaffing is often a calculated corporate decision to maximize profits at the expense of patient care.
California case law now recognizes that understaffing alone can support a jury finding of “recklessness.” This standard is critical because it shifts the focus from individual errors to corporate decisions that create unsafe conditions for vulnerable residents.
Learn more about the Rutter Group treatise: dudensinglaw.com/expertise/
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Meet the team!
Office Manager and Senior Litigation Secretary Kari Kalista recently celebrated 15 years with Dudensing Law.
With deep expertise in civil procedure, court rules at every level, and every phase of case development, she has been an anchor of the firm's operations since day one.
Learn more about Kari and the rest of our team: dudensinglaw.com/about/
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Dudensing Law Founder Ed Dudensing led a presentation titled "Financials 101 for Elder Abuse Lawyers" for a California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) webinar, equipping plaintiff-side elder abuse attorneys with the tools to read nursing home financial records as litigation evidence.
The session discussed key financial paperwork and how each document type can reveal deliberate cost-cutting decisions, profit-shifting to affiliated companies, and the financial control structures that connect parent companies to individual facilities.
Learn more about the presentation here: dudensinglaw.com/news/ed-dudensing-presents-financials-101-for-elder-abuse-lawyers-at-canhr-webinar/
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