Draft:Edward Dudensing

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Edward Dudensing is an American attorney based in California. He is the founder of Dudensing Law, a firm that focuses on elder abuse and neglect litigation.[1]

Early life and education

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Dudensing received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley,[2] and his J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law in 1994.[2] He was inducted into the Order of the Coif[3] and served as Executive Editor of the UC Davis Law Review.[4]

Career

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After law school, Dudensing clerked for Judge Robert C. Broomfield of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. He later worked at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe[5] and served as a Deputy District Attorney in Sacramento County from 1999 to 2003.[6]

In 2003, he founded Dudensing Law, representing plaintiffs in elder abuse and neglect cases.[1]

Selected cases

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  • Rios v. Pine Creek Care Center – A jury awarded $30.9 million in 2023.[7]
  • Lovenstein v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge – A jury awarded $42.5 million in 2019.[8]
  • Estate of Frances Tanner v. Horizon West Healthcare – A jury awarded $29.1 million in 2010.[9]

He has also served as lead counsel in appellate decisions, including:

  • Valentine v. Plum Healthcare Group, 37 Cal. App. 5th 1076 (2019)[10]
  • Hutcheson v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge, 17 Cal. App. 5th 937 (2017)[11]
  • Goldman v. Sunbridge Healthcare, 220 Cal. App. 4th 1160 (2013)[12]

Teaching

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Dudensing is an adjunct professor at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nursing Home Elder Abuse Attorney". Dudensing Law. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  2. ^ a b "Top Rated Sacramento, CA Elder Law Attorney | Ed Dudensing". Super Lawyers. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  3. ^ "Member Schools". Order of the Coif. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  4. ^ "Vol. 27 Board of Editors, 1993-94". UC Davis Law Review. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  5. ^ "Orrick | A Global Law Firm". Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  6. ^ "Sacramento County District Attorney's Office". Sacramento County District Attorney's Office. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  7. ^ Stanton, Sam (January 25, 2023). "He stayed at a Northern California nursing home then died. Why jury awarded huge verdict". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  8. ^ Stanton, Sam (April 16, 2019). "Elder care giant's CEO on $42.5 million verdict in elder abuse lawsuit: 'Eskaton will survive'". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  9. ^ "Jury awards $29.1 million in nursing home death". SFGate. May 14, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  10. ^ "Lexis® - Sign In | LexisNexis". signin.lexisnexis.com. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  11. ^ "ROBIN HUTCHESON v. ESKATON FOUNTAINWOOD LODGE (2017)". Findlaw. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  12. ^ Goldman v. Sunbridge Healthcare, LLC, vol. 220, September 27, 2013, p. 1160, retrieved 2025-08-18
  13. ^ "Ed Dudensing". UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings). Retrieved 2025-08-18.