First Admitted: 1996, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Sam Rios, Jr., et al. v. Pine Creek Care Center, Plum Healthcare Group LLC, et al.: Jury verdict of $30.9 million, 2023
Barbara Lovenstein, et al. v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge, et al.: Jury verdict of $42.5 million, largest elder abuse verdict against an assisted living facility in the history of Sacramento County, 2019
Family and Estate of Frances Tanner v. Horizon West Healthcare, Inc. and Colonial Healthcare, Inc.: Jury verdict of $29.1 million, the largest nursing home verdict in the history of Sacramento County., 2010

Honors/Awards:

2011-2012, 2014-2024, Super Lawyers
Top Boutique Law Firms, Daily Journal, 2024
Top Lawyers in Sacramento, Sactown Magazine, 2024
Distinguished Leader Award, The Recorder, Law.com, 2024
Order of the Barrister for Excellence in Oral Advocacy, University of California Davis Law School
Order of Coif for Academic Excellence, University of California Davis Law School
University of California Davis Law School, Order of Coif for Academic Excellence
University of California Davis Law School, Order of the Barrister for Excellence in Oral Advocacy

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

The Rutter Group Civil Litigation Series, Author, Elder Abuse Litigation, 2025
The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly Hastings), Adjunct Professor
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR), Speaker
The University of California Davis Law Review, Executive Editor

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Ed was Lead Appellate Counsel: Valentine v. Plum Healthcare Group, LLC, 37 Cal. App. 5th 1076 (2019), 2019
Ed was Lead Appellate Counsel: Goldman v. Sunbridge Healthcare, LLC, 220 Cal. App. 4th 1160 (2013) , 2013
Ed was Lead Appellate Counsel: Hutcheson v. Eskaton Fountainwood Lodge, 17 Cal. App. 5th 937 (2017) , 2017

Industry Groups:

Ed Dudensing