- Wrongful DeathAn aggressive litigator with a passion for protecting our elderly, Jay P. Renneisen has successfully handled scores of elder abuse and neglect cases, particularly against nursing homes and assisted living facilities, as well as numerous catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death claims.
- Sex CrimesThe statistics on nursing home abuse are dismaying, and likely represent only a small fraction of elder abuse incidents. More than 40% of nursing home residents have reported abuse, and 90% say they or another resident of the facility have suffered neglect. Furthermore, for every incident of abuse reported more than 20 go unreported, according to California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. Even in the most serious cases of physical and sexual assault (defined as any incident requiring emergency room treatment), a shocking 28% are not reported to the police.
- Theft
- MisdemeanorsSection c covers injuries incurred in circumstances not likely to cause grievous bodily harm or death. This lack of deadly or serious injury puts the crime into the category of a misdemeanor.
- EmbezzlementSections d and e of the code relate to financial crimes, including property theft and embezzlement. Whether financial elder abuse is perpetrated by a caretaker or a third party, they can face two to four years in prison; or up to a year in county jail plus a $1,000 fine for theft offences involving property valued at less than $950. If the amount stolen exceeds $950, the case may be charged as a misdemeanor or as a felony – the latter carrying a sentence including potential prison time, or up to a year in county jail.
- MurderBefore beginning his work as an attorney on behalf of victims of elder abuse, Mr. Dudensing spent numerous years as a criminal prosecutor in the Sacramento District Attorneys’ office. In that position, he tried scores of cases, including complex cases of murder, attempted murder, child molest, gang crimes, and elder abuse. These years allowed Mr. Dudensing to hone his skills as a trial lawyer in a way that is very difficult to do in the civil arena because trials are far less frequent in civil law. Performing trials is sometimes compared to learning how to drive or ride a bike. Do you remember the first time you drove a vehicle in traffic? Everything seemed so chaotic and scary! But later as you gained more experience, driving became second nature. The same applies to trials. Trials are demanding experiences, and it takes many, many trials before attorneys are able to be effective in such a high pressure setting. Experienced trial attorneys make trying cases look relatively easy, but they are not! Mr. Dudensing has been through years and years of trial work both in the criminal and civil arenas. He has tried well over fifty cases to verdict. This trial work uniquely suits him to represent victims of elder abuse in civil litigation.
- Real Estate LitigationAs a way to maintain her level of knowledge, Kari is actively involved in continuing her education and regularly attends seminars, study groups and meetings. CCLS certification is achieved by passing a comprehensive examination on Law Office Administration, Reasoning and Ethics, Legal Computations, Skills, Ability to Communicate, Legal Terminology, and California Legal Procedure, including Real Estate law, Probate and Estate Planning, Family law, Corporations, and Civil Litigation.
- Construction LitigationKai came to Dudensing Law in 2016 with a great breadth of litigation paralegal experience, having worked for both plaintiff and defense firms. Currently Kai focuses his efforts on leading the firm’s discovery efforts, including drafting motions to compel further responses to our questions and requests for documents, so that each case is thoroughly ready for trial. He began his career in San Francisco in 1990, working on product liability and construction defect cases. He has since been involved in medical malpractice, toxic tort, and a wide range of personal injury cases.
- Personal InjuryAn aggressive litigator with a passion for protecting our elderly, Jay P. Renneisen has successfully handled scores of elder abuse and neglect cases, particularly against nursing homes and assisted living facilities, as well as numerous catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death claims. Mr. Renneisen has obtained a multitude of seven figure results for his clients over the years and acted as trial co-counsel on the largest assisted living facility elder abuse verdict in the United States and the largest nursing home elder abuse verdict in the history of Sacramento County.
- Medical MalpracticeShane joined Dudensing Law in 2018. He has over 15 years of experience as a litigation secretary and paralegal in federal, state and appellate courts. After receiving his AA Degree in Paralegal Studies in 2004 from MTI College of Business and Technology, he has worked for both plaintiff and defense firms in all aspects of complex civil litigation matters including medical malpractice, elder abuse and general civil litigation fields. Shane takes special pride in helping families who have been victims of elder abuse.
- Estate Planning
- Probate