About the Firm
Ed Dudensing has assembled an experienced and talented staff with a single-minded focus on fighting on behalf of victims of elder neglect and abuse. This team includes not only multiple experienced and aggressive attorneys but also the most talented pool of administrative staff in the Sacramento/Bay Area Region, with more than one hundred years of collective experience in the legal field.
Based both on its numbers and strength of personnel, Dudensing Law is uniquely situated to stand up to the large law firms representing the corporations who own nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
If you or a loved one suspect neglect or abuse in a health care facility, please contact us for a free, private case evaluation.
Ed Dudensing
Lead Counsel
For the last seventeen years, Ed Dudensing has owned and operated his own law firm representing exclusively victims of elder neglect and abuse in health care facilities. Mr. Dudensing has successfully prosecuted scores of elder abuse cases and acted as lead trial counsel on the two largest elder abuse verdicts in the history of Sacramento County. Mr. Dudensing has recovered in excess of $100 million on behalf of victims of elder abuse.
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Jay Renneisen
Co-Counsel
An 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.
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Thomas A. Reyda
Associate
Thomas A. Reyda joined Dudensing Law in June 2019. He is an associate attorney and is involved in all aspects of litigation, including oral advocacy, depositions, and legal research and writing. Mr. Reyda was admitted to the California State Bar in the fall of 2016.
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Kari Kalista, CCLS
Office Manager & Litigation Secretary
Kari joined Dudensing Law in 2011, and has over 30 years of experience as a litigation secretary and office administrator working on high profile litigation matters in federal, state and appellate courts.
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Margaret Mallough
Office Manager & Litigation Secretary
Margaret’s job at the firm is to assist in managing the cases, from opening new cases to being sure documents are correctly saved and reviewed, to filing documents with the court and assisting in trial preparation.
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Shane Brooks
Paralegal
Shane joined Dudensing Law in 2018. He has over 15 years of experience as a litigation secretary and paralegal in federal, state and appellate courts.
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Kai Hermann
Paralegal
Kai joined Dudensing Law in 2016, with a great breadth of litigation paralegal experience, working for both plaintiff and defense firms over the past two decades.
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Mona Brooks
Paralegal & Intake Specialist
Mona joined Dudensing Law in July 2021. She has over 29 years of experience as a paralegal in legal practices ranging from Trust and Estate Planning to family law to plaintiff personal injury and insurance defense.
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Jasmine Isaac
Paralegal
Jasmine Isaac joined Dudensing Law in 2022. She is a discovery paralegal and some of her responsibilities include drafting all initial discovery, reviewing all objections and responses, preparing meet and confers, and preparing motions to compel, etc.
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Fiorella Safra
Litigation Secretary
Fiorella joined Dudensing Law in January of 2023. Fiorella serves as a litigation secretary, offering administrative assistance and aiding in the preparation of legal documentation.
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Kelan Newt
Records Clerk
Kelan joined Dudensing Law in August of 2021. He assists with preparing exhibits for depositions, requesting records, processing subpoenas, and performing various clerical/administrative duties.
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Teri Bartram
Executive Assistant
Teri Bartram is an Executive Assistant who joined The Law Office in December 2013, to provide administrative support and assistance to the office.
