Jay Renneisen

First Admitted: 1994, California

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Board Member, Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (State Bar Funded Non-Profit Providing Free Legal Services To Seniors)

Honors/Awards:

• Life Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum   
• Jay P. Renneisen was selected to America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® in 2020. Less than one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys in the United States will receive this honor.  Mr. Renneisen's profile for this award may be found here:  Jay P. Renneisen , America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, https://www.top100highstakeslitigators.com/listing/jay-p-renneisen/, 2020
• Life Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum 

Educational Background:

• University of California at Davis, King Hall School of Law Juris Doctor, 1994 ► American Jurisprudence and Corpus Juris Secundum Awards in Civil Procedure, 1994
• Paris Institute of International & Comparative Law University of San Diego School of Law/University of Paris, 1992 ► Intensive coursework in international corporations and comparative law, 1992
• Saint Mary’s College ● Moraga, California Bachelor of Science, May 1991 ► Graduated Magna Cum Laude ► Split Major in Economics and English ► Class Rank: Top 3% ► Earl W. Smith Award in Business Administration; highest departmental honor, 1991

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Daily Journal’s 2019 Top Verdicts - Lovenstein v. Eskaton, 2019
• The Recorder Top Verdicts 2010 - Tanner v. Horizon West Inc., 2010

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

• In 2023, Mr. Renneisen tried a wrongful death case with co-counsel Ed Dudensing and Andrew Collins against a skilled nursing facility chain in Sacramento, California. The jury returned a verdict of $30.9 million dollars in favor of the plaintiffs. The verdict is believed to be the largest nursing home elder abuse verdict ever in the greater Sacramento and San Francisco Bay Area regions. The trial court also awarded $4.7 million dollars in attorneys fees to Mr. Renneisen's client.  Sam Rios Jr., et al. v. Pine Creek Care Center, Plum Healthcare Group, LLC, Sacramento Superior Court, Case No. 34-2018-00244263. JVR No. 2303210013, 2023 WL 2596738, Link To Jury Verdict Report, 2023
• In 2019, Mr. Renneisen tried a wrongful death case with co-counsel Ed Dudensing against an assisted living facility in Sacramento, California. The jury returned a verdict of $42.5 million dollars in favor of the plaintiffs. The verdict is believed to be the largest verdict ever against an assisted living facility in the United States. Lovenstein v. Eskaton FountainWood Lodge, 31 Trials Digest 22d 12, 2019 WL 3491883, 2019
• In 2010, Mr. Renneisen tried a wrongful death elder abuse case with Ed Dudensing where a landmark $29.1 million jury verdict was obtained against a skilled nursing facility in Sacramento. The Sacramento Bee reported this to be the largest single plaintiff’s injury jury verdict in Sacramento history.  Verdict Published at 26 Nat. J.V.R.A. 10:C1, 22 Trials Digest 13th 9, 2010 WL 3720780, 2010
• In 2001, Mr. Renneisen tried a case with Michael P. Verna where a successful verdict was obtained on behalf of a developer. Caz v. Galeb, verdict published at 42 Trials Digest 4th 5, 2001 WL 1255737, 2001

Bar/Professional Activity:

• $30,912,802 Jury Verdict, 2023
• $42,500,000 Jury Verdict, 2019
• $29,100,000 Jury Verdict, 2010
• Admitted to United States Supreme Court, 2004
• Admitted to U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1996
• Admitted to U.S. District Court, Western District of California, 1996
• Admitted to United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1996
• Admitted to U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1996
• Admitted to U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1996
• Published case: Kaatz v. City of Seaside (2006) 143 Cal.App.4th 13, 2006
• Published case: Johnson v. Circuit City Stores, Inc. (1999) 71 F.Supp.2d 1026, 1999

Industry Groups:

• Assisted Living Facility Litigation
• Nursing Home Litigation