About Us
Serving Northern California and The Bay Area
The Nursing Home & Elder Abuse Law Center was started in 2004 in Walnut Creek, California by two trial lawyers who were concerned with the growing elder abuse and neglect problem in California.
Our Elder Abuse Law Center specializes in filing civil lawsuits throughout California against skilled nursing homes (also known as SNF’s) and residential care facilities for the elderly (also known as RCFE’s) on behalf of seniors and elders who have suffered serious injuries as a result of elder abuse and neglect.
With a mission to prevent nursing home neglect and elder abuse, NHEALC’s nursing home abuse lawyers use California’s legal system to obtain justice and compensation for victims and their families.
“No Elder Abuse” . . . It’s Not Just Our Legal Specialty — It’s Our Passion!
Our Process
Once we accept a case, there is typically no fee until we recover from the abusive and/or neglectful nursing home, RCFE, or other long term care provider.
Because we invest a great deal of time, money, and resources (including the retention of absolutely the best medical experts in the country) on behalf of our clients when we bring a civil case against a nursing home or RCFE, we must be selective in the cases that we accept.
– In many cases, we will be able to quickly determine whether or not you have a claim for elder abuse or neglect.
– In cases where the medical issues are complex, we will often need to have our medical experts review the records before we can confirm the suspected abuse. We have a team of the best experts in the world to help us with your case.
We rely heavily on a unique set of laws called the Elder Adult and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, as well as various state and federal statutes and regulations pertaining to the appropriate care and protection of California seniors.
If your loved one has been the victim of elder abuse or neglect and has sustained serious injuries, they may be entitled to monetary compensation and restitution for all losses, including payment of their medical bills, future treatment and care, pain and suffering, etc.
So remember, if a nursing home neglects a resident, and such neglect causes a serious injury, then the nursing home or long-term care facility may be liable for elder abuse. If you are unsure, contact us – an experienced elder law attorney who specializes in elder abuse and elder neglect cases.
Jay P. Renneisen – Managing Attorney
With over $200 million in jury verdicts, 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.
Mr. Renneisen graduated magna cum laude from St. Mary’s College with an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and English in 1991 and he received his JD from the University of California Davis Law School in 1994. Thereafter, Mr. Renneisen started his legal career as an attorney with a premier San Francisco Bay Area litigation firm, Bowles & Verna, LLP, and continued with that firm for over seven years primarily representing Fortune 500 companies, local municipalities and large insurance companies.
After leaving Bowles & Verna, Mr. Renneisen started his own practice in 2001 and soon found his passion in representing victims of elder abuse. In 2004, he co-founded the Nursing Home & Elder Abuse Law Center where he developed a particular expertise in plaintiff’s nursing home and assisted living cases.
Mr. Renneisen currently is a member of the Nursing Home Litigation Group of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Elder Law Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association. Mr. Renneisen has also previously served as a board member of multiple non-profits, including Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, which is a California State Bar funded non-profit organization that serves the legal needs of elderly persons. From 2015 to the present, Mr. Renneisen has been recognized as a top-rated attorney as evaluated by other lawyers and published on www.SuperLawyers.com.
Mr. Renneisen may be contacted at our Sacramento or Walnut Creek addresses below.
Serving the Entire State of California
Have Questions about Elder Care Law?
Contact an experienced California attorney who specializes in representing victims and family members of those who have suffered abuse or neglect in a nursing home or assisted living facility.