Craig L. Judson

Managing Shareholder

Areas Of Practice

Civil Litigation
Public Agencies
Business Entities
Inverse Condemnation
Construction
Real Estate
Personal Injury

Education

UC Davis School of Law, Davis,
California
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence,
00/1984
University of California, Davis,
California
B.A.,1981
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

California, 1984
U.S. Federal Court, 1984

Craig L. Judson is the Managing Shareholder of Bold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson A Professional Corporation. Receiving his Bachelor of Arts from UC Davis in 1981 in political science/public service, he graduated cum laude and with Phi Beta Kappa honors. Shortly after, he earned his Juris Doctor from the UC Davis School of Law in 1984.

Craig’s practice primarily focuses in the area of estate and trust planning, trust and probate administration, and related probate litigation, but also has significant general civil litigation practice involving real estate, construction defect, personal injury, and contract disputes. Through his work, Craig has gained considerable experience representing numerous local public agencies in civil litigation matters including real estate, inverse condemnation, construction, and personal injury defense. He also participates in general business matters related to the public agency representation portion of the firm’s practice, most notably representing water agencies.

He is an adjunct law school professor at the UC Davis School of Law, instructing in the area of Trusts and Estates and Civil Litigation.

Personal Life

Craig resides in Walnut Creek with his wife of 35+ years, Jill, a California Licensed Professional Fiduciary in Walnut Creek. The entire Judson family are alumni of the UC Davis. Their son, Scott, is an attorney practicing with the firm working in trusts and estates, and their daughter, Stacy, teaches elementary school in San Ramon. Craig and Jill, have two
grandchildren, Sydney and Tanner. Craig is a three-time past president of their local synagogue, serving on the board of directors for 27 years. He also currently serves on the board of directors for The Reutlinger Community, a non-profit 180-bed senior facility in Danville which provides assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care, and serves as
a director for the charity A Brighter Day, which provides resources and support for Bay Area teenagers struggling with feelings of depression, sadness, isolation, suicide, stress, and helplessness.

The Judsons are avid San Jose Sharks hockey fans, and active supporters of many community programs.