Craig Judson is the Managing Shareholder of Bold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson, APC. This multi-generational law firm has offices in Walnut Creek and Sacramento. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from UC Davis in 1981 in political science / public service, graduating with cum laude and with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He also earned his Juris Doctor from the UC Davis School of Law in 1984.
His practice focuses primarily in the area of estate and trust planning, trust and probate administration, conservatorships, guardianships, elder abuse, and related litigation. Over the past 41 years, he has served as general counsel and litigation counsel for multiple water/public agencies. He currently serves as General Counsel to the North Marin Water District, and litigation counsel for the Contra Costa Water District and Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District, and previously was general counsel to the Valley of the Moon Water District and numerous smaller agencies. For private clients, his broad legal experience involves personal injury, real estate, construction defect, and contract disputes, in addition to probate and trust litigation.
Craig loves to teach and mentor young attorneys. Since 2016, he has been a member of the UC Davis School of Law faculty, teaching practical skills classes in the area of Trusts and Estates and Civil Litigation. He is a three-time past president of their local synagogue, serving on the board of directors for 27 years. He recently completed six-years of service 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 currently serves on the board of directors for Eskaton, a non-profit owning or operating 24 senior facilities in Northern California, including The Reutlinger Community. He is also a director for A Brighter Day, a non-profit charity which provides resources and support for Bay Area teenagers struggling with feelings of depression, sadness, isolation, stress, and suicide.
Craig resides in Walnut Creek with his wife of 43+ years, Jill, a California Licensed Professional Fiduciary and paralegal. The entire Judson family are alums of UC Davis. Their son, Scott, is the supervising attorney in the firm’s Sacramento office, focusing in trusts and estates. Their daughter, Stacy, is an elementary school principal. Craig and Jill have four grandchildren who are absolutely the “greatest gift in life” their children could ever give.
In his free time, Craig is a contributing editor in multiple publications for CEB (Continuing Education of the Bar) in the trusts and estates practice area, serves as a private arbitrator and mediator through the Contra Costa County Superior Court. Craig is a frequent lecturer on current legal topics for various organizations and conferences, including PFAC.