Under the leadership of partners Rich Schoenberger and Spencer Pahlke, the firm has initiated a program to empower and enable lawyers of limited experience and financial resources to try cases that otherwise might not be cost-effective or feasible. We have developed this collaborative approach with solo practitioners and smaller firms to fight back against the…
In May, Walkup was honored to sponsor the first-ever national meeting of the country’s emerging Plaintiff’s Law Associations, or PLAs, representing students at nationally recognized law schools who are interested in plaintiffs’-side work. PLAs at various law schools have begun hosting events, featuring distinguished plaintiffs’ attorneys to share insights about their practice and the societal…
The Paraquat litigation continues to move toward trial dates in both the national MDL venued in Southern Illinois (where Khaldoun Baghdadi is a co-lead) and the California JCCP venued in Contra Costa (where Mike Kelly is a co-lead). Trial dates have now been set in both jurisdictions. Judge Rosenstengel in the MDL has selected a…
The pandemic gave Jeff Clause the opportunity to pick up homebrewing as a new hobby. After one year of brewing his own beer at home, Jeff entered the California State Homebrewing Competition and placed 3rd in the IPA and Double IPA categories, collecting two bronze medals. Jeff also recently guest lectured at UC Law SF…
Team member David McEvoy, who is responsible for oversight of firm calendaring operations, organized a Movember fundraiser to support men’s health issues and fight prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Organizing an in-office facial hair growing contest, David nearly doubled his original donation goal and caused more than a few smiles in the office by enlisting…
Ashcon Minoiefar is our 2023 Civil Justice Fellow after graduating magna cum laude from UC Law SF (formerly UC Hastings). Ashcon was admitted to the California Bar in 2022. He received his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2017. At UC Law San Francisco, Ashcon was selected as one of two Tony…
As recently reported in the Sacramento Bee and other local news outlets, the tragic death of Reginald Payne was caused by police and firefighter wrongdoing that resulted in “sudden cardiac arrest while being restrained in prone position,” according to the coroner’s report. Walkup attorneys Joseph Nicholson and Khaldoun Baghdadi filed suit against the City of…
Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger is proud to announce that four shareholders, Michael A. Kelly, Richard Schoenberger, Khaldoun Baghdadi, and Doris Cheng, have been honored with selection to the 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers “Top 100” list. This year Mr. Kelly is ranked number one on Super Lawyers “Top 10” list, an achievement he has…
Michael A. Kelly: A Champion for Consumer Protection Honored as Super Lawyers of Northern California’s 2023 number-one vote-getter for the fourth consecutive year After more than 40 years in the legal trenches, the San Francisco-based trial attorney Michael A. Kelly is leading the charge against corporate misconduct to make the world safer, one case at…
Empowering Future Legal Leaders The 2023 Summer Associate Program is underway at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, Northern California’s premiere plaintiff’s side tort litigation firm. The firm’s summer program offers valuable hands-on experience to outstanding law students. This year’s class is made up of seven outstanding young people. The members of our 2023 class (pictured…
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