We are proud to introduce the 2020-2021 Fellow for the Walkup Civil Justice Fellowship Program. Kelsey Constantin grew up in Irvine, California and attended UC Santa Barbara where she received her B.A. in psychology. After graduation, she moved up the coast to Oakland and enjoyed Bay Area living while exploring different career paths. When she…
Mike Kelly was selected to the LawDragon 500 Hall of Fame. Mike was also honored to be the top vote-getter among all Northern California Super Lawyers in the balloting for 2020 and 2021. In the spring he has been invited to present the second annual Connecticut Trial Lawyers “Michael Koskoff Memorial Lecture.” The presentation honors…
Richard H. Schoenberger, Douglas S. Saeltzer and Jeffrey A. Clause recently obtained an $11,100,000 mediated recovery on behalf of a 6-year-old boy and two surviving heirs of his deceased grandmother following a tragic auto versus pedestrian crash. The boy and his grandmother were crossing the street in a marked crosswalk when they were struck by…
Firm partners Michael A. Kelly, Richard H. Schoenberger and Matthew D. Davis acted as co-lead counsel in a Federal District Court action that forced the City and County of San Francisco to address the massive proliferation of tents and encampments on the sidewalks and streets of the City’s Tenderloin district. The positive impact suit was…
Following the North Bay and Paradise/Butte County wildfires in 2017 and 2018, PG&E Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Our Wildfire Litigation team, headed by partners Michael A. Kelly and Khaldoun Baghdadi, have led the fight to hold PG&E responsible for the damage it caused since October 9, 2017. They were lead and liaison…
Walkup Firm’s Michael A. Kelly is profiled in today’s California Business Journal for his renowned 45-year career focused on working to protect consumers and make a difference. “It’s not just about us enjoying our lives. It’s about leaving this place better than we found it.” Click here to read the full article
Walkup Partner Doris Cheng Quoted in Law.com Article: “We need to recognize that there is an overall systemic problem that we need to continue to address every day,” said Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger shareholder Doris Cheng during Friday’s event “Dismissed With Prejudice: A Discussion on Race and the Trial of Civil Cases” Read article…
For more than half a century, Walkup Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger has set the bar on how to advocate for injured clients with compassion and courage. Find out what defense lawyers say about going toe-to-toe with Walkup’s trial attorneys in this LA/SF Daily Journal small firm profile titled “LASTING IMPRESSION: Injury Firm Walkup, Melodia, Kelly…
More and more folks looking for an outdoor escape amid the stay-at-home orders are turning to cycling as the activity of choice. According to news reports, the industry has seen a bicycling “boom” in recent months which has triggered a spike in sales of bicycles and a widespread inventory shortage as people look for ways…
California is in the grips of yet another terrifying and destructive wave of lightning-caused wildfires as residents are forced to flee their homes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of families have lost their homes and possessions over the last 10 days. Thousands more remain at risk of suffering the same fate as…
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