The American College of Trial Lawyers is among the top honorary societies for lawyers in the country. It’s been around for sixty-five years, and membership is by invitation only. There is an intense vetting process, and the membership cannot exceed 1% of the total lawyer population of any state. Throughout the history of the firm…
Walkup Melodia has been featured in both The Recorder and The Wall Street Journal with the honor of being named California’s Top Ranked Law Firms for 2015. This ranking is based on Martindale Hubbell the firms AV-PREEMINENT rating. The AV Preeminent rating indicates that the rated lawyer has been deemed by his or her peers…
An Arbitrator has awarded the surviving family members of an Alameda County woman $2,739,410 against Kaiser for the January 2013 death of Shauna Malone. Malone’s husband and daughters were represented by the San Francisco law firm of Walkup Melodia Kelly and Schoenberger. Walkup partner Michael Kelly, lead trial counsel for the family, expressed satisfaction with…
The Walkup firm applauds Shaun Livingston of the fabulous Golden State Warriors for biking to work! We will root extra hard for him to do well during the playoffs. The Walkup law firm is celebrating Bike-to-Work-Day next Thursday, May 14, by giving out 15,000 safety lights to bicyclists in San Francisco and the Peninsula and…
In honor of Bike to Work Day 2015, we bike safety lawyers are hosting a friendly competition to identify the Brightest, Lightest Cyclist (hey, it rhymes) on our streets. The lucky winner will receive San Francisco Giants club level tickets and a parking pass for Sunday, June 14 (3rd game against the Diamondbacks). Entry is…
Back on Feb. 6, we shared our firm’s involvement with Walk to Work Day. Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger is proud to be a Street Star Sponsor for San Francisco’s Walk to Work Day, which is April 9 — just around the corner. As we discussed in February, most people can celebrate Walk to Work…
Doris Cheng was sworn in as President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association for 2015. She becomes the 5th member of the Walkup firm to serve in this position. Past SFTLA president’s from the firm have included James Downing, George Shelby, Daniel Kelly and Michael Kelly. She is shown in this picture receiving the…
Mike Kelly was honored as the Cal-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year Award at the organization’s annual meeting in Hawaii. Mike is pictured here receiving his trophy from outgoing Cal-ABOTA President Steve Glickman. The T.L.O.Y. award is the highest achievement and honor any ABOTA member can receive. Mike is the third member of the Walkup…
In our previous post, we shared some of the ways in which attorneys and other staff for Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger give back by aiding the less fortunate. We focused on our support for worthwhile organizations like Walk San Francisco and the San Francisco Firefighters. We believe that the legal system should be accessible…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 16, 2014) – The California chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates selected Michael A. Kelly as the CAL-ABOTA 2014 Trial Lawyer of the Year. Recognized as the highest honor a California trial lawyer can receive, the CAL-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year Award is given annually to a recipient…
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