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Michael A. Kelly Secures No. 1 Spot in Super Lawyers of Northern California’s 2023 Ranking for the Fourth Year in a Row

We are thrilled to announce that Walkup Firm Shareholder, Michael A. Kelly, has been featured in today’s California Business Journal for his outstanding achievements. Kelly has been honored as the No. 1 Vote-Getter for the fourth consecutive time in the Super Lawyers of Northern California’s 2023 ranking. His dedication and expertise have earned him this…

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Dazzling Dozen: Twelve Walkup Firm Attorneys Shine Bright on the Super Lawyers 2023 Northern California Lists

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…

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Michael A. Kelly Honored as Super Lawyers #1 Vote-Getter for the 4th Consecutive Year

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…

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Walkup Law Firm Launches its 2023 Summer Associates Program

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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1st District Limits Arbitration Rights

In Pacific Fertility Cases (2022) 85 Cal. App.5th 887, the First District Court of Appeal rejected a product manufacturer’s motion to compel arbitration on grounds that the manufacturer was not a signatory to plaintiffs’ arbitration agreement with their medical providers. The appeal arose from the 2018 fertility center tragedy where some 400 individuals and couples…

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Firm Obtains $11 Million Santa Cruz Verdict

On February 7, 2017, heavy rains caused a mudslide that closed northbound lanes of Highway 17 on the Santa Cruz side of the summit. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) hired Granite Rock Construction Company as the general contractor to clean up the slide. Granite Rock then hired Hildebrand & Sons Trucking as a subcontractor…

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Walkup Firm’s Federal Civil Rights Wrongful Death Case Against the City of Sacramento Profiled in Sacramento Bee

Reggie Payne’s family shared their emotional story with the Sacramento Bee in the wake of newly released evidence in their federal civil rights wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Sacramento. Payne died in 2020 after firefighters violated protocols and training, standing by as police officers used an improper prone position to restrain him during…

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