Bus Accidents ● MUNI Railway Accidents ● Taxi Accidents ● Cable Car Accidents
When it comes to serious injury cases involving San Francisco public transportation, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger is the premiere mass transit accident law firm in the Bay Area. With more than 50 years of experience and 15 experienced attorneys on our team, we have successfully handled every type of accident and injury claim imaginable resulting from public transit accidents.
The MUNI railway lawyers at Walkup have successfully brought suit against the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency ( SFMTA), Caltrain, Bay Area Rapid Transit ( BART), SamTrans and other area transit providers more times than any other law firm in the state. We know how to deal with MUNI claims people, transportation experts, bus and rail operators, and MUNI supervisors. We know how local taxi companies and tour bus companies try to evade accountability for the accidents they cause.
Tell Your Story To California Public Transit Attorneys
When it comes to serious injury cases involving San Francisco public transportation, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger is the premier public transit accident law firm in the Bay Area. Please email or call now (415) 981-7210 for an immediate consultation with a local public transit attorney in San Francisco.
Our 50-year track record of success is one of the reasons our firm and many of our attorneys have been listed among the “Best Lawyers in America.” It is this type of vigorous advocacy on behalf of injured clients that recently earned law firm partners Richard Schoenberger and Douglas Saeltzer the “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award for 2011 from the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.
Our San Francisco accident law firm focuses on automobile, truck, bicycle and pedestrian cases involving brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, loss of limbs, long-term disability and wrongful death. We represent injured bike riders, passengers, pedestrians and motorists in the Bay Area, across California and tourists and business visitors who are injured while visiting San Francisco from other states and nations.
Examples Of Successful Representation In Public Transportation/Mass Transit Accident Cases
Cable Car/Muni Railway Accident – $4 Million-plus Settlement
Pedestrian Struck By Streetcar – $3.25 Million Settlement
Fatal Bus Accident – $3 Million Settlement
Pedestrian Struck By Bus — $2.85 Million Settlement
Airport Shuttle Accident – $2.5 Million-plus Settlement
Cable Car Derailment – $2.095 Million Settlement
Pedestrian Struck By Light Rail Vehicle — $2 Million Settlement
Brain Damage – Bus Vs. Pedestrian (Government Liability) — $1.95 Million Settlement
Wrongful Death In Taxi Collision – $999,900 Settlement
MUNI Train Strikes Truck – $750,000 Settlement
*Click on the individual result to see details regarding the case.
When you need results, work with a law firm with a proven track record of success in MUNI and mass transit injury cases. Contact our San Francisco public transportation injury lawyers at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger.
Learn even more about our firm’s results regarding these and other mass transit accidents:
- Cable car accidents
- Streetcar accidents
- Light rail accidents
- Ferry accidents
- Train accidents
- Private bus accidents
- Diesel bus accidents
- Trolley bus accidents
- Airport shuttle accidents
- Taxi accidents
You Must Bring Your Claim Within Six Months
MUNI accident claims — like all injury claims involving public transit government agencies in California — must be made within six months of the injury or you lose your right to recovery. This is a shorter statute of limitations than for most injury claims.
Contact a San Francisco public transit attorney at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger. Call 1-(415) 981-7210 for a free no-obligation consultation. We handle all MUNI injury claims on a contingency fee basis. This means you pay no attorney’s fees unless we are successful in achieving a financial recovery in your case.
