Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

Today, two students and two faculty members at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) filed suit against the UC Regents for violating their rights to free speech and expression and for unlawfully arresting students and faculty engaged in nonviolent demonstration at a campus encampment last spring. Continue reading at: https://bit.ly/4eRSLED #walkuplawfirm #freespeech #lawsuit #plaintiffsattorney

Walkup’s Doris Cheng will be a panelist on The Masters In Trial Program presented by The Sacramento Valley Chapter of ABOTA on November 1, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. The Panelist Will Be Using Facts From An Actual Case and Discussing: -Framing and Preparing Your Case for Trial: -Cutting-Edge Voir Dire Strategies; Captivating Opening Statements; -Dealing With Expert Witnesses at Trial; Closing Arguments; -Bringing It Home Panelists Include: Hon. Lauri Damrell, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Chris Beeman, Clapp Moroney Vucinich Beeman Scheley Doris Cheng, Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger Roger Dreyer, Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora Dan Kohls, Hansen Kohls Sommer & Jacob, LLP Moderated By: John Demas, Demas Law Group This year's program will be held in Classroom C at McGeorge Law School, 3200 Fifth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Space is limited,please register early. The registration fee is $150.00 per person which includes the program, materials, and a light breakfast. Check in and breakfast begins at 8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION at: https://lnkd.in/gdM2RaxX #ABOTA #BayAreaAttorneys #CLE #TrialLawyers #MastersinTrial

Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger shareholders Michael A. Kelly and Conor M. Kelly have been named 2024 Irish Legal 100 honorees, recognizing their contributions as distinguished Irish legal professionals in the United States. The Irish Legal 100 is widely regarded as the premier award for attorneys of Irish descent, celebrating excellence across various legal fields while fostering pride in Irish heritage. https://lnkd.in/grpua2Gy #irishlegal #irishlegal100 #irishattorneys #triallawyers #walkuplawfirm

The ADR Arbitration Subsection presents "Huge Verdicts" in which the nation’s top plaintiffs’ lawyers share their secrets to the biggest verdicts in 2023 and 2024. Register here: https://bit.ly/3MFlPTb Topics Include: - Trial strategies and practical, specific advice from their successful trial teams - What works and what mistakes are made - Intended both for plaintiffs’ attorneys looking for the next big verdict and defense attorneys looking for their secrets We look forward to hearing from speakers Susie Injijian, Kevin Morrison, Brian Panish, Richard Schoenberger and moderator Sarah Diamond. Thank you to our sponsors: Altair Law LLP, Injijian Law Office, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP , Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, Venable LLP. Section Chair: John Worden, Mark LeHocky

Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger Shareholder Michael A. Kelly will be speaking on a dynamic panel in San Francisco next month at Consumer Attorneys of California's 63rd Annual Convention on November 15, 2024 at 12:15 p.m-1:30 p.m. The panel will be moderated by Kristin Hobbs of the Hobbs Law Group with a compelling group of panelists including Ricardo Echeverria (Shernoff Bidart Echeverria), Bibi Fell (Fell Law), Cynthia McGuinn (Rouda, Feder, Tietjen & McGuinn) and Chris Dolan (Dolan Law Firm). We look forward to seeing you at the Palace Hotel San Francisco in November! More info at: https://lnkd.in/g2MGH22 #CAOCAnnualConvention #CAOC #WalkupLawFirm #TrialLawyer

Last week was the second game of the fall season for The The Miracle League of San Francisco Peninsula, which is an adaptive baseball league for youth and adult players with special needs. Walkup is not only a proud sponsor, but we’re also proud of Walkup attorney Clifton Smoot! He sits on the board of the league and helps with coaching during the season. Pictured below are Lawrence and Max, two of the adult players on his team. They’re working towards building a rubberized, wheelchair-friendly field in the future! #miracleleague #miracleleaguebaseball #sanfranciscobayarea #baseball

For more than six decades, our personal injury attorneys at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger have successfully represented injured people in both state and federal courts, before arbitration hearing boards and in mediation and settlement conferences. In the process, we have helped establish new law and used personal injury litigation to compel corporations to produce safer products. Thank you to our client Greg for sharing his experience with Andrew McDevitt, Ashley Freeman and the Walkup team. For more testimonials from our valued clients, please visit: https://lnkd.in/giexYBrn #walkuplawfirm #lawyers #personalinjurylaw #personalinjuryfirm #personalinjuryattorney #lawfirm #californiaattorney #bayareaattorney #bayarea #sanfranciscoattorney #personalinjuryfirm #plaintifflawyers #youneedachampion #clienttestimonial #fivestarreview

In Senior Citizen v. Big Box Retailer (Alameda County Superior Court) Walkup's Matthew Davis and Clifton Smoot settled a claim against a national retailer and its door repair vendor after an electric door malfunctioned and closed on plaintiff, age 92, as she walked through the store’s entrance. Plaintiff fell to the ground and suffered a dislocated left humerus and comminuted fracture of the left shoulder. During the course of #litigation, plaintiff died due to complications from her injuries, and her son continued litigation on her behalf. The defendant store denied liability and denied the arm and shoulder injury had any causal link to plaintiff’s death. During litigation the Walkup team discovered the retailer’s failure to follow the manufacturer’s prescribed inspection steps, and found that the door repair company had failed to install a simple safety device that would have prevented the malfunction. The parties settled in mediation. More case results at: https://lnkd.in/gkddWttt #settlement #walkuplawfirm #plaintiff #personalinjury #california

Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger's Sara Peters, Spencer Pahlke and Richard Schoenberger represented two law enforcement officers ambushed by a gunman. The gunman, a convicted felon, was legally barred from gun ownership and could not buy a gun through normal means, so instead obtained a “ghost gun.” Ghost guns are sold without serial numbers or background checks, relying on a loophole in gun laws that allow sales of gun kits provided they are not “complete” guns. With a kit and simple tools, anyone—a felon, a child, anyone—could turn a kit into an operational handgun. The gunman shot the deputies repeatedly. Miraculously they did not suffer fatal injuries. After extensive litigation, including motion practice relating to whether the manufacturer was immunized by federal gun laws, the matter resolved short of trial for the manufacturer’s insurance policy limits of $1,000,000. This resolution, and other related #litigation and advocacy, has helped change the practices of this firearm manufacturer and led the Biden Administration to issue regulations banning ghost guns. Read more Walkup Law Firm case results at: https://lnkd.in/gkddWttt #ghostguns #lawsuit #walkuplawfirm #triallawyers #advocacy

In Lindquist v. State of California, Walkup partners Richard Schoenberger and Douglas Saeltzer, together with associate Joseph Nicholson, obtained what is believed to be a record verdict for Sonoma County against Caltrans for a dangerous condition of public property. Following a highly contested trial, the jury awarded Scott Lindquist $15,136,112 for his injuries, and his wife Alania Lindquist $1,211,250 for her loss of consortium. Continue reading at: https://lnkd.in/gYb5j-T7 #walkuplawfirm #sonomacounty #verdict #motorcycleattorney