The Walkup Trial Skills Lab offers free continuing legal education activities for experienced plaintiff-side attorneys practicing in California. Sessions are led by senior partners and veteran trial lawyers at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, drawing on decades of courtroom experience in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and medical negligence litigation. Each one-hour program is designed to qualify for 1.0 hour of California General MCLE credit upon completion.

At Walkup Law, community involvement includes helping shape the future of the legal profession. Shareholder Khaldoun Baghdadi is actively involved with Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization(JTB), a nonprofit dedicated to introducing students to legal careers through mentorship, education, and hands-on learning opportunities.

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Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger is excited to announce that 13 of our attorneys have been named to the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers lists, with four earning top honors.

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation establishing new rideshare safety standards and reforms governing medical liens after Uber Technologies Inc. and the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) reached an agreement that ended competing statewide ballot initiatives.

On May 14, 2026, the United States Supreme Court delivered an important win for truck crash victims and highway safety. In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, the Court unanimously held that federal law does not shield freight brokers from state-law claims when they negligently hire unsafe motor carriers. The ruling reverses the Seventh Circuit and confirms that negligent-hiring claims against brokers fall within the safety exception of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act.

As California lawmakers prepare to consider new wildfire legislation, a new report from Consumer Watchdog and coverage by the Los Angeles Times are drawing renewed attention to the growing debate over who should bear the financial responsibility for catastrophic wildfires.

The award recognizes distinguished attorneys and public-interest advocates whose careers have advanced consumer protection, challenged corporate misconduct, and improved public safety.

The killing of an American citizen in Minneapolis by masked federal immigration agents has rightly sparked protest and national debate about the improper use of our federal government's power in a constitutional democracy.

For Eaton fire victims who lost homes, businesses, and possessions in the Eaton Fire, a new report published by the Pasadena Star-News is raising concerns that SCE and PG&E may be lobbying for legislation to limit wildfire victims’ ability to obtain full compensation from investor-owned utilities found responsible for catastrophic fires.

Mike Kelly and Doris Cheng are part of a coordinated team of senior Walkup lawyers whose collective credentials reflect decades of trial excellence. The group includes Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers, three past presidents of the San Francisco ABOTA chapter, multiple SFTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year honorees, and adjunct faculty at USF Law, Berkeley Law, and UC Law San Francisco.

Once a new client contacts us, the Walkup Kaiser malpractice team knows the steps to take to obtain all relevant records, X-rays, and special studies, and create a timeline of care.

The future of trial advocacy is here! Beginning this Friday, September 5, through Sunday, September 7, Berkeley Law will host the 4th Annual National Flash Trial Competition...

Under Civil Code section 1668, "[a]ll contracts which have for their object, directly or indirectly, to exempt any onefrom responsibility for his own fraud...

In 2022, California changed its laws to allow families to recover compensation for the pain and suffering their loved one endured before dying due to medical negligence.

In catastrophic injury cases, corporate defendants and insurers follow a familiar playbook, animated by an institutional imperative to minimize financial exposure...

In catastrophic injury cases, corporate defendants and insurers follow a familiar playbook, animated by an institutional imperative to minimize financial exposure through controlling risk by altering the pool of available jurors to those who have preconceived ( and inappropriate ) beliefs against awarding money damages.

The California Herald featured Walkup's Michael A. Kelly today in an article that highlights how litigation led by Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger is not only helping victims and families affected by trucking crashes involving Amazon contractors—it's also driving real policy changes within Amazon's delivery network.

Our automobile product liability team, including Rich Schoenberger, Andrew McDevitt, Matthew Davis and Ian Head obtained a $26,300,000 jury verdict in Orange County Superior Court in September for a 26-year-old Utah man who was paralyzed when a Yamaha YXZ1000R rolled over.

Advanced vehicle technology and data are reshaping accident investigations, forcing personal injury attorneys to track system performance, human interaction and emerging liability issues in modern crash litigation.