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Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

United States 2025

Overview

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Established in 1959, we are a "Best Lawyers" Top Tier national product liability and Top Tier California personal injury firm. For five decades our personal injury attorneys have successfully represented injured clients hurt in a multitude of ways because of individual and corporate carelessness. Our attorneys have been repeatedly honored locally and nationally. As leaders in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death litigation, our attorneys have helped shape liability law, and obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in financial compensation for injured clients.

We represent clients of diverse backgrounds who have suffered catastrophic injuries, and family members of loved ones lost in accidents. Our practice is, and always has been, dedicated to representing injured plaintiffs. We do not represent defendants in personal injury or wrongful death litigation. Our primary goal is securing financial compensation to make our clients whole.

Rankings

Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 4 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Metro Rankings

San Francisco
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Regional Rankings

San Francisco
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger has 11 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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