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Michael Kelly
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β¨ About
About Michael Kelly
Mr. Kelly is among California's top personal injury and wrongful death lawyers. In the first half of 2016 alone he resolved three cases for $12.5 million (auto roll over), $10.5 million (wrongful death) and $7.5 million (Birth injury malpractice). In 2015 he obtained a record $2.45 million wrongful death verdict against Kaiser for medical malpractice. In 2014 he was voted the California "Trial Lawyer of the Year" by Cal-ABOTA. He co-tried and won the first DePuy defective hip trial in 2013; he was inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates in 2013; he was nominated for the Consumer Attorneys of California "Consumer Attorney of the Year" award in 2010; ( his second such nomination). In December 2009 he was chosen by the readers of San Francisco's Recorder legal newspaper as the "Best Personal Injury Attorney" in San Francisco and featured on the cover of the 2009 Northern California Super Lawyers magazine. His 2010 $23,200,000 jury verdict in a medical malpractice case for a newborn ranks among the nation's largest verdicts ever for obstetrical injury. He has successfully handled personal injury cases for clients in Oregon, Hawaii, Colorado, Alaska, Minnesota, New Mexico and the Territory of Guam. He has obtained 8-figure jury verdicts and settlements in product liability, wrongful death, obstetrical injury, medical negligence and vehicle collision cases. He holds an "AV" rating (highest rating) from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been involved in more than 175 cases where his client(s) recovered $1,000,000 or more by way of trial, arbitration, mediation or settlement. He is a four-time "Trial Lawyer of the Year" nominee of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.
βοΈ Practice Areas
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Personal Injury
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Products Liability
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Medical Malpractice
Credentials & Experience
π Education
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
J.D. (1976)
Law
Saint Mary'
s College
B.A. (1973)
π Bar Admissions
Inner Circle of Advocates
Member
Member
Member
Summit Council
Member
Member
Member
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Member
Member
Member
ACTL
Member
Member
Member
American Association for Justice
Member
Member
Member
American Board of Trial Advocates San Francisco Chapter
Member
President
Member
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Member
President
Member
California State Bar Β # 71460
Member
Member
Member
National Institute of Trial Advocacy
Member
Member, Board of Trustees
Member
Judicial Council of California
Member
Member, Jury Instruction Task Force (CACI)
Member
American Board of Trial Advocates San Francisco Chapter
Member
National Board Member
Member
International Society of Barristers
Member
President
Member
πΌ Professional Experience
Senior Partner / Lawyer
Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger 1978 - Current
π Awards & Recognition
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
Trial Lawyer of the Year
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Award of Merit
Bar Association of San Francisco
Trial Lawyer of the Year
CAL-ABOTA
AV Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
The Best Lawyers In America
Best Lawyers
San Franciscoβs Best Personal Injury Attorney
The Recorder Newspaper
π Publications
- Lawyer Limelight: Michael Kelly 2016
- LawDragon
- Once Upon an Opening
- Trial, July 2014, Vol. 50 No. 9