Michael A. Kelly

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Senior Partner - Walkup Law Office

Experience: 47 years

Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability

Super Lawyer, Trial Lawyer of the Year and 5 others

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Awards 7

Experience 47y

Videos 1

Online & Web 7

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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.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

California

Since 1976

Professional Experience

Current

Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

Senior Partner / Lawyer

Education

University of California Hastings College of the Law

J.D. (1976) | Law

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Saint Mary's College

B.A. (1973)

Awards

year - Michael A. Kelly

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers

year - Michael A. Kelly

Trial Lawyer of the Year

San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association

year - Michael A. Kelly

Award of Merit

Bar Association of San Francisco

Michael A. Kelly

Trial Lawyer of the Year

CAL-ABOTA

AV Rating

Martindale-Hubbell

The Best Lawyers In America

Best Lawyers

San Francisco’s Best Personal Injury Attorney

The Recorder Newspaper

Contacts

Walkup Melodia Kelly et al 650 California St 26th Fl San Francisco CA 94108 Telephone: (415) 981-7210 Fax: (415) 391-6965

Videos

DePuy ASR Hip Implant Recall Lawsuit | Defective Medical Device Lawyers

DePuy has limited its voluntary offer of compensation to the costs of medical care provided. This approach entirely omits the physical pain associated with undergoing an additional, unnecessary surgery, lost wages and decreased earning capacity. Because patients who were implanted with this defective device are entitled to complete compensation -- not just the amount DePuy decides to offer -- it is important to consult with an attorney before contacting DePuy or Johnson & Johnson.

Our DePuy ASR hip implant recall lawyers have already successfully concluded litigation related to the ASR Total Hip Replacement System. As in all defective medical device lawsuit cases, prior experience in cases can be used to the advantage of plaintiffs in future cases.